Fear becomes a stronghold in our lives because it is rooted in our desire to protect ourselves from some potential judgment, punishment, pain, or suffering.
Fear will cause us to hide. It will cause us to deny the truth. It will cause us to flee the very presence of God.
Fear will rob us of our destiny, and it must not be tolerated in any way. It must be destroyed.
Fear blinds us from the truth. It drives us in a direction completely opposite from where God is. We must recognize fear for what it is—a sin that God has clearly commanded us to resist.
Fear operates by getting people to put their attention on themselves. It causes a person to focus on self-preservation and to reject anything that threatens his or her self-interest.
Second Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. —JOSHUA 1:9
God has not given us a spirit of fear, nor does He want us to operate under any influence of fear.
Lets examine ourselves ! What part of our lives that we hace operating out of the spirit of FEAR!
Foss, Steve (2012-01-03). Satan's Dirty Little Secret: The two demon spirits that all demons get their strength from (p. 92). Strang Communications. Kindle Edition.
Awesome word today! Only way we can walk in power is by knowledge. I have once struggled with fear BUT when you relize and expose that thing(Fear) for what it is, it has to be loosed. Knowing that God has given us the power and love and not of fear. we are Blessed!!
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