Fear is everywhere and effectw everyone. FEAR False Evidence Appearing Real Fear is rooted in the lies the devil tells us… Deuteronomy 1:19-31 NIV Spies Sent Out Then, as the Lord our God commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites through all that vast and dreadful wilderness that you have seen, and so we reached Kadesh Barnea. Then I said to you, “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. See, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.” The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe. They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it. Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “It is a good land that the Lord our God is giving us.” Rebellion Against the Lord But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. You grumbled in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us. Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’” Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” So how can we overcome fear: 1. Take One Step At A Time! Psalm 37:23 The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; *Every Journey begins with One Step!! * 2. Stand Up To Doubt. Luke 24:38 “Why are you frightened?” he asked. “Why are your hearts filled with doubt? 3. Refuse to regret the past or dread the future. Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ** 4. Last but not least Take Courage and Be Strong!**Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. Do Things Afraid!!! Courage is stronger than fear! Each time we face our fears, we gain strength, courage and confidence in the doing. Theodore Roosevelt *“One of our greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great suprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.” *Henry Ford Declaration: I am a child of God, and He loves me. He is always with me, and therefore, I will not fear. I can do all things through Christ, who is my strength. When I feel weak He encourages me to keep pressing on! I am bold, courageous, and confident in Christ. No weapon formed against me shall prosper because greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.
