| A Faith That Conquers Fear 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 You know there are times when the Lord has to take us out of the comfort zone so that we can trust him. I mean think about it, how much faith is exercised in paying bills when we have the money in bank??? None, we just simply take the time to write out the bills and go on, Or how much faith is exercised in our homes if everything is going well? The children are being obedient and everything is just peaches and cream! Not a care in the world, right? But what about when things begin to fall apart! You look to the right, and there is no relief in sight. You turn to the left and see nothing but more problems! You have prayed and cried, cried and prayed, and nothing seems to be happening! With each passing day, your faith begins to waiver due to the circumstances that has been presented before you. Before you know it, your faith in God has turned into fear! You can rest assured that where there is fear, there is also torment! But I come to let you know on this blessed day that God has not given you the spirit of fear! As the old song said "Mama said there'd be days like this" well God says he knew that there would be days when we would feel disappointed & let down, that there would be times in our lives that would truly be a testing of our faith! But through it all, God wants us to know that we don't have to be afraid. You see, when God filled us with the precious gift of the holy ghost, He gave us power to rebuke the enemy off our children, finances, health, etc. For greater is He that is in us, than he that is in this world. Not only that, He gave us the spirit of love with it. and we all know that perfect love casts out all fear! and Lord knows that we can't leave out the sound mind! For if it had not been for the Lord who was on our side, many of us would have been long term residents of the 4th floor! Friend, continue to be encouraged in Lord! For God is going to turn things around, but we must trust Him! Our faith must conquer our fears! I know you may see many obstacles before you, but if you can just place your focus on Jesus and know that in him there is no failure and know that all things are working together for your good!!! know that faith is the substance of things hoped for & the evidence of things not seen and that by faith we are claiming and receiving a financial blessing and by faith, we are taking back our loved ones from the enemy and by faith, we receive peace, love, and joy in our homes and by faith we are looking for a miracle, and we are expecting the impossible. For we know that without faith, it is impossible to please God! Lord we thank you for your word on the day! For we know that we have to walk by faith, and not by sight if we are to please you! Lord we know that it is not your will that we walk around fearful! so we rebuke fear and send it back to the pit from whence it came! We are going to trust you Lord! We are going to depend on you Lord! We thank you for increasing our faith! In Jesus name we pray, amen! |