Be strong! Do not fear!

“Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come…” (Isa. 35:4 NIV)

Fear is a controllable emotion

In the above passage we are told to say to people with fearful hearts “Be strong, do not fear.” That is because fear is an emotion, and like any emotion, it’s a thing that can be controlled. To control fear you must recognize it when it first appears, then immediately take control of it. If you don’t control fear, it can grow into full blown and debilitating anxiety attacks. Keep in mind that God commands you many times in scripture not to fear. And He would never command you to do something you didn’t have the power within you to do. Understand too, that fear is not from God, but it is a tool the devil uses to mess up your life and stop what God wants to accomplish in your life. Fear is actually the very opposite of faith, it is anti faith! Just like faith, which moves the hand of God, fear moves the hand of the devil! It’s interesting to know that God has told us 365 times in the Bible not to fear, one for each day of the year. And the above passage also reminds us that “God will come.” It’s a wonderful promise to hang onto when fear attacks!

Love has no fear and perfect love (which is God) actually expels fear

“Love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it . . . shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love” (1 John 4:18 NLT).

We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom. 8;37-39