(2 Tim 1:7 NKJV) For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
One of our biggest enemies is fear. Fear will try to keep us from doing things that we need to do, simply because we’ve never done them before. Fear will tell us that we can’t be anything more than what we are now.
Fear will cause powerful people, even powerful people of God to run and hide. Check this out:
Elijah was a powerful prophet of God who was used by God in a very mighty way, even to destroy hundreds of false prophets. Elijah prayed and there was no rain for a very long time. He prayed again and the rain came! Elijah prayed for a dead boy and the boy lived again. And there was much more that Elijah did!
Despite all of the things that God did though Elijah, when fear came over him, he ran into the wilderness and hid! God rebuked him for it and Elijah repented, but you can see here what fear can cause us to do.
Faith is the opposite of fear. Faith releases us from bondage and gives us what we need to do great and mighty things for God and in the lives of those around us.
(Heb 11:6 NKJV) But without faith it is impossible to please Him…
Our relationship with God is based on faith. It is the foundation that our relationship with God is built on.
Fear holds us back, but faith moves us forward. Never let fear hold you back.
Look fear straight in the face and tell it to leave, in the name of Jesus.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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