I want to talk to you about something that is the underlying cause of some sins, wrong decisions, bad relationships, family dysfunctions, procrastination, racism, abuse, manipulation, unforgiveness, hatred, insecurities, and lack of faith.
I am talking about fear.
2 Timothy 1:7 tells us for God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Notice the scripture reads God has not given us a spirit of fear, so if God didn’t give it to us, where did it come from? There are only two sides to the spiritual realm, what doesn’t come from God, Satan will gift wrap and present to us.
Let me breakdown the impact of fear then you will see how our fears play right into the hands of Satan:
- Fear shuts down faith, as we act and react out of fear that God won’t do what he promised he will do.
- Fear pushes us into wrong relationships based on a fear of being alone, fear of being rejected, fear of lack, and fear of no provision.
- Fear also rises its head making us fearful of failure, we don’t want to be embarrassed, we don't want to invest and not succeed, so we walk away from pursuing God’s purpose, living a stagnant unfulfilled life.
- Fear also gives life to insecurities, fearing we are not smart enough, not the right color, from the right side of the tracks, all this which lays the foundation for dysfunction and generational curses as we instill these fear in our children.
- Fear overtakes us as we stress over losing material possessions, status, title, positions,
As we turn the pages of the bible there are several people in the Bible who had to overcome the spirit of fear and had they not pushed past fear we would not be talking about them over 2,000 years later.
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