“Can’t someone else to do it?”
“Why does it have to be you? She is more experienced. She has so many more resources available to her.”
“Don’t you see you don’t measure up? Everything is pointing to your failure and defeat.”
These are the lies and predictions of the enemy that the adversary assigns the spirit of fear to continually whisper in our ears. He is assigned to torment us so that we wouldn’t stand and fight, but rather freeze or take flight.
So many battles have been won by the adversary, by his deploying the spirit of fear against us. He wins by default: we did not show up for the fight because we were too afraid.
But I have learned that fear is not an excuse. The presence of fear does not release me from the assignment that God has given me. In the presence of fear, I can still obey God and experience success and victory. I learned this from Gideon. He was called a mighty man of valor, because he exhibited great courage – the ability to do something that frightened him – in the face of fear.
So what if you are afraid? Don’t allow fear to paralyze you into inactivity or disobedience. Remember what the psalmist said in Psalms 56:3? “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Let fear motivate you to run to God, your hiding place.
DIG DEEPER:
1. The Bible Study Teaching – Mighty Man of Valor!
2. The Devotional – Prediction: Imminent Defeat!
3. Prayer Room – Warfare: Against Fear & Warfare: Obedience conquers Fear
