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Why Do We Fear?
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by Chase Holtzclaw
or a long time, I have wondered, why do we fear
cannot live without fear and walk in faith, then the enemy
the future? What is it about fear that we let it take
has already crippled us. Without faith, we cannot stand for
full control over our thoughts and emotions, even
God much less have the courage to talk about the good news
affecting us physically? How can we let something we cannot see control every move we make? This question
of Jesus. We often have to step out in faith, but how can we when
led me to the most wonderful answer. It’s simple and has
the enemy tells us to be fearful of all these other things that
already been given to us. The word of God tells us to not
could happen, you might ask? God already tells us what we
fear what this world or man can do. The only thing we
are to do in His word and we should follow the example of
should fear is God and Him alone. I have always asked
Jesus. The enemy will come to you when you are susceptible
myself why would God want me to fear Him and why would a loving Father tell me to fear Him? God the Father wants us to fear Him and only Him because He knows that if we fear anything else it will have control over our lives. His will for our lives is perfect. When we work in our will, we mess things up. The enemy has a way of twisting will with fear. This kind of control with fear is the easiest and quickest way to control someone and the enemy knows this. This is why God our Father wants us to fear only Him. It is not because He wants us to be afraid of Him, it is because He loves us and He knows what we could fear will define our lives. The question we have to ask now is, how do we live a life without fear? The depth of this question can be simple to
to hearing his lies. Remember he is the ultimate liar after
some and complicated for others. Complications come when
all. Paul tells us, in 2 Corinthians 10:5, to take every thought
we are fearful of things and those things take over our lives.
captive to the obedience of Christ. Should we not take the
Fear begins to control us in many ways and can take our
fear captive in our minds? Fear can cause us to do some
lives away from what God wants for us. If you believe that
crazy things if we believe what we fear is actually real. I
we are in a spiritual battle that affects our reality around
urge you to take those thoughts captive, and in the name
us, then this will be easy for you to understand. The way
of Jesus tell them to leave you, until you can live your life
the enemy will try to place fear in you is simple. He will
without the fear the enemy is trying to feed you. Life is too
whisper into your ear and tell you things will not work out
short to waste on fear. Pray to God and ask for wisdom and
the way you want. He will tell you bad things will happen if
He will give it to you. Pray you have faith to step out when
you step out in faith. He will do these things through people
it is time and live your life as Jesus would. Let us step out
you trust and the world around you. Do these things sound
and glorify our Creator and walk without fear.
us. The enemy wants us to fear everything so he can control us. If we live our lives in fear, we cannot walk in faith. If we
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About The Author
familiar to you? God wants us to fear Him because He loves
Chase Holtzclaw has three wonderful kids. God saved Chase’s life by showing him He has a better way. Chase prays that he can show his children how to love God above everything and to love their neighbor as themselves.
