It may seem a bit strange but there are two sides to Fear. There is Fear that wraps itself around us and limits everything we attempt to do. It makes our heart beat faster and keeps us prisoners. The enemy of God uses this fear to limit, discourage and defeat the human spirit. Believers have a wonderful weapon against this disabling Fear “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” Rom. 8:37. Fear of failure, criticism, comparison or loss of any kind is understandable but if allowed to rule our lives it becomes crippling. We have a Helper who will go with us as we determine to move out of this Fear prison into freedom. The other, a healthy kind of Fear, is our friend. This is a fear or awareness that keeps us from going too near the edge of a steep cliff or from ignoring the traffic lights. This good Fear is protection. Our God tells us we are to Fear or Reverence Him. This Fear is a wise acknowledgement of His amazing power, wisdom and personal involvement in the Believers life. We are told in Isa.41:10 “Do not fear for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand”. “If God is for us who is against us?” Rom. 8:31 says. The challenges of life may cause us to hold tighter to the Father’s hand but they need not defeat us.
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