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Dont Be Afraid Of Fear

Fear is a lethal weapon the devil uses to steal, killand destroy the Christian!

The trouble with fear is that its like smallpox

or the measles. ormally, you dont have ust one

little spot. They "ome in bun"hes. #o does fear.

$ou %et one fear, then another, and another, and

another, and another!

&lmost all of us have been %ripped by fear at

some point in our lives. Fear may %rip us, but we

dont have to let it stay!

Charles and ' were in a bi% (C)1* airplane on

our way to Canada, and we had ust taken off fromthe +ouston airport when the plane apparently %ot

"au%ht in the tail end of a tornado. The plane tilted

at su"h an an%le ' wondered if we were %oin% to

"rash ri%ht into the %round on the left win% of the

plane. For a moment there was real fear in my

heart.$ou should have seen the rest of the plane!

There was pani"! #uit"ases "ame flyin% throu%h

the air. y purse went up, hit the "eilin% of the

plane and boun"ed ba"k on my head. -verythin%


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that wasnt tied down was sailin% around the

interior of the plane!

Fear %ripped both Charles and me. . .for a

moment./hat did we do0 /e immediately be%an to

pray in the #pirit!

/hat happened0 The fear instantly left. /hy0

e"ause we trusted od. The moment we be%an

prayin%, fear disappeared! Fear and trust "annotexist at the same time. 3rayin% in ton%ues was

instantaneous for both of us, be"ause we didnt

think about how to pray, so our spirits prayed in an

unknown ton%ue and od heard and answered!

/ebsters di"tionary says that fear is 4a feelin%

of anxiety and a%itation "aused by the presen"e ornearness of dan%er, evil, pain, et".5 timidity5 dread5

terror5 fri%ht, apprehension. & feelin% of

uneasiness5 dis6uiet5 anxiety, "on"ern.7

/e "ertainly did have a feelin% of anxiety

be"ause of the 4nearness of dan%er,7 but as soon as

we reali8ed where our trust was, fear "ouldnt stay.

aybe in your life you are experien"in% some

of the most 4"ommon7 fears su"h as death, %ettin%

old, si"kness, failure, poverty, losin% a mate,

ree"tion. The list "ould be endless! 'f you have

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any of these fears, %et ready to %et rid of them ri%ht

now!

4Fear involves torment7 :' ;ohn 9. This tool

of the devil "auses physi"al sufferin%, mentalan%uish and distress5 it also brin%s terror, pani"

and horror. /e dis"over we "annot think "learly or

rationally when fear %rips us. 'n fa"t, we may not

be able to think at all!

's there an answer to su"h devastatin% fear0/hat is it? 's there an antidote0 There "ertainly is!

/hen faith looks at a situation, fear disappears!

4Faith "omes by hearin%, and hearin% by the word

of od!7 :?omans 1*.

ods word has the answer to this kind of fear

and also talks about a kind of fear that is %ood Athe fear, or reveren"e, of od. The fear whi"h

brin%s torment does not belon% in the Christians

life be"ause od has %iven us the answer!

/e need to know and understand who we are in

Christ in order to have pea"e in our lives. This

knowled%e, firmly embedded in our hearts, "an

dispel all the fear the devil tries to throw our way!

Bne of my favorite portions of s"ripture whi"h

reminds us of who we are in Christ, is ' ;ohn 9


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you meditate on these verses and reali8e what they

say to $BD than he

who is in the world.7

That verse alone should dispel all the fear you

"ould ever a"6uire! ow lets examine some of thethin%s it says and apply them to our own lives the #pirit of Truth and the spirit

of error.7

We are ildren of God and "an a"tuallybelieve that we are when we %et to know +im

better. There is another wonderful key to findin%

freedom from fear. #now that you are a "hild of

od. Inow it, know it, know it! +ow do you know

it0 y %ettin% to know Himbetter.

+ow do we %et to know +im better and better0

y readin% +is word over and over and over!

-verythin% you read in +is word points to +is

love and "are for you, but you "an never IB/

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this until you read it and %et it firmly fixed in your

heart and mind!

' think of all the years ' lived in this world,

attended "hur"h and had a 4pre"ious7 ible. 'wanted to take su"h %ood "are of it that ' never

used it for fear 'd wear it out. o wonder ' didnt

know what od had for me! ' never bothered to

find out. ' was starvin% to death spiritually even

thou%h +is whole basket of %oodies was ri%ht therewaitin% for me to eat!

4eloved, let us love one another5 for love

sprin%sG from od, and he who loves his fellow

menG is be%otten :born> of od and is "omin%

:pro%ressively> to know and understand od A to

per"eive and re"o%ni8e and %et a better and "learerknowled%e of +im7 :' ;ohn 9.

oti"e the words 4know,7 4%et a"6uainted

with,7 4understand7 and 4knowled%e of +im7

mentioned in these two verses. These are the

se"rets to dispellin% fear A %ettin% as "lose to od

as possible by spendin% time with +im in +is word

and in prayer. ' think ba"k to the times when ' first

be"ame a Christian and read the ible until two or

three o"lo"k in the mornin%. any ni%hts ' sat

beside my printin% press, wat"hin% it run, but

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"on"entratin% on the word of od and feelin% the

love that was pourin% into me while ' was %ettin%

a"6uainted with +im! These are still some of the

most beautiful times in my life, and they will be inyours, too, when you are so immersed in the word

of od that you are totally possessed by +is

wonderful love!

There is no short "ut to knowin% od and

experien"in% and feelin% ods love. /e must bewith +im and let +im be in us, lettin% +is love

flow into us and throu%h us. y doin% this, we will

over"ome this fear that involves torment!

& woman "alled me on the telephone the other

day and asked me to pray for her physi"al

"ondition. ' asked her what her problem was andshe said, 4any!7 #he be%an to name a whole

strin% of illnesses< "olitis, ul"ers, rash all over her

body, sleeplessness, diarrhea, and bitin% her

fin%ernails.

' said to her, 4/hat are you afraid of0 /hy are

you so fearful07 ' knew it wouldnt do any %ood to

minister healin% to her body until we dis"overed

the "ause and removed it! -very sin%le affli"tion

she asked me to pray for was "aused by

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nervousness, anxiety, worry, bein% upti%ht A all

of whi"h were "aused by fear!

&fter talkin% to her for a short while, she

reali8ed her problem had "ome from listenin% tothe devil. +e always wants to %rab your mind and

thou%hts! #he had re"eived the baptism with the

+oly #pirit three years previously in a %lorious

experien"e. Then the devil "ame around and told

her it wasnt real!This may be diffi"ult for you to believe, but as

a result of the devil tellin% her this lie, she had

lived in fear of speakin% in ton%ues or asso"iatin%

with anyone who did. #he thou%ht it was of the

devil. #he was afraid to open her mouth and praise

od in her prayer lan%ua%e be"ause the devil hadtold her for three years that she ouldntpray in

ton%ues. #he be"ame "ompletely "onvin"ed that it

was an impossibility for her. #he was unbelievably

depressed and had apparently been this way for

three lon% years of defeat, all be"ause she failed to

depend and stand on the word of od!

/ith a short, simple "ommand, we "ast out the

spirit of fear. 'mmediately she started prayin% in

ton%ues as the oy of the Eord "ame over her!

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%reater Bne who was in her rise up above the

devil.

' reminded her that (avid said in 3salm 2, 4'

will fear no evil.7 /hy and how "ould he say thatwith su"h "onfiden"e0 4For $ou are with me,7 he

pro"laimed in that same 3salm! +e stood on the

promises of od and said he would fear absolutely

B evil.

$ou may say, 4ut (avid was neversurrounded with the bad situation 'm in.7 $ou

may ar%ue that his problems never "ompared with

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oses said an interestin% thin% to his people. /hat he was really sayin% to

them was to $ut teir trust in God and not loo'

at te $roblem! They didnt reali8e that not onlywas od on the s"ene already, but a host of an%els

was there to defeat the foe.

' love what od said then, 4Kuit prayin% and

%et the people movin%! Forward, mar"h!7 :vs. 15).

ods answer was a plan that involved a"tion! +e

told them not to ust sit there and wait for disasterto overtake them, but to %et movin%! +alleluah!

This is what we need to do in our own lives5 let

od answer us and then %et movin% out of the

realm of fear into the realm of faith, be"ause od

will never let you down when you are doin% what

+e tells you to do! 4$ou will see the wonderful

way the Eord will res"ue you today.7 Too many

times we sit and bemoan our problems instead of

movin% out for od in order to %ive +im an

opportunity to solve our problems!

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od is not on the defensive.

od is on the offensive!

od likes a"tion!

The devil tries delay ta"ti"s all the time! +ewants us to sit down and "ry and have a real 4pity

party7 for ourselves. +e wants us to talk to all our

friends about how afraid we are of the future and

what it holds for us instead of standin% on the

promises of od and knowin% who holds thefuture! The devil makes fearful Christians waste

their time by tryin% to %et someone to "ounsel with

them, or at least listen to them, instead of movin%

out. Forward( mar!

The devil delays5 od moves!

3robably the %reatest fear in the world today isthe fear of failure. &t a re"ent meetin%, we asked

everyone to stand who had fear of poverty, old

a%e, "an"er or losin% a husband or wife. any

people stood. ut when we asked the final

6uestion, 4+ow many of you have a fear of

failure07 approximately ninety)five per"ent of the

audien"e stood! /hat a sho"kin% revelation at a

meetin% of Christians to have that many of them

admit they have a fear of failure.

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better for the hearers when we let them know that

we know who we are in Christ!

Fear "omes into our lives when we dont know

what we have in Christ, or when we dont knowour a"tual inheritan"e from od. The minute you

dis"over who you are, you will be%in to have

vi"tory over the fear of failure.

' re"ently wrote a letter to a number of people

who had written us pa%es and pa%es of theirtroubles and problems. &lmost all of them related

to fear. ' wrote and told them to take all their fears,

doubts and unbelief and write them down on a

sheet of paper. Then at the bottom ' instru"ted

them to write the followin%< 4ay, in all these

thin%s we are more than "on6uerors throu%h +imthat loved us.7 Try it yourself. et a pie"e of paper

ri%ht now and write on it the fears you have in

your life.

ake the list as lon% as you need to. /rite

down every one of your fears, bi% and small! &t

the bottom of the pa%e, write in bi%, bold letters,

)*n all tese tings we are more tan

on+uerors troug +im tat loved us!%

:?omans =.

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/hen youve finished that, you mi%ht even

want to burn the list, ust to let the devil know

those fears dont exist any more!

ods word doesnt allow room for failure.Bver and over +e %ives us the pres"ription for

total deliveran"e from fear and worry. &nother of

my favorite s"riptures as an antidote to fear of

failure is 3roverbs 1H


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word promises that your plans shall be established

and su""eed!

Failure and su""ess dont %o to%ether, and fear

and faith arent datin% either!od said in enesis 2H, 4Fear

not for ' am with you, and will favor you with

blessin%s.7 The Eivin% ible adds, 4...be"ause of

my promise.7 +e "an be trusted! +e will be with

us! +e is true to +is wonderful word! +alleluah!Bne of the most beautiful antidotes for the fear

of failure is found in the first "hapter of 3salms at

the very end of the third verse. 't says, 4and

whatever he does shall prosper.7 +ow "an we ever

anti"ipate failure when ods word promises us

that everythin% we do is %oin% to prosper0 /eneed to "onfess that over and over until we have

prosperity rollin% in our doors in su"h %reat

measure that we dont have room to "ontain it!

Thats ods way! Thats what od wants!

'f su""ess is what you need, take ods

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Thats an order from od! +es orderin% you to

%o out and possess the thin%s +e has for you! +es

sayin% to you, 4o %et your inheritan"e. o

possess what 've %iven to you. o %et what isri%htfully yours!7 od %ives simple instru"tions

be"ause +e tells us that we are not to fear and

neither are we to be dis"oura%ed. ein%

dis"oura%ed is the same as tellin% od we dont

believe what +e says, and that we are %oin% to bedisobedient.

/e need to be%in "onfessin% ods word!

/hen the day "omes that we learn to "onfess the

word of od instead of the lies of #atan, it will be

a %reat day of vi"tory for us and a %reat day of

reoi"in% for the Eord. +is word says, 4'f od befor us, who "an be a%ainst us07 :?omans =. 't

doesnt make any differen"e who is a%ainst us

be"ause were "hildren of the Iin%!

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Confession is made unto su""ess or failure,

whi"hever you "hoose.

Confessin% fear will brin% fear.

Confessin% ods word will make the ible areality. ' %uarantee that if you line up your life

with the word of od, the word of od will line up

with your life!

4#ay to them that are of a fearful heart, 4e

stron%, fear not< behold, your od will "ome withven%ean"e, even od with a re"ompense5 +e will

"ome and save you7 :'saiah 35:4). Thats a

personal word from the Eord ust for you!

/here does fear start0 any times we instill

fear in our "hildren as it was instilled in us, and

then it "ontinues throu%hout their lifetime. +owmany times have we said to our "hildren, 4/at"h

out or the Lboo%ey man will %et you!7 Br have we

said, 4'f you dont behave, 'll put you in the "loset

where its dark!7 (arkness then be"omes a thin% to

fear.

Tellin% %host stories was the 4in7 thin% when '

was %rowin% up. -veryone tried to "ome up with

the most %ory, %ruesome story possible to 4s"are7

everybody else. /e a"tually put a value and

ex"itement on fear.

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' often look at our %randdau%hter, Charity, and

think of the way her parents have raised her. Bn

+alloween when she was two years old, many of

the "hildren in the nei%hborhood "ame by dressedin "ostumes %rotes6ue enou%h to s"are even the

most "alm individual. /hen Charity be"ame

fri%htened and ran behind her mother, ;oan said,

4+oney, you dont have to be afraid be"ause the

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with the ribbons flyin% in the air as she said, 4+es

alive! +es alive! +es alive!7

+ow we praise od that as youn% as she was,

her thou%hts were on ;esus! #hell never think of;esus as dead. To her, 4+es alive!7

+ow we wish that all Christians would

ex"itedly pro"laim the same messa%e with banners

flyin%. /e asked her parents where she learned

this. They said somewhere in her mind had beenimprinted the fa"t that Hes alive!

Fear exists when we dont sin"erely and

honestly believe that ;esus is alive and "apable of

handlin% all of our affairs better than we "ould.

(oubt and the devil %o hand in hand. /hen

doubt "omes in, we dont think od is bi% enou%hto take "are of us, so fear has us where the devil

wants us. Fear is only the absen"e of trust in od.

'f you really love ;esus, you will not live in fear.

/hen we have been raised in and have lived in

an atmosphere of fear, how do we %et over it A

espe"ially when were past our "hildhood days0

Theres only one way ' know and thats to start

"onfessin% and possessin% the word of od.

Fear of not knowin% our standin% with od "an

be so easily taken "are of by a simple prayer. #ay

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ri%ht now, 4Father, ' have thin%s in my life that

make me afraid of my eternal destiny. 3lease

for%ive my sins and "leanse me. ' promise to 6uit

doin% anythin% displeasin% to $ou as soon as 'know it is wron%. ' know $ou will let me know in

my heart instantly when ' am not pleasin% $ou.

Thank $ou for for%ivin% me and thank $ou for the

pea"e $ou promise when ' obey $ou.7

/here do we %o from here0 The answer issimple! /e need to possess the promises of od,

so, like od told the "hildren of 'srael, we "an %o

in and possess the land!

4' believe $ou want me to possess my ri%hts as

$our "hild, Father, so ri%ht now, by faith, ' possess

pea"e from all fear, espe"ially the fear of death. 'have the power and desire to obey $our every

wish, and therefore ' have full ri%hts as $our "hild

to enoy total pea"e and freedom from all fear! '

really love $ou!7

The ible distin%uishes between two kinds of

fear. Bne is the ne%ative fear weve been talkin%

about, but the other is a ne"essary 4fear7 A %odly

fear. This 4fear7 is a reveren"e toward od, an

attitude of awe and wonder at ods %reatness and

+is marvelous ways. 't means to honor, obey,

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respe"t, reveren"e and worship od. od seeks

only %ood for +is "hildren and "ertainly nothin%

evil. The +oly #pirit reveals od as our lovin%

Father, and a holy fear :or respe"t> of od is theresult of our walkin% 4in truth.7 This type of fear is

not the fri%htenin% kind of fear but is "onne"ted

only with respe"t or awe.

/hen we have this fear :or awe> of od, we

possess pea"e, oy, "ontentment and serenity.To be afraid of od means we dont really

know and understand +im, or that we are rebellin%

a%ainst +im and have reason to be afraid. This

ne%ative fear destroys the pea"e we "ould possess.

/hen sin in our lives "reates fear in us, the

thin% to do is "onfess that sin to od and askfor%iveness for it ri%ht then and there! 4'f we

"onfess ours sins, +e is faithful and ust to for%ive

us our sins and to "leanse us from all

unri%hteousness7 :' ;ohn 1. To "ontinue livin%

in rebellion puts us in "onstant fear of what would

happen to us if we died. 3sy"holo%ists say that fear

of death is one of the most "ommon fears. 't is not

a"tually the fear of death itself, but fear of what

will happen to us after we die!

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The word 4possess7 means to have, to hold, to

o""upy, to enoy, to own, to "ommand, to inherit,

to a"6uire, to retain, to belon% to, to pertain to, to

be in ones possession. /e need to have odspromises in our hearts, hold onto them with our

spirits and let them o""upy our thou%hts, so we "an

enoy life. /hen we possess the promises of od,

we "an speak them boldly, in "ommandin% tones,

be"ause we have inherited, throu%h salvation, allof ods promises. /e have a"6uired and will

retain them be"ause they belon% to us and pertain

to us and are in our possession as lon% as we a"t

upon them.

Bne of the best "onfessions a%ainst fear :whi"h

' would re"ommend you memori8e> is found in thefirst six verses of the twenty)seventh 3salm< 4The

Eord is my li%ht and my salvation5 /hom shall '

fear0 The Eord is the stren%th of my life5 Bf whom

shall ' be afraid0 /hen the wi"ked "ame a%ainst

me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, They

stumbled and fell. Thou%h an army should en"amp

a%ainst me, my heart shall not fear5 Thou%h war

should rise a%ainst me, 'n this ' will be "onfident.

4Bne thin% ' have desired of the Eord, That will

' seek< That ' may dwell in the house of the Eord

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all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the

Eord, and to in6uire in +is temple. For in the time

of trouble +e shall hide me in +is pavilion5 in the

se"ret pla"e of +is taberna"le +e shall hide me5 +eshall set me hi%h upon a ro"k. &nd now my head

shall be lifted up above my enemies all around

me,Therefore ' will offer sa"rifi"es of oy in +is

taberna"le5 ' will sin%, yes, ' will sin% praises to

the Eord.7/hen you feast on the promises in these verses,

fear has to disappear. 'f you have a fear in your life

ri%ht now, say over and over a%ain, 4The Eord is

my li%ht and my salvation5 whom shall ' fear0 The

Eord is the stren%th of my life, of whom shall ' be

afraid07The enemies that "ome around you to eat up

your flesh are all sent by the devil. /at"h what

happens to them when you rely on and live by the

word of od. The se"ond verse says that when

they "ame upon you to eat up your flesh, they fell

ri%ht down! /hy0 e"ause od "ares for you and

is prote"tin% you!

-ven if an entire army en"amps a%ainst you,

you dont have to fear! -ven if war should rise

a%ainst you, you "an be "onfident that the Eord is

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your li%ht and your salvation and you have

noting( noting( noting to fear!

Fear "an "ome when we are afraid of bein% hurt

emotionally. The ible says, 4ehold, ' %ive youthe authority to trample on serpents and s"orpions,

and over all the power of the enemy, and nothin%

shall by any means hurt you7 :Euke 1*. #ay

that over and over and over until it is as mu"h a

part of you as your eyes so you will know thatnothin% shall by any means hurt you. The ible

promises that nothing shall hurt you! Fear "ant

rea"h you as lon% as you are believin% and livin%

by the word of od!

'ts ama8in% how our mouths "an lead us ri%ht

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Freedom from fear "omes so easily if we will

listen to the words of ;esus, 4'f you abide in y

word, you are y dis"iples indeed. &nd you shall

know the truth, and the truth shall make you free7:;ohn =. othin% but the truth "an set you

free, and to find that freedom we need to stay in

+is word at all times.

' love the words of an old favorite hymn,

.tanding On te /romises" 't says, 4#tandin% onthe promises that "annot fail, when the howlin%

storms of doubt and fear assail.7 Christians often

have doubt and say, 4/ill od really do this0 /ill

od really do that07 ?emember, you "an stand on

the promises of od! (ont look at the

"ir"umstan"es, look at ;esus be"ause ods wordhas never failed.

4&nd the word %rew and prevailed.7 /hen you

hide the word of od in your heart, that word is

%oin% to %row and %row and %row until the word

prevails over the "ir"umstan"es. $ou "an look at

situations that dont look %ood, but if you stand on

+is promises, 'll %uarantee those promises will

"ome true.

&nythin% that is not of faith is sin. :#ee ?omans

19. 's fear of faith0 o, fear and faith are at

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opposite ends of the pole, so when fear remains in

your life, it is sin! o one wants to sin so lets

a%ree with od all the way that +is perfe"t love

"asts out &EE fear.?e"ently we were visitin% a Canadian "hur"h.

obody knew we were %oin% to be there. The

pastor had ust extended an invitation to us on

#aturday ni%ht and we told him we would love to

share sin"e we were not speakin% until #undayafternoon. /hen we walked in, the pastor asked

Charles to %o somepla"e with him. ' was left alone

for a few minutes in the narthex of the "hur"h.

' was standin% there lookin% out the door at the

deep snow when one of the ushers walked up to

me, introdu"ed himself and said, 4There is an aurathat surrounds you. ' saw it when you walked in.7

+e paused a moment, and then "ontinued, 4$ou

really know who you are, dont you07

' said, 4' "ertainly do know who ' am in Christ!

' have over"ome the devil by the blood of the

Eamb and by the word of my testimony. ' am a

oint heir with ;esus. The Eord is my shepherd, and

be"ause of this ' shall not want for anythin%!

reater is he that is in me than he that is in the

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world! 'm a "hild of the Iin%! Thats who ' am!7

3raise od, it shows!

Christians need not be "rin%in% slaves of fear.

/e need to throw our shoulders ba"k and let theworld know weve %ot somethin% spe"ial and

know who we are! ot in ourselves but in Christ!

/hen you know exa"tly who you are in Christ,

that knowled%e will drive fear ri%ht out of your

life.+ere are some words that will warm your heart.

4' will bless the Eord at all times5 +is praise shall

"ontinually be in my mouth7 :3salms 9. 'f the

praise of od is "ontinually in your mouth, you

"ant be shoutin% the praises of the devil, "an you0

Thats what youre doin% when you have fear!$oure ust shoutin% the praises of the devil and

tellin% the world that he is %reater than od! od

is %reater!

4y soul shall make its boast in the Eord5 the

humble shall hear of it, and be %lad7 :vs. 2>. /ho

are you %oin% to boast about0 The devil or od0

$ou "ant do both, and if youre busy tellin% the

world what the Eord has done for you, you wont

have time to tell them about the fear you think you

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4B magnify the Eord with m( and let us e0alt

+i name to%ether7 :vs. >. Thats ri%ht. et

someone to ma%nify the Eord with you. 'f you

dont, #atan will have hundreds of "ohorts ready tosympathi8e with you and a%ree with you about

your fear!

Then look what od promises, 4' sou%ht the

Eord, and +e heard me, and delivered me from all

my fears7 :vs. 9>. Thats ri%ht. $ou boast in theEord, you ma%nify the Eord, and +e will hear you

and by this praise you will be delivered of all your

fears! Thats what you have in ;esus A

deliveran"e from all fears.

+eres somethin% spe"ial for you out of the

&mplified ible< 4Bh, how %reat is $our%oodness, whi"h $ou have laid up for those who

fear, revere and worship $ou, %oodness whi"h

$ou have wrou%ht for those who trust and take

refu%e in $ou before the sons of men! 'n the se"ret

of $our presen"e $ou hide them from the plots of

men5 $ou keep them se"retly in $our pavilion. . .4

:3salm 1. +alleluah, ' am se"retly hidden

in od5 nothin% "an %et to me!

&nother %reat s"ripture for any person who is

troubled with fear is, 4For od has not %iven us

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the spirit of fear5 but of power, and of love, and of

a sound mind7 :'' Timothy 1. #ay this over and

over and over until you possess it! Thats what

ods word has to say about fear. /hat has od%iven us to possess0 3ower, love and a sound

mind! lory!

3B/-? ... authority, mi%ht and stren%th from

od :Euke 9 +im. :'' 3eter 1,

M over the nations A that means over

everythin% in our world or life5 4&nd he who

over"omes and keeps y works until the end, to

him will ' %ive power...7 :?evelation 2.

&ove1 the antidote for fear M "asts out fear :'

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/hen youre afraid of failure, read ' Chroni"les

2= and thou%h

the mountains be "arried into the midst of the sea5

thou%h the waters thereof roar and be troubled,

thou%h the mountains shake with the swellin%

thereof.. . od is in the midst.. .The Eord of hosts

is with us... e still and know that ' am od. TheEord of hosts is with us5 the od of ;a"ob is our

refu%e.7

3raise the Eord, we dont even have to worry if

the world blows up with a bomb of one kind or

another, and the whole earth falls into the sea.

+alleluah! od says that +e will be in our midst

and that we have nothin% to fear"

(id you ever have everyting%o wron% at one

time0 /ell, ' did, and maybe this story will deliver

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you from the fear that the devils %oin% to win the

battle.

Bne day it seemed like our world was fallin%

apart! /e were havin% all kinds of personnelproblems in our offi"e, we ran into "ompli"ations

in our bank loan for a new buildin%, our road

se"retary 6uit, and the devil was havin% a field

day.

/e had %one to the bank to si%n the finalpapers for the loan and somethin% had "ome up

that held ba"k the loan. Charles and ' sat outside

the bank and my heart was "ryin% out to od. '

said, 4od, have $ou for%otten all about us0 /hat

have we done wron% that $ou dont answer our

prayers any more0 's there somethin% wron% withus0 ' "an hardly pray. od, where are $ou0 (ont

$ou really love us any more07

Then ' said to Charles, 4+oney, remember

when there was ust the two of us and od did

mira"les0 /e didnt have all these problems0

/hat happened07

ever have ' ever had su"h a "ir"umstantial

down sin"e ' be"ame a Christian, be"ause it really

seemed like the devil was %oin% to win the battle. '

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papers si%ned. /hen ' started my "ar, ' heard my

own voi"e readin% the Eivin% 3salms. :The tape

re"order automati"ally "ame on in our "ar when we

started the en%ine.>The @@th 3salm "ame on. ?ead what it says, 4'

"ry to the Eord5 ' "all and "all to him. Bh, that he

would listen. ' am in deep trouble and ' need his

help so badly. &ll ni%ht lon% ' pray, liftin% my

hands to heaven, pleadin%. There "an be no oy forme until he a"ts. ' think of od and moan,

overwhelmed with lon%in% for his help. ' "annot

sleep until you a"t. ' am too distressed even to

pray.

4' kept thinkin% of the %ood old days of the

past, lon% sin"e ended. Then my ni%hts were filledwith oyous son%s. ' sear"h my soul and meditate

upon the differen"e now. +as the Eord ree"ted me

forever0 /ill he never a%ain be favorable0 's his

lovin% kindness %one forever0 +as his promise

failed0 +as he for%otten to be kind to one so

undeservin%0 +as he slammed the door in an%er on

his love0

4&nd ' said< This is my fate, that the blessin%s

of od have "han%ed to hate. ' re"all the many

mira"les he did for me so lon% a%o. Those

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left me when ' heard my own voi"e "omin% ba"k at

me sayin%, 4This one thin% ' know A God is for

me!%

&nd +e is for you!!#ay it out loud!

)GOD *. FO4 25%

)GOD *. FO4 25!%

)GOD *. FO4 25%

4B( '# FB? -7

don't be afraid of fear

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