The young woman and I talked about what her response would be in each of those three cases we had mentioned. We then discussed the fourth point: Determine in advance what your response will be to any fear-object. It was the possibility of the third response that created the most fear. Second, he could respond with a greeting. I suggested that she take the initiative that evening and say, "Hi, Dad!" We reasoned that there were three possible responses he could give. Obviously there was irresponsible behavior on both their parts. They hadn't spoken to each other in six months. A college student shared with me that she was living in terror of her father. Third, work out a plan of responsible behavior. We will always live less than a responsible life if we fear anything other than God. In what way does any fear prevent you from responsible behavior or compel you toward irresponsible behavior? You may need to confess any situations where you've allowed your actions to be controlled by fear ( Psalm 28:1). Second, determine where God's place in your life has been usurped. Satan takes advantage of victimized people if they don't seek a scriptural solution to their crisis ( Psalm 38:18). It is often associated with some tragedy or failure in their lives, such as a marital affair or an abortion.
What experience preceded the first attack? People struggling with agoraphobia can usually identify one precipitating event. If you are struggling with anxiety attacks, determine when they first occurred. Most people aren't aware of what is controlling their lives. How do you respond to fear situations in your life? The following steps will help you identify and hopefully eliminate any irrational fears.įirst, analyze your fear. "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." - Proverbs 28:1 KJVĭaily in Christ Daily Devotional: The Death of Fear "The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion." - Proverbs 28:1 ESV *Devotion excerpted from Encouragement for Today's Apdevotion on Crosswalk, 'Faith vs. I believe that You will make me strong and courageous.
You have told me not to be afraid or discouraged. Would You take my fear and replace it with faith? You have said that You will never leave me nor forsake me. Never.ĭear Lord, thank You that You stand beside me today as I face this trial. He stands with us in battle, and He sits with us who hold the tiny hand of a newborn baby in the Intensive Care Unit. We can do this because He has promised to never leave us or forsake us. Thankfully, God healed us both.īe strong, God said, and courageous. I have wondered since if our stay in the hospital was as much for my healing as my son's. And each day God took a little of our fear and replaced it with faith. We spent five days in the hospital with our tiny son. It is the result of faith, and even that is a gift from God. And courage is not something we find within ourselves. Fear, it seems, is a natural reaction when we face a challenge, whether it is being led through the desert into the Promised Land, or being rushed to the hospital for an emergency delivery.īut the only antidote to fear is faith. It is no wonder that God had to remind us in Deuteronomy 31:6 not to be afraid. I would learn terms like spontaneous pneumothorax and the dreaded pneumonia. But no, my path would involve hours, and then days, learning the ins and outs of oxygen tubes, IVs, and heart rate monitors. I would have preferred that courage meant I wouldn't fear the path that lay before me. Faith did not come naturally in that moment. We walked through the door of that hospital afraid that our worst fears were about to become reality. So my husband and I packed a bag and left our three other children in the care of my mother.
Short encouraging bible verses series#
A series of sonograms and tests revealed that my son was in distress and dangerously underweight. The trauma started the previous evening when my doctor declared that I needed to get to the hospital immediately. They weren't the words I wanted to remember in that moment, but they came to me as I sat and listened to the doctor's news, jaw clenched and blinking back tears.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the presence of faith." The baby I'd given birth to just an hour earlier. Our pediatrician told me that my baby had a collapsed lung. " Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." (KJV)Įncouragement for Today Devotion: Faith vs. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you He will never leave you nor forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV
He will not leave you or forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you.
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