Fear Is There

Fear Is There

John Stanko John Stanko

John Stanko

President at Urban Press

发布日期: 2020年1月16日
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Today in Your Life Matters

"When I am afraid, I put my trust in you" - Psalm 56:3.

David did not write "if I am afraid" but rather "when I am afraid." I have come to the conclusion that fear is always present in my life. Therefore, I am no longer surprised when I find it, but go on a search-and-destroy mission to look for it, asking God to show me where it is, so I can confront and manage it.

I have found that fear is a master of disguise and works in my life as rational thinking. For example, "I don't have enough time" is really "I'm afraid I don't have enough time to do that well" or "I'm afraid I will fail, so I won't even try." You know what 2 Timothy 1:7 says: "For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control" (NET).

Are you ready to confront and eradicate your fears today? What could you do today if you were not afraid?

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