Fight fear with love, fight doubt with trust,
fight worries with faith.
Fear
Fear or to “be afraid” was never part of God’s will for us. When Adam sinned with Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3), fear became a problem for mankind.
Suddenly, our sin consciousness was born. In speaking to God, Adam said, “I was afraid, so I hid.” Mankind now struggles with fear about the past, present, future, anxiety disorders, depression, and phobias. Fear has become natural to man. However, Philippians 4:6 says, “Be anxious for nothing.”
The true nature of God is love. How do you get passed fear, doubt, and worry to get to a place of peace, pure joy, and contentment, which manifests into walking
in the Holy Spirit?
Fight fear with God’s love. God is love (1 John 4:8). He gives a description of love:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails”. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
We come to a point of confession and repentance because we think we have done something wrong or God is angry with us. That is not His true nature. When you get to know who God is, you find He is all about love.
1 John 4:8 tells us, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” Remember, He sacrificed His Son for us (John 3:16-17).
There is no room for fear when you are full of love.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18)
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)
I sought the LORD, and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)
Adversities and storms have a way of testing your belief, faith, and trust in the Lord. When you learn to give everything to Him, put Him first, show obedience, read the Word, and live by His laws of the kingdom, then you have no fear, doubt, or worry left.
You have experienced His supernatural powers working in your life by opening doors, turning from negative to positive, and seeing prayers answered!
Doubt and Worry
Trust and faith become two important factors when managing these emotions. Doubt and worry happened to Eve in the garden when the serpent questioned what God had said in regard to eating from the tree of life. The enemy made her question if she would physically die. The serpent said, “You will not surely die?” (Genesis 3:4).
This put doubt and worry in Eve’s mind. The Berean Study Bible says, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Did God really say, “You must not eat of any tree in the garden? ’”She didn’t think about the other trees she could consume.
Jesus taught His disciples how to overcome doubt and fear as they walked with Him for His three years of ministry on this earth.
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (Mark 11:22-24)
Jesus told His disciples not to worry about their life, what they ate, what their body needed, “And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on” (Luke 12:22).
Then, on the night before they crucified Jesus, He told His disciples, “Let not your heart be troubled” (John 14:1). He was trying to prepare them for what was going to happen.
Remember, they didn’t have the Holy Spirit or the Bible yet. They only had His teachings along with their own faith. The disciples needed to have faith, trust, hope, no fear, no worry, or doubt after Jesus ascended to heaven.
The Lord’s grace provides divine assistance to mankind. Grace is the undeserved love and favor of God (Ephesians 2:8). There is nothing we have done to deserve His kindness, nor can ever do to earn His favor. It is a gift from God.
For example, I don’t worry about money because I obey His process by tithing a minimum of 10 percent. I give the first fruits to a few ministries while also giving benevolently. I live on a tight disability budget. However, money always shows up somehow, someway through God’s blessing of adhering to His commandments.
You learn God’s grace is sufficient for you (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Praise the Lord, He keeps His promises!
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