How’s your faith in God? And not just when things are going good but when bad things happen and you feel like you keep getting hit and hit and hit again? Then you get a bit of a reprieve and bam! You feel tired and at times want to give up. But you can’t. So don’t.
This is where faith comes in. We need to believe God’s Word more than our own feelings. We can’t rely on our feelings to get us through. They will fail us every time. James 1:5-8 tells us that God cannont answer the prayers of a double-minded person. The Lord responds to our faith, not our fears. Youneed to have peace and know that you are prepared for whatever may be thrown your way. How do you prepare? Prayer. Reading God’s Word. Take control over your tongue and pay attention to the words that come out of your mouth. Be careful of self-talk. You know, the conversations that we carry on inside our heads? Make sure that what you are saying both inside and out is in accordance to God’s Word. Know that you Know the Lord will carry you through. We don’t have all of the answers and we’re not supposed to. How else can we exercise our faith? By exercising our faith so many things come into play. One being our relationship with the Lord is strengthened. We bond with him more and learn more about him. We learn more about our selves.
So, when you feel fear instead of faith do a self evaluation and get back to reality. The quicker you do, the stronger your faith becomes. And remember…fear is not of God. Anxiety is fear. Self-doubt is fear. Worry…you get the picture. The Bible encourages us with this, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Strong’s #4995: A combination of sos, “safe,” and phren, “the mind”; hence, safe-thinking. The word denotes good judgment, disciplined thought patterns, and the ability to understand and make right decisions. It includes the qualities of self-control and self-discipline. Hmmm….self-talk? The Spirit of Fear, In the face of fear, we are to remember our calling from God (2Tim. 1:6). We have within us: 1) the power of God, through the Holy Spirit, enabling us to no longer be victims. 2) the perfect love of God, poured into our lives through jesus Christ and His abiding presence (Rom. 5:5);3) the mind of Christ by which we can apply the ways of God in making “sound” choices (2 Tim. 1:7). Applying this truth determines whether we overcome fear or are overcome by it.
