‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’ Romans 8:31 NKJV To overcome fear, you must believe that God is with you. It’s the key to your ability to obey what He tells you to do. As you become confident that He is with you, your fear will lessen. When David volunteered to fight Goliath, [...]
by Bob and Debby Gass
Refuse to live in fear (4)
‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’ Romans 8:31 NKJV
To overcome fear, you must believe that God is with you. It’s the key to your ability to obey what He tells you to do. As you become confident that He is with you, your fear will lessen. When David volunteered to fight Goliath, King Saul said to him, ‘… You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth’ (1 Samuel 17:33 NKJV). David replied, ‘…The LORD…will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine’ (1 Samuel 17:37 NKJV). You’re not in this battle alone; the Lord is with you. When you’re convinced of that, your fear will subside. You may not always know what God will do, but you can relax in knowing He will do what needs to be done at the right time. When you think about the future and all the things that are unknown to you, it’s easy to feel afraid. But you can view it two ways. You can either be pessimistic and fearful, or you can say to yourself, ‘The battle is the Lord’s, and He has never lost a battle!’ You may not always know what to do in a tense situation, but God does. He knows everything prior to it happening, and He has planned your deliverance in advance. Just put one foot in front of the other, confident that He is guiding you. You don’t have to see God or feel Him in order to believe that He is with you. Faith is a matter of the heart instead of the natural senses. God is with you! Believe it and refuse to live in fear.
SoulFood: 1 Kings 8-9 Matt 13:24-35 Ps 108 Pro 12:14
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright 2023
Tap here to get this reading each day directly in your inbox
Refuse to live in fear (3)
‘Perfect love casts out fear.’ 1 John 4:18 NKJV When God says, ‘Fear not,’ He is basically telling you, ‘You’re going to have to deal with fear, but you can conquer it. You can act in spite of it.’ The Bible says, ‘... perfect love casts out fear.’ Sometimes we mistakenly think that Scripture means if we [...]
Refuse to live in fear (2)
‘The LORD is on my side; I will not fear.’ Psalm 118:6 NKJV God has created you for a life of growth, adventure, and acceleration. But you must take bold steps of faith. And you can’t do that if you’re perfectly satisfied to live in the safe zone. Even when you feel afraid, don’t let it stop you! [...]
Refuse to live in fear (1)
‘Fear involves torment.’ 1 John 4:18 NKJV Advice columnist Ann Landers received about ten thousand letters every month. When asked to name the most common problem in her readers’ lives, she said, ‘Fear! People are afraid of losing their health, their wealth, and their loved ones. People are afraid of life itself.’ If you allow it to, [...]
Start saying, ‘I can.’
‘Many are they who say of me, “There is no help.”’ Psalm 3:2 NKJV Maybe you have repeatedly heard the words ‘You can’t’ throughout your life. Many people like to tell others what they cannot do. Even people you wouldn’t automatically consider to be against you – teachers, coaches, parents, family members, friends, and leaders of church [...]
Depend more on God
‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV The secret of being able to do what you need to do is in realising that you cannot do it alone; you can only do it through God’s empowering grace. God said to Paul, ‘My grace is sufficient for [...]
Through Christ, you can do it
‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.’ Philippians 4:13 NASB Paul writes: ‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.’ (Philippians 4:13 NASB). Paul believed he could handle whatever life threw at him. Do you believe that too? What are the things that trigger your fear and cause you to say, ‘I could never [...]