Have you ever feared that something unpleasant would happen to you and it actually did? Have you stopped to wonder why things that you fear happen to you? Fear has a way of etching itself in your subconscious and swiftly cuts short your happiness and in the long run, your life, if nothing wise is done to get over it. Fear is death itself. It has killed more dreams and ruined more lives than the most dreaded disease you can imagine.
Fear differs just as individuals differ. What causes fear in Peter may not be the same as what triggers fear in Paul. I don't know what your own peculiar fears are but you must not allow them take control of your life. You must get over them now!
How do you do this?
*. As a christian, recognise that you are freed from every spiritual penalty of your past. Settle it in your heart and mind that God cannot punish you for sins that have been confessed and pardoned.
*. Reflect on your position in Christ. All of God's children are meant to operate at a higher realm of authority over every circumstance.
*. Realise that challenges are bound to assail you as long as you are on earth. Life is like a package, and challenges, troubles and trials are part of this package.
*. Regard problems as a test of your faith in God. See your challenges and difficulties as a faith builders.
*. Remind yourself of God's abiding presence. The Lord has promised to be with you at all times and in all situations.
*. Recall past victories, as well as God's faithfulness towards you (Psalms 77 v 11 - 12).
*. Rest in the Lord. When trouble or fear assails you, wait on the Lord. Do not wait and fret, rather wait and rest - be peaceful while you are waiting on God.
*. Rejoice in the Lord always (Philippians 4 v 4, 6).
*. Refuse to be controlled by your feelings or emotions. Your feelings have a way of making you see only the negative side of every situation. Learn to live only by faith - a life of faith is an overcoming life (2 Corinthians 4 v 18).
*. Resolve not to be afraid anymore. Fear does good to no one, and the earlier you resolved not to entertain it the better and wiser.
*. Re-ignite the fire of prayer backed up with action. Fear is a lifestyle which can be reversed not only by prayer but also by action. Fear feeds itself on the inactivity of your mind - an idle mind, they say, is the devil's workshop. Satan will plant a lot of things on your mind as long as there is nothing positive and profitable to occupy it. Fill your mind and thoughts with things of spiritual benefit.
Now, you must know that a sinner is a lawful captive of Satan, sin fear, and other negative emotions. So, before you can talk of getting over your fears you must first be redeemed from the slave market of sin. A simple prayer of faith is all you need to receive the Spirit of adoption, which gives you the assurance that "God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1 v 7) KJV. When you fear God, there is nothing to border about social fear and emotional conflicts. You attain such assurance by pleasing him day by day. The best way to tackle problems is knowing all about the situation, which can't be done without God.
Source: © CHRISTIAN WOMEN MIRROR Magazine.
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