Effectively Overcoming Fear
One thing that people are scared to do is to open up a church service to rely on the actual presence living Jesus and to be directly led by His Spirit instead of by a program or a human leader. That fear keeps churches institutionalized, compromised, and fragmentized. Religious formalism prevents Christians from opening their heart to one another and encouraging each other. (There are more that 50 places in the New Testament where Christ-followers are told to minister to one another in various ways.)
The Bible blesses those who look intently into it with an open humble heart and continue to soak it in and implement it day and night by not forgetting what they’ve read but putting it into ongoing action. (James 1:25) To be blessed with “the freedom and glory of the children of God,” (Romans 8:21) do and obey the word throughout each day.
To overcome the fear of relying on the risen Jesus, begin to trust Him little by little. Instead of always trying to do everything by your own wisdom and power, surrender something to Him. Ask Jesus to show you what He wants you to do about it. Then wait until you get a response and do what He tells you to. The results will be amazing and step by step they will build your confidence in Christ and overcome your fear of relying on Him. (If you aren’t serious about following Jesus, you won’t want to be led by the Holy Spirit or the Bible.)
I was talking recently to a 93-year-old woman I know. She began to tell me that she was afraid of being forced out of her home of many years. Her landlord had told her that he was planning to put her home up for sale and that she might have to move. She was visibly worried and fearful. The Holy Spirit prompted me to ask her if I could pray for her. I did and she consented.
I put my hand on her shoulder and began to pray that God would remove her fear and worry, give her peace of mind, and also make a way that she can stay in her home. Two days later I saw her, and she was beaming. She said that her landlord had changed his mind. He told her that she could stay in her home for the rest of her life. That experience helped us both take a bold step toward overcoming our fear of daily relying on Jesus.
The body of Christ
Has been analyzed
And highly organized,
Institutionalized
And compartmentalized,
Deeply compromised
And so fragmentized,
That it’s unrecognized.
It desperately needs
To be energized
And mobilized
By the risen Jesus!
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