“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” 1 John 4:18
” I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.” Psalm 91:14
If allowed fear will dominate or lives. It will overcome and overtake how we live, the way we speak and hinder our thoughts and desires. Just what is fear and how do we overcome it? We must realize and understand that fear is the absence of love, and that faith is the highest form of love. When our lives are overcome with fear we are lacking in our faith. We are not giving ourselves to the Lord and allowing him to direct us and protect us. If our faith is not where it needs to be, we are living in dangerous territory. Fear can and will destroy us. There is no escape from it as long as you and I are trying to overcome it by ourselves. We need help and that help comes from our relationship with Jesus and the faith and love we have in him. Fear involves punishment and those of us who fear are not perfected in our love. We have not allowed God’s love to reach its full effect in our lives. The ultimate fear or punishment is separation from God. When we become separated from God fear begins to take over. Worry sets in and we walk around fearful of everything around us. When our faith becomes strong, and our love for Christ Jesus is perfected, then we will be rid of worry and fear. Let us look at it this way. The devil tries to duplicate Jesus in ways opposite of Jesus. Everything he does is the direct opposite. There is good and evil, love and hate, faith and fear. When we separate ourselves from our Lord God in heaven, we are allowing ourselves to listen and follow the ways of the one who created the opposite of Him. We must increase our faith on a daily basis. We must pursue trust in Jesus and live our lives in spiritual faith. We must never let down. The devil is lurking and waiting for us to step away and then will sneak in with his fear and worry. God loves us! He has given us all tools to overcome the devil and his tools of fear. We must, however, never disconnect! We must stay plugged into our source for strength, knowledge, faith and love! We must stay connected to Jesus! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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