"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline". 2nd Timothy 1:7
A major reason for fear is doubting God. As long as we repent, we can be sure He is still keeping us in His WORD. We need to turn away from the voice of the enemy, and ask God for spiritual purity, so that we can focus on Him and not doubts or worries. We need to be pure in heart to receive His love, because His perfect love will cast out fear.
On Thursday we visited my Aunt. Her dogs were barking excitedly, and she explained that the dogs were "just fearful". This struck me as important, though I wasn't sure why. Just a couple minutes later I felt God prompting me to open up a devotional I had found in the house, and I opened up to a page entitled, 'Why are you so afraid?'. It hit me that I had just been hearing about the dangers of fear...
Sometimes God allows us exposure to fear so that we run back to Him. He wants us to dwell safely in His presence. We don't have to be of little faith! The response to fear is to cling to God, not to run from Him. Take faith in God and His promises...even if we are faithless, He is faithful. Pray for forgiveness and a right standing with God, then accept it by faith. Fear is a force that can and will be used for the good, if we yield our hearts to God and trust in His ability to save.
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