FACE YOUR HIDDEN FEAR

26th  JUNE 2023

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

There is hardly anyone who would not fear at some point in life. Many are afraid of becoming poor, falling sick or dying from existing ailments, and suffering physical or spiritual attacks. If you come from Nigeria where I live, you will notice that the prevalent fear here is fear of being kidnapped or having to face terror attacks and having to go through dehumanizing and agonizing conditions.

There are many good reasons to be afraid nevertheless. One reason is that we believe that the powers against us are mightier and merciless. Therefore, we think that if we are not careful, we could be smashed by these negative powers or evil of our time! But that is not entirely correct. (1 John 4:4).

One difficult situation we find ourselves in is that we have many deep-rooted fears locked up and hidden in the dusty regions of our subconscious, haunting us day by day. However, when fearfulness causes harm to your physical and mental stability, and you find yourself avoiding things that might create more fear, please don’t ignore it. When anxiety becomes a debilitating thing that leaves you quivering and sick, don’t try to push it away. That is because if we fail to control our fear, we will surely manifest evil someday! Therefore, arise and overcome your fear.

God says, “Don’t fear”! Mind you, what you fear, such as ill health, terror attacks, poverty, etc., will not automatically go away or die off. They are forces of evil in the hands of the devil to manipulate us or cause us pain. For as long as the devil lives, evil will continue to exist. Therefore, no prayers will remove evil until the last day (Revelation 20:10). Therefore, do not get carried away by stories like David killed Goliath, to mean that you can destroy evil. 

Evil is a Spirit undercurrent that manipulates willing vessels such as human elements to submit to wrongful acts. Even if you destroy an evil person, the undercurrent evil forces will move on to another ready person to operate and use. The devil is the commander of evil forces, and he will not die until the last day. Therefore, your focus is not to destroy evil but to rise above evil by purifying your individual and collective consciousness. When we do that, we increase our level of vibration, which takes us above the vibrations of evil.

A society or individual will rise above evil when the majority decides to do good works and avoid evil. Therefore, repent and shun evil individually, then we can have a healthy society.

When we pray, God gives us the ability to overcome and rise above evil. Prayer raises our spiritual cover or frequency above the domain of evil, in such a way that evil becomes powerless to us. Consistent prayers will give us the power to overcome. (Psalm 110:1). You are expected to reign amid your enemies! (Psalm 23)

Are there things that give you fear? Release them to the Cross, and be filled by the Spirit! Feel lighter and tell yourself, I am a victor! God’s love never fails. Avoid evil deeds, face your fears, and move forward with courage. AMEN

PRAYER

Father, protect me among my enemies. Please grant me the strength to overcome. AMEN. 

FURTHER READING: Isaiah 41:10; Jeremiah 42:11; Psalms 118:6