Fear-vs-Love
1 John 4:18 (HCSB) – “There is no fear in love; instead, perfect
love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears
has not reached perfection in love.”
News reports of events circulating around
the globe create an atmosphere of hopelessness, doubt and fear; fear of
terrorism; fear of abandonment; fear of loss; and fear of the unknown. Our country has experienced weather patterns
causing many without the basic necessities of heat; light and food to
experience the fear of succumbing to the problems associated with intense
weather fluctuations; such as loss of life due to fires, accidents, and
hypothermia. The global economy, stock markets and financial trends foster
precedents of un-and under-employment, downsizing, and poverty. Small pox, measles, Ebola and TB cases are
popping up in the least likely areas. Fear abounds.
Fear
is a tool of the evil one and will appear without warning or invitation. We have to be mindful that fear creeps in and
hangs around waiting for a vulnerable place to slide into our consciousness. It will try to make itself at home whenever
we take our eyes off of the true ‘love’ that God proves.
When we look into the eyes of our
problems; we stare into nothingness and lose focus of the love that God has for
us. Don’t give problems that much attention.
Our scripture tells us that fear cannot and will not abide where there
is love. God is love; perfect love; and
where God is -fear cannot be. Fear tries
to intimidate and instigate our emotions to work against us. Every bump in the night becomes an intruder;
every low tone becomes a whisper against us; every slight pain is malignant and
like every other lie of the devil it can be chased away just by the mention of
the name of Jesus.
Do not let fear, which is False Evidence Appearing
Real, linger. When it tries to creep in and take over speak
out against it. Give God the glory and
usher in the courage that the Holy Spirit brings. Take courage in the form of love. Love yourself and take courage in your
God-given ability to call out fear and take its power away. Don’t be afraid to try, to do, to advance, to
fail, to get back up and try again, to explore, to stand up for yourself, to
listen, to learn, to be all that you can be.
Love will conquer all.
Every
day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT day! Be blessed! Dr. JoAnn
Amen! Thank you for these morning inspiration! May God continue to bless you as you continue to post such positive daily messages and bring motivation and inspiration to us all.Your number one fan Tia :-)
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