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When we “work the Word,” we read it, study it, think about it, choose to believe it is true, share it with others, and pray about it, asking God to use its truth to transform the way we think, speak, act, and live.
Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. JUDY BLUME
OVERCOMING FEAR MEANS SURRENDERING CONTROL
The key ingredient to overcoming fear is not just speaking to it; it’s speaking to it in Jesus’ name.
When we’re afraid, we have a tendency to pray and ask God for peace before we’ll step out and do what frightens us. But most of the time, we simply need to move forward.
If you will be brave and march straight into that fearful situation, having faith that God will bring you through it, that’s probably where you’ll find the peace you’re looking for.
I challenge you to say yes to whatever you are currently saying no to. Don’t let fear make you say no when God is leading you to say yes.
When you’re faced with something you want to do, but you find yourself afraid to do it and even saying no to it, ask yourself the same question Bella asked me: “Is this the fear talking, or is this me talking?”
Fear will hold you back from some of the most awesome experiences life has to offer, but you don’t have to let that happen. You can tell it, “Go away. Not today. Good-bye! In the name of Jesus.”
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. . . . The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. NELSON MANDELA
Joshua 1:9 • Isaiah 12:2 • Isaiah 41:13 • Matthew 10:29–31 • Hebrews 13:6
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. BRIAN TRACY
Here are seven steps to exhale your ugly: pray like crazy, tell yourself the truth, get your pain out, ask God to heal you, share your heart with someone you trust, open your heart to healing, and believe God’s Word.
It’s time to stop relying on other people for your sense of value and to stop letting their opinions determine what you think about yourself. I challenge you to do that.
Whose voice is loudest in your life? Whose lead is strongest in your life? And what is your idea of winning?
Jesus says in John 15:16, “You did not choose me, but I chose you.”
