For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7).
In 2 Corinthians 10:5 the Bible says “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
Fear is a product of thoughts and imaginations; when the devil whispers to your ears things that may create fear in your mind try to defeat such thoughts because , you must cast down all such imaginations. Anything that does not align with God\’s word should not be allowed into your heart.
For example, when the devil through your imagination decides to form the ideas of death.
May be due to ill health or any form of affliction and the devil comes to whisper fear in Your mind that you will soon die, cast down that thought by saying I shall not die but live to declare the glory of the Lord (Psalm 118:17).
If he says you will fail, cast it down by saying The Lord will make me the head and not the tail. I shall be above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13).
Dont let the devil tell you what God has not said about you; always use the Scripture as a weapon. That is what Jesus did in Matthew 4:1-11 when Jesus was lead by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty night afterwards He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him , he said \”if you are the son of God , command that these stones became bread and Jesus answered and said \”it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God\”….
Always be sensitive to your spirit and let your mouth profess his word at the time of trial to subdue temptation. Refuse to give in to the wiles of the enemy. Ephesians 6:1-24 says the enemy will throw fiery darts (arrows of fire) at us, but the shield of faith will protect us and ensure they dont touch us.
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” When reading the book of Ephesians 6:16 you will see how the Bible talked about The devil sending fiery arrows in the form of fear to pierce and weaken us.
Once fear is allowed into the believers life, he/she becomes weak and unable to fight. This is why every believer needs the shield of faith to ward off the enemies and their attacks. Remember, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17 ).
Usually, when people is in distress and called out to God, the first thing He says is Fear not. This is because He knows that once fear is gone, the battle is as good as won. You don\’t need to fear, be courageous and fight like men when you\’re about chickening out due to fear remember that your miracle is very close.
I say to you today: It does not matter what the devil has told you; fear not, you will win this battle of life in the mighty name of Jesus. As Jesus did in Matthew 4:1-11, if you read down you will notice how Jesus Christ was able to conquer the devil by using the right words of faith. Always reply the devil with the word of God. Resist the devil it will flee.
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