Fear or Faith

I have lots of life challenges lately that make me want to just plain hide for a while. It's our nature to want to run from anything that might cause us trouble in the slightest.The opposite of faith is fear. If we give into fear it consumes us. Fear of a bad results, fear of rejection or fear of being hurt. The list could go on. You see if we have faith in God through these times we will get through them. Some will say I can never.... but they can if they have faith.

 I'll never forget a story I heard about a young man going into the military. He loves the Lord with all his heart. He prayed about joining and finally got his answer to enlist. After much prayer he told the commanding officers he wanted to be up front in the battle. Most men and women wouldn't even think of doing this due to the fear of being killed. He said he believed in Jesus and that he knew the Lord would get him through his mission. God wanted him to fight for our country. He didnt want him to hide in the back and let everyone else go before him. He had pure faith.

Lately there is shootings in schools, theaters, malls and so on.  Its hard not to fear. But, if we replace fear with faith and prayer. It takes all those bad thought out of our heads. Our God is greater than any problem or fear we might face. Just remember that.

1 John 4:4

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Day 29 Thank you Lord for teaching me to replace my fears with faith.

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May God Bless you on your journey.  

Amanda

 

Step in Faith

If you think about it nothing would have happened in the bible times if people didn't  step out in faith. Take Noah for example if he didn't step out in faith and built ark there wouldn't have been anybody here on earth. Think about the stories of Joseph, Moses, David, and John the Baptist to name a few. Those men would not have gotten far if it hadn't been for them making the choice to step out in faith.

Hebrews 11:1-6

 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

² For by it the elders obtained a good report.
³ Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
⁴ By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
⁵ By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Is there something God is talking to you about but your afraid to act due to fear? 

1John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

We are to set our minds on the Love Christ has for us. You wouldn't tell your child to do something that would harm them would you? Of course not. Same goes with our Father. Yes he lets us learn from our mistakes. But, he wouldn't Ask us to do something that would harm or embarrass us. Why do we fear bad things will happen if we step in faith? Because we look at everything else around us. God is much greater than our fears.  Take that step of faith I'm sure God will bless you for it.

May God Bless you on your journey.  

Amanda