Overcoming Fear
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13, ESV
There have been times in the past when I’ve dreaded having to do a certain task or deal with a certain person. I was afraid of the push back or conflict I might have to face. It’s interesting - while writing this post and reflecting back, I’m realizing that many of the times when I faced the thing I feared, it was not as bad as I had anticipated. I know that was because I sought the Lord before moving. Now, sometimes the situation would end just the way I had feared but I still had to move and take care of the issue at hand, and God always gave me what I needed to get through it.
In the book of Esther, we read where her cousin Mordecai tells her she must go before the king to seek his favor and plead for the life of her people. Esther was afraid because she had not been summoned by the king for a month. The rule was that if any man or woman goes to the king in the inner court without being summoned, he would be put to death, unless the king held out the golden scepter to him. Esther sought the Lord through a 3-day fast with the Jewish people before she went before the king, and God gave her favor.
When the Moabites, Ammonites, and some Meunites came up against Jehoshaphat, he was afraid. He decided to ask the Lord for advice and told all the people of Judah to go without eating. The people came together to ask the Lord for help. In fact, they came from every town in Judah to pray to God. Then Jehoshaphat prayed to God the promises that God had already said He would bring to pass for His people. After the prayer, a word came to Jehoshaphat through Jahaziel. God told him not to be afraid, and that He would fight their battle for them. Jehoshaphat still had to go down to the battle ground, but when they got to the battle ground there were only dead bodies lying around. God not only fought their battle for them, but He also gave them all the wealth of those who lay dead!
No matter what you are facing remember this – “the Lord your God, holds your right hand; it is God who says to you, ‘Fear not, I am the one who helps you’” (Isaiah 41:13). Take every situation to the Lord in prayer and He will deliver you!
Affirmations; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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