Ever find yourself in a situation where you’re constantly thinking and worried about the outcome of the situation? You contemplate how the current status of a situation and its pending outcome will affect you now and later. You sit and think, and think, and think until it feels like your mind is going to explode from the weight of all the thinking. You allow your emotions to take you to a place where uncertainty and fear reign your thought life and actions, and you seem to get to a place where you feel shaken to your core.
If you’ve been in this place or even if you are there now, don’t despair or beat yourself up, many believers have found themselves at this crossroad where fear seemingly outweighs their faith. But there is a great hope! Although we all may have unwillingly reached this place of fear and uncertainty at one point or another, our God is right there to guide us back to a place of peace, trust and strength. However in order to get there we must first know what God has said about fear and faith and be willing to apply it to our lives with our whole being.
We must denounce the worldly teaching about the state of fear. Contrary to popular belief fear is not a natural response for a child of God! The Word says in 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.” (NKJV) Fear is not a natural emotion that God has given His people; it’s a device of the enemy to keep us bound. Understand there is a great difference between being godly cautious and being fearful. Being Godly cautious implores one to use godly wisdom before moving, ensuring they are following the voice of God. Being fearful keeps one bound from making any movement or decisions out of what is seen in the natural.
We must take comfort in knowing that God is with us always! No matter how things change or how dark and overwhelming things seem, no matter what seems to be spiraling out of control, we can trust in God who is present and powerful in each situation. Psalm 46:1-2a says “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change” (NASB)
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