His Favorite Daughters

FEAR is NOT just a ‘feeling’ –
it is a‘spirit’

So says God’s Word:
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 1 Tim. 1:7

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 Jn. 4:18

√Some common causes of fear:

1. Focusing on the temporal
            fear is paralyzing. It creeps up on you and overtakes your mind and thoughts (and, eventually, your body) and will render you powerless to function properly in your everyday life.

2. Believing the evil report
            fear is viral (spreads quickly over a short amount of time) in our world as we daily soak it in through the TV, media of all sorts, internet, blogs, and social media, just to name a few.

3. Accepting your circumstances
            fear dominates our thinking to the point of convincing us that our present state of affairs is permanent. It keeps us in state of being afraid by imagining all kinds of seeming giants in an attempt to intimidate us into a position of cowering in fear.

L I admit, personally, I have fallen into this trap too often.

I was greatly admonished this morning by the Holy Spirit as I read this from 2 Jn. 1:8  . . . . Look to yourselves (take care) that you may not lose (throw away or destroy) all that we and you have labored for, but that you may [persevere until you] win and receive back a perfect reward [in full].

J I am determined to not get so consumed with my problems and crisis' that I forget the great things God has performed for me in the past.

Have we read the entire quote of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt who said,