One of the most debilitating emotions that we can experience is fear. Fear is so destructive because it causes us to hide, think, believe, and act small. Fear can paralyze you, preventing you from doing the things you love. It keeps many of us stuck, experiencing lost opportunities, and the list can go on and on. God does not want any of His children bound by a spirit of fear; He wants you to live in total freedom from fear.
One of the worst things about fear is it causes us to disobey God by giving into the fear, causing us to live in unbelief or lack of faith in God’s Word and what He has promised us as children of God. Fear also causes us to fail to see ourselves through the eyes of a loving, forgiving and merciful God.
The great news for you today is this. If you are a born again, spirit-filled child of God, you have been given freedom from fear the moment you made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life! However, it will take faith to appropriate the promise of freedom in Christ Jesus. John 8:36 says, “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” You appropriate this promise in God’s Word by decreeing and declaring it over your self daily until faith comes, if the fear in your life is greater than your faith at the moment.
Fear is based on a spirit of deception and lies or perversion, which are tools that the devil uses to contaminate your faith by using toxic people, thoughts, words, and images to produce fear in your life. There is only one way to counterattack the spirit of fear and that is the spirit of truth – God’s Word.
You can be set free from Satan’s lies by knowing the truth; however, you must read and study the Word of God in order to know what the truth is when you hear it. You speak the truth of God’s Word until it manifests in your life and you can testify that you are walking in freedom from fear. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).
How to Appropriate Your Freedom From Fear
- Admit the truth to God and yourself that you have fear
- Confess and repent for being fearful to God
- Renounce the spirit of fear and its right to be in your life
- Take authority over the spirit of fear (Luke 10:19) by binding it in the name of Jesus
- Declare the truth of God’s Word out loud, making it a part of your daily life until faith comes and you’re living a life of freedom from fear
Never forget that God is and always will be our source of freedom from fear. Remember, Jesus is the wonderful Counselor and Prince of Peace – Jehovah Shalom!
Today's guest author is Yvonne Carson, Author, Speaker, Bible Teacher, Licensed Minister, Entrepreneur, and Blogger. To learn more about her, visit her sites: http://spiritualseedfoodforthesoul.blogspot.com, http://yourlifepurposecoach.com. ycarson2011@aol.com.
Wonderful post, Yvonne. You're absolutely right that Satan utilizes fear to debilitate Christians. Thanks for reminder that fear strikes because of the devil's schemes and lies to hinder our witness and steal our peace...God Bless!
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Yvonne, for writing this excellent article. May your words encourage many people to allow the Truth of God's Word to set them free from fear!
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