Gen.3:9-10
; l John 4:18
- Fear is the first emotion expressed
by man, and the first emotion dealt with by the Cross of Christ.
Fear is replaced by love, faith works by love, love action destroys
the feelings of fear.
Heb.3:12-13
- Main causes of fear are self-concerns, self-interest
and self-protection. Fear is really unbelief that Christ is not
living within you.
Gen.4:7
; 15:1
- When God commands us to "Fear Not !",
He is addressing our will and our mind, not our emotions. I work
through fear by an act of my will because God is with me, willing
me to love, and love casts out all fear.
Gen.1:26-28
- God commands us to replenish and to subdue. Fear
is a necessary part of our design. Fear tells me something or
someone who appears bigger than I am is approaching and affecting
my mind and my emotions. Fear is a red light that tells us danger
is about, to signal us to call upon God and in Him to face the
fear, swallow it up and go on to the next thing. We are to replace
the fear with a deliberate trust and rest in God Who lives in
me, drawing upon Him for wisdom, strength and ability. Thus, fear
triggers one more way in which God is manifested and revealed
in my behaviour.
Rom.12:1-2
- Most of us have a belief bank full of junk. We are
to renew the mind, get the junk out, and replace it with thoughts
of God's Presence. He is my Light, my Salvation, whom shall I
fear, for He will give me all I need as I seek His righteousness.
Ps.42:1-11
-Talk to self, tell self who God is, rehearse this reality
and fear will properly disappear because God can now be revealed
in the situation.
Ps.23
, 24
, 27
, 91
; Deut.28
- Feelings only obey what I think.
If despair, then despair comes, if fearful then more of the same,
etc. Truth in God must be learned, that I know within that He
is my strength, my adequacy, my wisdom, that His angels are all
about me! We control fear by believing the truth in God.
Heb.13:20-21
- God is with me at all times, He will never leave
or forsake me. God loves me, accepts me and approves of me regardless
of what others say or think.
Matt.5:43-44
; l John 2:9-10
- Regardless of what others do or
not do, be always in a state of forgiving offenses, develop a
permanent state of reconciliation. Choose to love, develop this
disposition to love. It takes time for this idea to grow and develop
into the image of Christ because it is what Jesus did. Our blueprint
states that we were made to love, otherwise life does not work.
l John 3:17
- Love is an action, activated by compassion. We don't
have to pray about it, just do it! Don't have to ask for God's
help, Holy Spirit is already in us, and it is our choice to respond
God's way allowing His love to be manifested.
Phil.4:13
; 2 Cor.12:7-9
- Fear is part of living. We will always
fear changes, new situations, and a sense of inadequacy will surround
all situations. All this does is reveal the creatureness of my
being and to remind me that I can't handle anything in my own
strength and wisdom. Rejoice that you can't handle it because
in each and every circumstance that you call upon the Lord Who
is your strength, the more and more you grow into Him.
l Cor.1:30
- By faith and not by feelings, call upon the Lord
and ask Him that His thoughts become your thoughts, His strengths
your strengths, His adequacy your adequacy. This is what is called
a normal christian life.
Prov.24:10
; 21:22
- With diligence and perseverance you can be
victorious in all new situations and changes that life offers.
The enemy will challenge your growth. Use the barriers he sets
up as opportunities to strengthen your faith until you become
perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
John 14:21
; 16:33
- He will guide us into the unknown, new territories,
new ideas, new situations, and new revelations. Look forward to
great opportunities to reveal your potential in Christ. Areas
that frighten, God has already given it to us in Christ. As with
Moses with just a staff in hand, go with whatever you have in
hand, and see miracles.
l John 1:9
; l Cor.13:4-8a
; Col.3:12-14
; 2 Cor.5:14-15
; Phil.4:6-9
;
l John 4:18
- In order to deal biblically with fear, you must
confess your self-centered fear to God and fulfill your responsibilities
in Christlike love regardless of your feelings.
Matt.6:33
; 25:26
; Prov.16:9
; Eph.5:15-17
; Col.3:23-24
- Worry
is wickedness and laziness, reveals a lack of trust in God. To
overcome worry, make a plan to accomplish today's task and do
each task heartily as unto the Lord.