BREAKING FREE FROM THE SPIRIT OF FEAR



Everybody has to deal with fear......regardless of age, gender or nationality.  Satan tries to paralyze us, and keep us from moving forward to receive the will of God for our lives.  Job 3:25 says, "For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me, and that of which I am afraid befalls me".  In other words, the more we mediate on the fears that come against us, the greater the chance that the fear will become reality.

The best antidote for fear is FAITH.  We can choose what we are going to think about.  Through the powerful force of our faith and the words of our mouth, we can overcome Satan's attacks.

In Proverbs 15:15 it says, "All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil (by anxious thoughts and forebodings - this means a sense of impending misfortune or evil), but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast (regardless of circumstances).  Do not be in agreement with the enemy.

Faith is a force that draws the will of God into our life.  In order for our fearful mind set to be broken, our thinking needs to be renewed.  Hebrews 11:6 says that " without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to God.  You have to decide to stand against fear.  Refuse to believe the lies of the enemy, and believe God's Word.  Believe God for good things to happen in your life.  Stop doing the wrong thing, and start doing the right thing...speak forth the promises of God.  The greatest weapons we have as believers is our mouth. See Luke 4: 1-13;Rromans 4:17.

The more that you receive, believe, and speak God's Word against the devil's deceptive fears, the less Satan will be able to manipulate and control you.

God wants us to be set free from fear, and living in a life full of expectancy.  Isaiah 30: 18 says that the Lord(earnestly) waits (expecting, looking, and longing) to be gracious to you.....Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who (earnestly) wait for Him, who expect and look for Him (for His victory, His force, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship).

Ask God what area in your life you are fearful about.  Fear only becomes a problem when we receive it and act upon it instead of standing against it and confronting it with the truth of God's Word.

The next time fear comes against you, don't say, "I'm afraid...I'm afraid...I'm afraid".  Instead, open up your mouth and say," Something good is going to happen to me!  God has a good plan for my life.  Through Christ we are more than conquerors.  See Lamentations 3:25, Jeremiah 29:1, and Romans 8: 37.  By aggressively standing against Satan's fears, we shut the door on him and open the door to God's blessing