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Destructive Fear Aug 22 2010
"The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?" - Psalm 27:1a
What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of spiders? Are you afraid of flying? How about public speaking? If so, you are in good company. A poll once asked people to list their greatest fears. Would you believe, death actually came in second? What was first? Speaking in public. I guess this means that at a funeral, more people would rather be the corpse than deliver the eulogy!
We face many fears in our lives. While some fear is actually healthy, most is not. The fear that paralyzes us, that makes us want to quit, that makes us want to give up, that causes us sometimes to not even try - these are destructive fears. We all need and want strength in facing those bad fears.
The good news is that God will give you the ability to face down these destructive fears, if you'll simply trust Him, and seek His will in doing what is right. He will stand beside you as you face the fear of rejection, or death, or even giving a speech. God gives us victory over the bad fears that cause us to miss out on the joy of walking and living in His will.
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Yes, report it NevermindJean, Is this devotion annoying or does it hit too close to home?
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Yes, report it NevermindSo, what gives? Did someone give JCO the day off, or what?
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Yes, report it NevermindSam,
I exhort you to pray for JCO and his salvation instead of resorting to his sarcasm and obvious crying out for attention. If he really was comfortable in his belief he would not continue to come to the devotion and make his obvious inflammatory comments. i still believe that God will divinely bring him into the fold of believers. Will you pray with me for JCO and Erik? We need to show everyone the love of Christ.
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Yes, report it NevermindThanks Gail, keep reminding us. It's sometimes hard not to use our carnal nature and return sarcasm for sarcasm. We all could use a reminder from time to time :-) And I know from your posts that you once sort of walked in their shoes and can understand a little more where they are coming from than maybe some of the rest of us. God bless and yes I will continue to pray for them every day.
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Yes, report it NevermindCF,
You are so right. I did walk in their shoes and can almost anticipate the next comment. What really penetrated my heart was the believers who demonstrated the unconditional love of Christ. Now I walk in the shoes shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Praise the Lord for who I am in Christ. He gets ALL the glory.