"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
God has given us a sound mind! We are instructed to be strong and courageous! God has given us the power so we can overcome every obstacle in our way; He has given us love.
He said in Isaiah 43:2 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you."
As we are in the beginning of the second half of 2022,( Season Of Abundance) God is telling us not to fear.
This is the beginning of another moment of blessings. In this second half of the year there will be many dangers and obstacles that we will face and become anxious and fearful. But God has given us a sound mind! We are instructed to be strong and courageous! God has given us the power so we can overcome every obstacle in our way; He has given us love. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7. So there is no reason for a child of God to be gripped, controlled, paralyzed, or destroyed by fear.
The Almighty Father tells us not to fear, because He is in control of every situation. He is our refuge and strength! God is our help in times of trouble. So we don’t have anything to fear! God will be with us. He knows our name and knows what we are going through, so we don’t have to be fearful of the unknown. We can face the future fearless.Scripture says in Isaiah 41:10 that, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
I have always defined FEAR as False Evidence, Appearing Real.
Have you ever been afraid? What do you fear? What is weighing heavy on your heart? Like Joshua, we all face fear! Some of us may be scared of heights, or spiders, or failure. Some of us are fearful of criticism? Some fear poverty, old-age, or the idea of separation or divorce. We worry about the future, about politics, and about our health. Fear is a normal human emotion. But, fear often results in depression. It stops your spiritual life. Fear paralyzes; It freezes us. Sometimes, it can rob us of our quality of life, or lead us to make bad decisions. Fear will cripple even the strongest. It can prevent us from moving forward to receiving all that God has for us.
Fear is a torment! Fear brings turmoil in our hearts and minds. When we are filled with so much fear, we do not think straight. Fear is everywhere! Whenever we turn on the news channels or go on social media, the nationa crise,we hear the voices of fear. The media industry fills our ears with the noise of unemployment, murders, and a failing economy. The doctor reports flood our ears with cancer, heart attacks, tumors, COVID-19, etc.These are voices ( noises) we get everyday.
Still, we don’t have to listen to those noises. We don’t have to agree with them. "For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith." I John 5:4. Therefore, we can overcome these noises of fear by our faith. Even though we hear these noises every day, it does not mean we have to be afraid. God will silence these noises as soon as we activate our faith. We must abide in the presence of God."Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." Ephesians 6:10.
You are a child of God Understand who you are. When you put your faith in Jesus, then you become His follower; you are adopted into God’s family and become one of His children. You are now a child of God! The Holy Spirit is in you. The same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is in you. Nothing will come your way in the next few days, weeks, months, or years, that should trouble you. You're precious in God's eyes! Even through your times of fear, He will give you the power you need to be victorious. Never once, have you been out of God’s hand. Fear not, for he is holding you.
Let go of your past weaknesses and fears.
Paul says in Philippians 3:13-14 that, “Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” . Once you become a child of God, once you accept Christ as your Savior, all things are made new. You are a child of God, no longer a slave to fear.
God is longing to pour out His favor and blessings upon us this second half of 2022,The Year Of Eagle's Flight. He has an amazing plan for us. Plans that are so extraordinary that you cannot even begin to dream about. God does not want us to be held back by fear. You are not alone! God is with you. He will not leave your side. God cares for you; He will never forget you. He watches over the sparrows and He watches over you. Troubles will come, but God never stops loving you. If He remembers each sparrow, you can be sure that He remembers you too. "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? " Matthew 6:25-27.
It isn't the experience of Today that drives people mad. It is the remorse of what happened Yesterday and the fear of what Tomorrow might bring. But dear children of God, understand, these are God's Days ... Leave them to God.”
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Thank you sir
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