today! 21 day Devotional by: H.R. Lister
Day 8:
The Life that Fear Builds
FEAR IS A REAL THING!
Fear controls all of our lives in one way or another…
Fear can control:
Relationships (marriage, friendships, etc..)
Travel
Investments
You doing the will of God for your life
Promotion on your job
Fear is:
F- false
E- evidence
A- appearing
R- real
Our minds have incredible abilities to imagine and take in information and form it into real evidence that causes us to run and hide in fear!
Think back to when you were a kid laying in bed at night and every noise or unexplainable shadow was a monster and your worst fears…
It’s no different now that you’re an adult. You just have different fears. (Going under financially, not being able to make your marriage work, losing your job, death, sickness, your kids not being successful in life…. The list goes on and on.)
Psalm 127:1-2 “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in VAIN who build it, unless the Lord guards the city, the watchmen stays awake in VAIN. 2) It is VAIN for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows, for so He gives His beloved sleep.”
The Amplified Bible says it this way: “To eat the bread of ANXIOUS TOIL…”
You can:
Build it all you want
Watch it all you want
Stay up late worrying about it
Wake up early toiling over it
BUT IF IT’S NOT GOD’S LIFE AND WILL YOU’RE LIVING OUT IT’S GOING BELLY UP NO MATTER WHAT!!!
If it’s God’s direction, there’s no fear, anxiety, or worry! He’ll finance it, He’ll show you how to work it, how to build it and how to be blessed in your work!
Psalm 127:2 (AMPLIFIED) “For He gives BLESSINGS to His BELOVED in SLEEP…”
Romans 8:28 (AMPLIFIED) “We are assured and know that (God being a partner in their labor) all things work together and are (fitting into a plan) for GOOD to those who LOVE GOD and are CALLED according to HIS DESIGN & PURPOSE.”
Most of the time we’re being driven by two fears working on us at the same time but from two different angles…
An UNHEALTHY fear of God (a lie from satan that says: “You’ve failed God and He’s not pleased with you”. Causing (Guilt, Shame and Condemnation, which are all symptoms of fear controlling your life)
Fear from this world's systems, and past experiences… (News, Politics, economy, the negative things you’ve experienced in life thus far)
Like a cattle dog yips and barks at the heels of livestock to guide them into the master’s desired location, Fears, are meant by the master of lies and deception “SATAN”, to pressure you and guide you into unproductive areas to steal, kill and destroy the plan and purpose of God for your life.
If we allow these fears to move us, it shapes our movements and paths in life. Unless we choose to disregard our fears and Walk by Faith, following instead the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit. He always leads and guides into truth!
Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am Your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous hand.”
Isaiah 43:1 “But now, this is what the Lord says:.. “FEAR NOT, for I have Redeemed you, I have summoned you by name, you are mine…”
As The Redeemed, we should never have a reason to FEAR!
Psalm 107: 1-2 “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2) LET THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SAY SO, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy.