1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”

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Who wouldn’t want to live a life free from fear? Fear of the bills not being paid on time, fear of what others think, fear of not having enough to eat, fear of losing loved ones, fear of losing a job, fear of not getting a job, fear of not having somewhere to live, fear of getting sick, fear of dying, and so on. People constantly seek to alleviate their fears. But are they willing to do what is truly necessary to live fear free?🤔

2 Timothy 1:7 KJV “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

As we see in the passage above, morbid fear does not come from God. God gives us the very opposite: Power, Love, and a Sound Mind. So where or who does fear come from? The Devil. Love destroys fear like light destroys darkness. God is love (1 John 4:8), and nothing is more powerful than God. A life filled with God’s love cannot live in fear. It is impossible. On the other hand a life full of fear is void of God’s love. That doesn’t mean God has no love for timid people. No, God loves the whole world in spite of all it’s character flaws. (John 3:16) But it’s a fact that a life filled with fear is evident that a person has not fully experienced or is walking in the love of God. Hence the remedy to a fear free life is accepting and living in God’s love.😊 (John 13:34-35 John 15:9-10)

DO YOU BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT YOU?

Do you believe what God says about you? That you are wonderfully made (Psalm 139:13-15), that you are created in God’s own image😊 (Genesis 1:26-27), that you are so special God sent His son into the world to die a humiliating death and save us from our sins, and give us ETERNAL LIFE? (John 3:16) People who refuse to believe what God says about them cannot enjoy intimacy with God. They do not experience His love. Many often make degrading comments about themselves. Hence they are incapable of showing true love to others. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) They will always be fearful, because only God’s perfect love drives out ALL FEAR.

THE WRONG DIAGNOSIS

Many who battle fears and are clinically diagnosed for it. By telling a person that ALL of their fears are due to having a disease cripples them. Once they believe that they have no choice but to live with fear unless they take medication they find it ridiculous to believe living a life of love can drive out all their fears. The creator of feelings; the heart, and the mind, Almighty God, should be consulted regarding this above men. But He is not. What a trick the Devil has played on us!

Fear is like a giant. God wants us to slay it just like David slayed Goliath. The little boy David looked helpless verse the giant Goliath. But that little boy loved God!😊 And his love for God drove out all of his fears.😊 This is how he was able to go up against someone (something) much stronger than himself (in the natural). We know how the story goes: the boy took down the giant with God’s help. That’s what God wants you and I to do to fear. The key, the secret weapon is loving God with our whole heart, our whole mind, our whole soul, and our whole strength, and loving our neighbor as ourselves.

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