FEAR is wrong use of the imagination. It is anticipating the worst and not the best to happen.
When you allow your fear to overwhelm your faith, your future is over.
Fear is a good emotion if it's for your own good. Fear is a bad emotion if it's irrational.
Matthew 25:25-26
25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Nothing under God's control is ever out of control.
Genesis 15:1
1 After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward.”
Exodus 14:13
13 Moses answered the
people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance
the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will
never see again.
Deuteronomy 31:6
6 Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God
goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Judges 6:23
23 But the LORD said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.”
2 Kings 6:16
16 “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Isaiah 41:13
13 For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Jeremiah 30:10
10 “‘So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the LORD.
‘I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
Joel 2:21
21 Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice.
Surely the LORD has done great things!
Matthew 10:31
31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Luke 1:30
30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
John 6:20
20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”
Acts 18:9
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
Revelations 1:17
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
Mark 4:35-41
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Psalm 4:8
8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD,
make me dwell in safety.
Faith is not believing in spite of circumstances.
Faith is obeying inspite of feelings and circumstances.
From the movie "Shawshank Redemption":
I guess it comes down to a simple choice really. Get busy living or get busy dying...
KNOWING GOD CONQUERS FEAR!
John 14:6
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 8:12
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Psalm 27:1
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
FEAR OF GOD, CONQUERS FEAR!
Mark 4:41
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Psalm 111:10
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise.
Exodus 20:20
20 Moses said to the
people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of
God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
Psalm 147:11
11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Philippians 4:19
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
John 11:25
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
Matthew 10:28
28 Do
not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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