Fear Will Not Protect You

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

In these uncertain times, fear is a common emotion, and it has torment. Fear will not protect us, but active faith will. As Christians we know the importance of trusting God, but we must not be ignorant of the cunning devices of the devil; the chief of which is FEAR. Fear can have dominant effect on our emotions and attitude dictating what we think and do. So also, is faith. When we focus our attention on our problems, they are magnified out of proportion. When we surrender our problems and think on God’s provision, the answer is magnified and the problem shrinks. Whatever we think upon is going to dominate us. If we think on depressing things, we will be depressed. If we think on uplifting things, we will be uplifted. If we think, ‘by His stripes, we are healed’, we will be healed. If we think on sickness, we will be sick. Propelled by fear, people are seeking solutions to their problems in the wrong places. Faith is not dependent on feelings or circumstances but on grace – the finished work of Christ (Ephesians 2:8).  God’s commitment to His word is not based on feelings or circumstances but on faith. God wants us to walk and live by faith and not by fear or sight (2 Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 10:38). That is totally opposite of the way most people live today. No one really desires depression but very few people know they have the responsibility and authority to maintain positive emotions in the face of negative circumstances. We have options: believe in the lies of the devil and be in bondage or believe the truth (God’s Word) and be free. This choice is yours. I want to encourage you today, to focus your attention on the invisible truths of the spiritual realm that are eternal, instead of the visible things of this physical world that will pass away.