“What Does Fear Mean To You??”

Gods perfect love casts out all fear
by Dona Hake
I saw this the other evening on the photography group that I belong to, and it totally inspired me for today’s devotional!    Yesterday I had shared that there is NO THING that can separate us from our Lord.    We all well know though that fear can rob our hearts and weaken our faith in an instant.   Let us look at two meanings of fear!
Fear has two meanings and the choice is ours!

Forget
Everything
And
Run

 

 

OR


Face
Everything
And
Rise
The first meaning can happen all so easily if we fail to keep our minds renewed to what the Word of God says about every area of our lives.    We must determine to daily renew our minds and grow in our faith not being mere hearers of the Word.    God’s Word speaks about what God has not given us, and that is a spirit of fear…

2 Timothy 1:7 Amplified Version

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]”

1 John 4:18 AMP version
There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love].

As we serve the Lord and wait upon Him, He has promised to cause us to rise up and mount with wings as eagles.   When the storms of life come, we can rise above any storm and soar to new heights!   May we be those that face everything in faith and rise up in victory!!!!