“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
Good morning family. I hope you had a lovely weekend. I went through something this weekend that had led us to this teaching this week – Overcoming Fear. The subject of fear is normally discussed when someone is very ill and they’re afraid to die – when someone has nightmares and they don’t want to switch of the lights because of the fear that some demon will show up and grab them in the dark – some are afraid of things like being in a vehicle post accidents – others afraid of getting into relationships post having an abusive ex. The truth is all humans have felt fear at one point or the other. A couple of years ago l was crippled by the fear that came from a wrong prophecy from a wrong “man of god” – l used a small g because there’s no way he was from God. It kept me in the house afraid to leave. The worst 7 months of my life because fear is truly one of the worst feelings to ever feel.
We cannot deal with the topic of fear without studying the Word of God. One of the “popular” verses is the one I quoted above. Many people know it, they recite it but they’re still afraid. Fear is more than a feeling. In fact the feeling is a more of an after effect. The main actor is The Spirt of Fear. Fear is a spirit. The same way lust is a spirit. Stealing is a spirit. Anger is a spirit. Fear comes from a demonic spirit that is so wicked – if doors are opened and this spirit is allowed in , it will not only cause havoc, it will kill you.
On Saturday a man robbed me. Fair looking guy, in a suit , looking all sharp and clean. He robbed me and ran away. While I was standing there trying to understand what just happened, l tell you before the God I serve – I didn’t feel even a little fear. All l felt was obviously the pain of losing my stuff but to say it made me panick and I couldn’t do ABC anymore nah. I was in church the next hour dancing and screaming for Jesus. LOL but That got me thinking. At some point I thought to myself , “Am l normal? Or am l too strong for a woman? What’s happening?” But the more I thought of it , the more I felt peace. My heart was rested on God. Honestly, up to now l don’t understand what happened that day. What I do know is, that could’ve been a big door for fear to come in and scatter my faith. Fear is the opposite of faith. Fear is also faith in the kingdom of darkness. It is what fuels their activity the same way faith is our currency in the kingdom of light.
Today I’m just laying the foundation. I want us to really catch the drift so that we can overcome. How can people who claim to be Christ-Ian’s be afraid? Is Christ afraid of something? Certainly not. Is there a scripture that says He couldn’t sleep at night because He was afraid? No. Not in my Bible. I’m sure not in yours too unless you read the “other books” from the “other religions” that you shouldn’t be reading anyways. If we are made in God’s image , why are we so afraid? What do we learn today ;
- Fear is a spirit. “You have not been given the SPIRIT OF FEAR” .
- Fear is the opposite of faith. “Oh ye of little faith, why did you fear?”
- Fear is a killer. Fear is a destiny destroyer . Fear is of the devil. When the devil comes into someone’s life they will be afraid of God. “I heard you walking in the garden and l was afraid so l hid”
- Fear is not for the Christian. “Do not be afraid”
See you tomorrow. And yes, l am okay family. The devil is a loser. He lost this battle a long time ago!
Hey, l love you. God loves you! DO NOT BE AFRAID!