To the Fearful Hearted

"Say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong, do not fear, your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.'"
Isaiah 35:4

I know first hand, what fear can do to a person. I have lived there for a good part of my life. Only in the past few years have I been able to overcome, as the Holy Spirit guided me through a great healing. I know that I am not the only one who struggles with fear. Many of us have deep fears that cripple us from really entering into all the great things that God has for us. There is no easy answer, no quick fix to the problem of fear. For most, it is deeply entrenched in our thinking. But God has an answer. It depends on us to receive his comfort and overcome the issue of fear.
    It amazes me that God simply says, "Be strong, do not fear." I would think he would give us some clear directions, something that would give us the ability to overcome the problem. But he doesn't. Sometimes, we need to understand that it is enough to trust in God and in his strength to take care of our problems. We need to cling to him and trust the hope that he is coming to save us.
    Fear is the greatest tool of the enemy. His power has been defeated and he cannot master a Christian life. So he fills our minds with fear in an attempt to stop us from doing what God wants us to do. The greatest detriment to faith is fear. It cripples us, and we are ineffective. When God asks us to do something, we need to act and thus exercise faith. If we are consumed by fear, we will do nothing and our faith will not be complete..
    What are we afraid of? If we will take an honest look, most of us will find that there is little to nothing behind our fears. We have simply become so accustomed to living with fear that we have agreed with the enemy. So I say, let's stop agreeing with the lies of the enemy and start agreeing with the truth that God speaks. He is our protector and he will come with vengeance to defeat our enemy. This is the truth and when we understand and believe it, we will be set free from the entrapment of fear. So be strong! Do not fear! Trust in God and receive his overcoming power. Do this, and fear cannot reign in your life.