Faith or Fear?
Learn how to chase out fear with our lesson “Dealing with Fear and Anxiety”
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” (Ephesians 6:16)
Karen laughed out loud and it felt good. Even the conversations at work felt like a relief from the worries that sapped strength from her soul these days. Worry is really just another word for fear. When we worry about our kids, our relationships, our finances or any number of things, we are actually living in fear. Fear can be paralyzing.
Fear displaces faith in our hearts. Faith is the assurance of God’s ability to give us help and strength and wisdom. When fear overrides our faith then we do not believe that our God is able.
Faith displaces fear. When we take each and every fear to God and give it into His hands, trusting Him to be our help and our strength, our faith displaces that fear. His peace comes in.
Oh, it doesn’t mean our problems all fade into the distance. It does mean however, that we will have the strength we need to face every challenge. It means that we can expect our almighty God to work within our circumstances in unexpected ways. It means we can be overcomers and more than just survivors.
The Bible tells us that God does not give us the spirit of fear. The temptation to have fear in the face of the unknown and uncertain is a normal reaction. Yet God tells us we can live beyond that and let our faith extinguish our fear.
Take whatever worry is plaguing your mind and heart today and identify the fear that it truly is. Then invite God to help you lift the shield of faith to extinguish that fear. He is able and He will do it!
Father God,
I thank you that You are more powerful than any of my circumstances. Today I ask You to increase my faith and to extinguish the fear that threatens to sap strength from my soul. Please help me to keep You in the center of my focus and not my fear. I lift up my shield of faith in the name of Jesus, amen.
Questions: Have you been giving into the spirit of fear? In what aspects of your life do you need to release fear and take on faith?
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dear andrea– prayer–father God i pray for a job for andrea, lead her to a job that you have for her and for you to get the glory in this give her favor and where ever she goes for job that one of them will give her a job and continue to provide for her in ALL things a job too. i am praying for you. good artticle i feel for you, i am facing a situation right now that i am fearful for. its hard to have faith in this but i know we should i am trying to have faith in God
Yes, I have given into the spirit of fear more than once but I am ever thankful for the Holy Spirit in my life during such times. The Holy Spirit strengthens me whether through song/scripture/someone/a thought etc.
I need to release fear in the aspect of my life and take on Faith in the area of finding job! I get strengthened and then fall into a place of fear and despair but I am trusting God right now to come through on my behalf!!
Thank you so much to each of you for stopping by and leaving your encouraging comments. It is such a blessing to hear from you our readers!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks for the devotionals. It has been a blessing to me as I always get life transforming information from it. And I’m always inspired whenever I read it. Keep it up.
Yes and amen! I agree, it is a powerful message. The World is getting more wicked, and the enemy is using fear to paralyze and stop us all Christ believing individuals from our destiny to me more like Christ ( Ephesians 1:4 ). And being more like Christ and display His glory and His Christ – likeness is the Fear othe Enemy! Because as light and salt of the World , we will cause a great
Change , tremendous glory for the people of the earth through Jesus Christ alone. Personally as I have had experienced, sin also , displaces faith and creates fear instead of Faith! Sin being committed, creates guilt, and then paralyzes and stops faith ( leaving our victorious life ) And fear dominates. Repentance brings faith back. Amen.
Awesome reminder Gail- I love how you acknowledge fear is a normal human reaction but faith is the weapon God gives us to conquer it = very powerful message. I shared the link with a friend who is in need of that message today and will place it in my heart for the times when I need it!
The devotional was good