Isaiah 41:10 (KJV) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
I went online this morning and the first thing I saw was that the world markets are in a panic. Great fear is gripping the world. The wheels are coming off this thing, the world system is in a panic because it's foundation is broken my friends. But I wanted to encourage the faithful today. Fear can either kill you or it can bless you. There is a "right side" of fear.
Proverbs 29:25 (KJV) The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Proverbs 19:23 (KJV) The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Again, there "is" a right side of fear. Put your confidence in God. He is your life, He is your Father, He is a good Father, like it says, how much more will He give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him. [Luke 11:13]. He hears you and answers you but I find most people do not know how to receive from Him. Most are professionals on the side of telling God about their needs, their desires, etc. But I find that's not where the problem lies. It's on the receiving end. We need to believe He really does love us and will take care of us and then activate our faith by agreeing with Him. Start saying, thank you Lord, I believe you are taking care of me. Thank you Lord, the answer is on it's way, I can't wait to see what you have for me because I know you love me.
1John 4:18-19 (KJV) There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.
He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (19) We love him, because he first loved us.
He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (19) We love him, because he first loved us.
Hasn't He [the Lord] demonstrated to us that He loves us? We need to silence the demonic voices of fear. This
is the "wrong side" of fear, which has torment. If the enemy can get you into torment, he can whip you. You'll lose every time when emotions work you. You are not called to be EMO. You are called to glorify God. You are called to be a sign and a wonder so that others can see the good works of your Father which is in heaven.
is the "wrong side" of fear, which has torment. If the enemy can get you into torment, he can whip you. You'll lose every time when emotions work you. You are not called to be EMO. You are called to glorify God. You are called to be a sign and a wonder so that others can see the good works of your Father which is in heaven.
2Timothy 1:7 (KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Look at how it is said in the Amplified Bible ...
2Timothy 1:7 (The Amplifiled Bible) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven
and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.
and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.
NO FEAR! God did not give you fear, the tormenting kind. But what He did give you is the ability to withstand, He gave you "a spirit of power", that's a spirit of might [the Greek word is dunamis, which means powerful might, it's same word we get dynamite from] ... it's an explosive power to emlimate the enmies before us. You are an overcomer, God said so.
The wrong side of fear is an enemy, it's a killer. But you also loved. [He's in love with you, He's given you a spirit of love, He wraps his loving arms around you every day]. But many times you don't sense it. You don't know it ... but it's true. God loves you and will take care of you. The problem you and I face is self, not the devil [we give him too much credit], not difficulties but self.
God has given you the ability to take control over that self mindset. You CAN have control over your emotions becasue He has given you a well-balanced, self-controlled and disciplined mind. You have the mind of Christ working in you [1 Co 2:16].
You don't have to be on the wrong side of fear, the tormenting side but you can be on the "right side" that honors God, that loves God, that respects, that believes and trusts Him right through difficult times.
While the world is falling apart and on the wrong side of fear, I'm going to fear the Lord. I am going to believe
He is good, He is great, He is awesome. I'm going to believe that God is right in all cases and that He loves me and takes care of me because He is a good Father.
Psalm 34:9 (KJV) 9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
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