I am inwardly fashioned for faith, not for fear. Fear is not my native land; faith is. I am so made that worry and anxiety are sand in the machinery of life; faith is the oil. I live better by faith and confidence than by fear, doubt and anxiety. In anxiety and worry, my being is gasping for breath – these are not my native air. But in faith and confidence, I breathe freely – these are my native air. A John Hopkins University doctor says, “We do not know why it is that worriers die sooner than the non-worriers, but that is a fact.” But I, who am simple of mind, think I know; We are inwardly constructed in nerve and tissue, brain cell and soul, for faith and not for fear. God made us that way. To live by worry is to live against reality.
Fear
Kathy Vallotton
My mind was in an intense battle to find peace as the enemy chucked terrifying thoughts into my fortress like grenades thrown on a battlefield. I often found myself ducking for cover and longing for solace. The trial was kicking my butt, and God was exposing my weakness. In the midst of my inner war, I remembered what King Solomon wrote: “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe” (Proverbs 18:10). I felt God summoning me into His tower, and I had a deep conviction that He wanted to wash away my fears with His Word.
Anthony Nguyen
I am not worried about what tomorrow brings because I know my God is already there. He is already working all things out for good on my behalf. He is preparing the way and guiding my steps. God’s provision and favor is upon my life!
Theresa Dedmon
If we want to fully access God’s limitless creativity, we must be willing to venture into the waves of risk and uncertainty. God wants to take us places we have never encountered. Ask Jesus where you have limited His ability to flow through you because of fear or unbelief and then ask Him to show you what life would look like if lived a life of risk.
Gretchen Rodriguez
Fear drives us to take matters into our own hands instead of releasing them to Him.
Christine Caine
So often, we are paralyzed by the fear of missing God’s will. We do not move because we are waiting for 10 confirmations. Here’s the deal, most times you are going to have to step out in faith, to find out if it’s God. God is big enough to redirect you if you’re wrong.
G. Campbell Morgan
The man who measures things by the circumstances of the hour is filled with fear; the man who sees Jehovah enthroned and governing has no panic.
Jim Jarman
Nothing in this world will ever change as long as the people of God remain silent and intimidated. As Christians we have a voice that needs to be seen and heard in the earth today. Everyone else is using theirs, so let’s use ours. Let our voice be seen and heard and stand up for what is right, moral, holy & godly. A voice of love, joy, peace and hope, not a voice of hate, chaos and destruction but a voice with Holy Spirit power & authority. A voice that is as bold as a lion. Speak up and speak out and live right.
Christine Caine
Whether it’s the fear of failing, the fear of rejection, or the fear of the unknown, we’ve all struggled with fear at various times in life, me included. Yes, confronting fear is one of our constant struggles on this side of eternity, but being controlled by fear doesn’t have to be. Throughout Scripture, the people of God were reminded to ‘fear not’ because God was with them. And God is with us today too. He doesn’t want fear to hold us back. He’s got our back
Francois Fenelon
What are you afraid of? Let God act. Abandon yourself to Him. You will suffer, but you will suffer with love, peace and consolation. You will fight, but you can carry off the victory, and God Himself, after having fought with you, will crown you with His own hand. You will weep, but your tears will be sweet, and God Himself will come with satisfaction to dry them. You will not be free any longer to give yourself up to your tyrannic passions, but you will sacrifice your liberty freely, and you will enter into a new liberty unknown to the world, in which you will do nothing except for love.