No Fear – Know Faith

I think it would be foolish to say that I’m never afraid of anything. It would not only be foolish, it would be untruthful. I have fear and worry that creep into my life all the time. I most definitely try not to let fear paralyze me at all. When I dig deep into my faith, fear gets smaller as my faith grows. I know that the perfect love of God pushes fear away.  Fear is one of the “go to” tools of the evil one. When I’m full of fear, there is usually a problem with my faith. Check this out…

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation –


    whom shall I fear?


The Lord is the stronghold of my life –


    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked advance against me


    to devour me,
it is my enemies and my foes


    who will stumble and fall.

3 Though an army besiege me,


    my heart will not fear;


though war break out against me,


    even then I will be confident.

4 One thing I ask from the Lord,


    this only do I seek:


that I may dwell in the house of the Lord


    all the days of my life,


to gaze on the beauty of the Lord


    and to seek him in his temple.

5 For in the day of trouble


    he will keep me safe in his dwelling;


he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent


    and set me high upon a rock. (Psalm 27:1-5 NIV)

 

I will seek the heart of God in the midst of my fear. I will keep seeking Him in the midst of my worry. I will run after Him in the middle of my “concern”. I want my faith in Him to grow and grow. I want fear to get smaller and smaller.  When I worship Him and notice the different characteristics of God, any fear I have dissipates. In worship, I focus on Him and His Way. He is my Protector, Provider, Sustainer and He can keep me in perfect peace without the presence of fear.

Pressing On!

Dwayne