“…be anxious for nothing, be in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God….”- Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)
The worst that can happen to any man is living in fear. The reason is that fear is a spirit that is set aside by the devil to incapacitate you and make you live below your potentials. When it creeps into a man, he can never succeed because with fear no man can excel. When God was briefing Joshua on how to go about his new assignment of taking the Israelites to the promised land, one of the things He said to him was “be strong and be very courageous” (Joshua 1:7 NIV) This statement was said twice, and the reason God had to repeat the statement was because God knew that the only thing that could make Joshua not to fulfill the task ahead of him was fear, so God had to encourage him, again and again, to be strong and be very courageous. In your life, you need to learn this truth, don’t be tempted to walk in fear. Whatever it is that currently shakes your faith should be confronted. Don’t be afraid to face your fears, it doesn’t matter how fearful it may look or sound, always remember that you have been given the spirit of sound mind and love and not fear (2 Timothy 1:7). The spirit of love and sound mind is a spirit of dominion. God has called you to live a life of dominion not to be dominated.
Therefore make a conscious decision to look at the adversary in the face and face it. It might look big but don’t let sizes make you cower rather let it encourage you to defeat it. When King David was faced with Goliath of Gath, he did not panic or cower like the other soldiers who have been there on the battlefield; rather he challenged Goliath and confronted Him without considering how big he was. Guess what! The bible recorded that “when the philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him”- 1 Samuel 17:48, meaning he had no fear or whatsoever. This is how God wants us to operate. Refuse to walk in fear but confront it before it takes a hold of you. Maybe, as you are reading this article right now, you have some fear, you are scared of the dark or scared of the future or maybe even the devil. God says, “fear not, only be strong and very courageous” because there is nothing to fear about. The only source of fear which is the devil has long been defeated and stripped off his power. Right now, even the devil has no dominion or stronghold over you. Praise God! In the book of revelation 1:17, Jesus addressed John saying, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last. I am the Living One; I was dead and now look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and Hades. So Jesus is the one with all power and authority today and you are complete in Him. So there is no authority or power anywhere that can bring you defeat. They will certainly try but the joy is that even before they try they have already failed because the devil has long been defeated. Halleluiah!
TODAYS RHEMA
Don’t be afraid to confront your fears, it doesn’t matter how fearful it may look or sound, always remember that you have been given the spirit of sound mind and love and not fear
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
Father in the Name of Jesus, I thank you for your word today; I am strengthened with might in my inner man. I declare that every spirit of fear in me is hereby banished in the name of Jesus; I prophesy that as I carry out my duties, I do it with boldness, joy, and courage in Jesus’ name Amen!
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