Fear Factor

Fear is a very powerful emotion. It can make us avoid certain areas because we are afraid. It can make us sick. It can cause us to lose sleep. It can even make us see things that aren't really there. I don't know if fear is the most powerful emotion we have, but it has to rank in the top 3. Its the one emotion that we must control if we ever want to do anything for God or for ourselves. It can keep us from making a big decision that will benefit us. Fear of the unknown will cause us to stop just before taking that last big leap. It will also have the same effect on us being used in Gods kingdom. He may be calling us to do a great thing but our fear can cause us to miss out on or delay His blessing. He may move on to someone else and we will never know what He wanted to do with us. Fear is on my mind today because Satan uses fear on us to keep us from trusting in God. Anxiety and worry are brothers to fear and they are all very useful tools in the hands of the wrong person. The devil knows this and he will use it every chance he gets. We must resist the temptation to fear what we don't know or don't see. The future is always dark to us. We cannot begin to know what the future holds for us. That can cause even the bravest of men (and women) to be a little anxious. Thankfully though, 2 Timothy 2:7 says, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power." When we are walking in the light of the Holy Spirit and living a holy life that God has called us to, we do not have to be afraid. In these hard economic times the devil tries to make me be afraid. "What if I don't find a job? What if we lose our home? What if we have to move? What if I have to work 2 or even 3 jobs to feed my family?" God doesn't want us to worry. He doesn't want us to fear. Perfect love casteth out fear (1 John 4:18). Our perfect love for Christ, made perfect through his death and resurrection and our acceptance of His wonderful gift of salvation. Why fear? Its an old saying but it bares repeating now, "we have nothing to fear but fear itself." Let God have the future and the present circumstances. Don't be afraid. He will take care of everything. He's only promised that in his word time and time again.

Take care
LW

P.S. This has nothing to do with the post, but I thought this was hi-larious! Its a great spoof of a horrible song. A song I dont like for a number of reasons that I wont get into. I hope you like this as much as I did.