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What are you scared of?
Isaiah41:10Sodonotfear;donotbedismayed,forIamyourGod.Iwillstrengthenyouandhelpyou;Iwill
upholdyouwithmyrighteoushand.
Whatareyouafraidof?
• Failure• Myweaknessshowing• Commitment• Accountability• Steppingoutofcomfortzone• Speakingoutformybeliefs• Confrontation
Whatdoesfearrobmeof?• RealizingmyidentityasachildofGod• SteppingintomyGodordaineddestiny/calling• RealRelationship• Freedominlife• Peace/contentment
“Thethiefcomesonlytosteal,killanddestroy”
Biblestorieswithanalternateending
• DavidandGoliath• Danielandthelionsden• Shadrach,Meshach,andAbednego
Slightlydifferentwhenweareovercomewithfear!
Worldlywaystogetridoffears
What'stheinternetsay?
• Allkindsofanswersexcepttheonethatwillwork!• Dothis,don’tdothis• Confrontthem• Acknowledgethem,“HellomynameisMichaelandIamafearaddict”• Travel• Getalone• Ifallelsefails,takethesesevenmeds,threetimesdaily.
What’stheendresult?ArelationshipwithGodisnotaprescriptionforastormfreelife.
Therewillbestorms
• SometimestheLordcalmsthestorm.Sometimesheletsthestormrageandcalmshischild.• Fearneedstodriveusintototaldependenceonourfather,ifnot,thatiswhenitisasin.• Howdoesthedevilattack?• Distraction,Temptation,Discouragement
HealthyFear
• Wheredoesyourfeardriveyou?• Isaiah40:31– FearnotforIamwithyou.BenotdismayedforIamyourGod.Iwillstrengthenyou.Iwillhelpyou.Iwillupholdyouwithmyrighteousrighthand.• Luke18:6– GodavengesHisbelovedwhocryouttoHimdayandnight.• DonotgrowtiredofseekingHim.
Sowhat’stheanswer?• ContinualFillingoftheHolySpirit
• 2Timothy1:7• SeekingtheLord
• Psalms34:4• HealthyFearofGod
• Luke1:50• Psalms145:19• Proverbs19:23
• LearningtotrustinGod• Psalms56:3-4• Proverbs29:25• Startsmall!
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