How to overcome fear
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Matthew 11:28-30
New International Version
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
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I use a flow chart.
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What do you fear?
Can you do something about it?
YES - Do it.
NO - Move on to something else.
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Your mileage may vary, but it works for me.
Of course it depends a lot on your fear. If you're captured by pygmies and they're about to boil you alive, my flow chart wouldn't help much.
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What do you fear?
Can you do something about it?
YES - Do it.
NO - Move on to something else.
END
Your mileage may vary, but it works for me.
Of course it depends a lot on your fear. If you're captured by pygmies and they're about to boil you alive, my flow chart wouldn't help much.
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Knowing what it is that you fear would be helpful. But most people have an uneasiness about new things. But new things are just old things we haven't spent enough time with yet.
If you look back on your life, you will find a great number of things that initially brought with them some degree of apprehension but don't any longer. Perhaps this will happen as well now.
If you look back on your life, you will find a great number of things that initially brought with them some degree of apprehension but don't any longer. Perhaps this will happen as well now.
Hear the words of Jesus, the son of GOD who calms the seas and stills the winds. Let not your heart be troubled, for He offers you a peace unlike any worldly comfort. Do not fear the trials that may assail you, for He holds you in the palm of His hand, cherishing you more than countless sparrows.
Cast away the burdens of tomorrow, for each day bears its own concerns. Trust in the provision of the Father, who knows your every need before you even ask. Though uncertainties may loom, rest assured that He is with you always, even until the end of time.
Take courage, for He is the Light that pierces through the darkness. Believe in the power of your faith. Do not falter, but fix your gaze upon Him For In Him, you shall find refuge, strength, and everlasting peace.
May these words offer you solace and courage as you seek to overcome fear through faith in Christ.
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Cast away the burdens of tomorrow, for each day bears its own concerns. Trust in the provision of the Father, who knows your every need before you even ask. Though uncertainties may loom, rest assured that He is with you always, even until the end of time.
Take courage, for He is the Light that pierces through the darkness. Believe in the power of your faith. Do not falter, but fix your gaze upon Him For In Him, you shall find refuge, strength, and everlasting peace.
May these words offer you solace and courage as you seek to overcome fear through faith in Christ.
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Precious friend, A Very Warm Welcome. I will pray for you.
Trust The Lord and His Word Of Truth:
God's Grace Word for our infirmities!
Amen.
Trust The Lord and His Word Of Truth:
"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 AV)
And, Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Comforted In:God's Grace Word for our infirmities!
Amen.
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There are multiple parts to dealing with fear. The main ones are:
1) Choose to trust God. This does not mean trusting God for a certain outcome, but rather trusting Him/His character of goodness, capability, and love for you.
2) Rebuke the enemy. This is you taking up your God-given authority to throw out the intruder by commanding it to go. This isn't for possession which is rare and much harder to deal with, but oppression which is very, very common and usually covert. Simply speak with real intent something like "I command all unclean spirts off of me (or your children, or your wife for men) and off my property. And I forbid replacement by others." The last part is because they often work in teams to confuse your attempts.
Number 2 isn't just for fear, as you can and probably should rebuke any emotion/sensation that isn't of God (pride, depression, condemnation, lust, rage, addiction, self-harm, some pains, etc.). If you lack confidence, Christians can also do it in Jesus' name. There is no harm in rebuking if you aren't sure. In fact it can be a good first step with any such problem. Realize, though, that rebuking doesn't have a permeant effect because just like swatting a mosquito today, another is bound to pop-up in time.
3) Ask God for discernment and guidance about what to do and be open to unusual things. For example, sometimes an enemy spirit can plant something on you that causes repeated problems but a spiritually sensitive friend can remove it. God has related such things in my awareness to seeds, thorns, weeds, devices, etc. Another example is that we sometimes need a spiritual healing that only God can do, so ask. There are other possibilities too, but God can lead for those who don't put limits on Him.
1) Choose to trust God. This does not mean trusting God for a certain outcome, but rather trusting Him/His character of goodness, capability, and love for you.
2) Rebuke the enemy. This is you taking up your God-given authority to throw out the intruder by commanding it to go. This isn't for possession which is rare and much harder to deal with, but oppression which is very, very common and usually covert. Simply speak with real intent something like "I command all unclean spirts off of me (or your children, or your wife for men) and off my property. And I forbid replacement by others." The last part is because they often work in teams to confuse your attempts.
Number 2 isn't just for fear, as you can and probably should rebuke any emotion/sensation that isn't of God (pride, depression, condemnation, lust, rage, addiction, self-harm, some pains, etc.). If you lack confidence, Christians can also do it in Jesus' name. There is no harm in rebuking if you aren't sure. In fact it can be a good first step with any such problem. Realize, though, that rebuking doesn't have a permeant effect because just like swatting a mosquito today, another is bound to pop-up in time.
3) Ask God for discernment and guidance about what to do and be open to unusual things. For example, sometimes an enemy spirit can plant something on you that causes repeated problems but a spiritually sensitive friend can remove it. God has related such things in my awareness to seeds, thorns, weeds, devices, etc. Another example is that we sometimes need a spiritual healing that only God can do, so ask. There are other possibilities too, but God can lead for those who don't put limits on Him.
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