Make sure you have first read Broken Winged Part I
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Fear can be debilitating, or even paralyzing to a point where it makes you stop and not finish what you started or simply not move forward in a different direction that will be more beneficial in the long run. Even in our minds, and our actions when we desire to move forward it is fear that will stop us cold, so we can’t, or don’t.
Oftentimes we might suffer from procrastination or play the blame game or make excuses and put all of this in front of our situation and in front of the circumstance so that the embarrassing fact that we are afraid never has to be spoken, realized or addressed.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear…”
When we protect fear the enemy continues to win. God says in 2 Timothy 1:7 He has not given us a spirit that we should be in fear. EVER! There are no exceptions God makes it clear and it’s boldly stated “For God has not given us a spirit of fear…” this scripture is reminding us that fear is real, but of the many things God has given us to work with, fear was not one of them.
Fear is a trick, a stronghold, a plot by the enemy to stop you from moving forward in what God has decreed that we should be moving forward in.
Not only can fear be paralyzing, fear is debilitating which means you become weaker, and weaker the more you accept things, and people that are contrary or against God’s will in your life all working against you to perpetuate your fears. When something is debilitating it is impaired and weakened to the point to where whatever the fear is affecting becomes paralyzed and unusable. The enemy wants us to stay focused on fear, to stay debilitated, weak, and impaired so we will not fight for what is rightfully ours.
When we are weak and full of fear in this way yes, naturally the excuses come, the blame game begins and the self-soothing to compensate for not moving forward turns into justification or worse self-pity. The effects of fear attacks all of our feelings and causes paralyzation in that area and the next thing we know we are settling, playing it safe, or lying saying “we just didn’t want to do that anyway”. The next phase of justification is making compromises. Making compromises places you in situations where you keep falling prey to fear and you keep losing. Did you know that you can become so accustomed to losing that you never expect to get ahead or win, or excel to the next level? Now you are falling apart because you have been weakened even more, set back and you don’t even recognize your life or how it got the way it is.
What must I do to not allow fear to get the better of me?
First thing is we must face our fear and address it as what it is. A plot designed by the adversary to keep you in bondage long enough, so you won’t produce or move forward. Even worse, just give up.
Since fear has entered the mind through the excuses and justification process, the only way to rid yourself of this type of debilitating fear is with action. When we have attacks in our minds it makes us doubt God’s promises, our purpose, and even if we deserve the good things we can feel deep that are in store for us. In Jeremiah 29:11 the bible says “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (NIV).
Let me assure you that God’s promises are just as real as His guidance and He will open doors for us during our own internal struggles to show you and remind you that He alone is God. That He established your pathway and is just waiting for you to let go and follow Him.
"He will open doors for us during our own internal struggles to show you and remind you that He alone is God."
To Have that mustard seed faith spoken of in Luke 17:6. Just a small amount of faith can uproot a huge amount of fear and remove it. Faith will wash out the mental attacks that are trying to tear you down. It will establish His Kingdom in your mind by blessing you, so you won’t continue to be paralyzed by fear, but you will enter into adoration for God, and praise for who He is, and what He has done.
The Bible says in II Timothy 1:7 that once this way of thinking is in the forefront of your mind instead of fear you will exhibit the power of having a sound mind understanding that right at the point when you are feeling fearful God is walking with you through the valley of the shadow of death where dreams, and hopes die and He is setting you up at the table to anoint your head with His heavenly oil so you are able to shine with His Glory in your current situation.
Don’t let fear stop you from moving forward always call on the name of Jesus and let the Holy Spirit minister to you and guide you to the direction of strength in your areas of weakness. God has plans in store for us that yes if He poured them out before us all at once we would become overwhelmed, and resort back to fear and stay there. However, the gentleness of God slowly builds our mind so that as we get stronger in our faith and He can reveal and fill us with more of the blessings from our inheritance from being a child of the King of Kings. Hold your head up, you are royalty covered in the blood of Jesus. Fear doesn’t live here anymore!
Key Thought: Fear can become a very real part of our lives trying to hold us back from the very Blessings God has in store for us, don’t let fear win claim your victory with the power of faith through a strong mind.
Prayer: “Father God I have allowed fear and being afraid hold me back from walking into the Blessings I believe you have in store for me, but I know your word is true and you did not give me a spirit of fear. Help me oh Lord overcome my fears by increasing my faith and strengthening my mind, and I will give you all the praise in Jesus name Amen.”
