THE ANTIDOTE TO FEAR

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[TD="align: left"]1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear…
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"]Experts tell us that babies have two natural fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. A study on fear was conducted on 500 adults of varying ages, backgrounds and lifestyles. The results showed that they shared some 7,000 different fears. This means that they must have learnt 6,998 fears since they were born. That is a lot of fears!

Actually, our bodies are designed for faith. Fear was foreign to man until Adam sinned against God. For the first time, Adam knew fear, and he hid from God and said, “I heard Your voice…I was afraid…I hid myself.” (Genesis 3:10)

Since then, man has been living in the realm of fear—fear of the future, fear of what others might say, fear of diseases, fear of flying…

Actually, every fear is born out of the feeling of being cut off from God. If you think that God is still mad at you, that He is out to punish you, how can you have faith that everything will be all right? How can you have faith for your miracle?

But I have good news for you. There is a sure antidote to fear. The apostle John says that “perfect love casts out fear”. When you know that God so loves you that He gave His Son to take your beating so that you can take His blessings, you will stop fearing.

God so loves you that at the cross, Jesus was rejected so that you could become God’s beloved. It was not the nails that kept Jesus on the cross. It was His love for you. And if God did not withhold Jesus, why do you think that He will withhold healing, finances or a blessed marriage from you? (Romans 8:32)

Today, when you hear His voice, you will hear Him say, “You are My beloved child, in you I am well pleased.” And you don’t have to hide but you can run to Him without fear because He is not out to punish you. He is out to protect and provide for you, so fear not!

Grace Inspiration Mar 4/16 Joseph Prince Ministries
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hornetguy

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According to one woman's research, the phrase "fear not" is in the Bible about 80 times... 26 or 27 of those were in the NT.

Seems as if God is trying to tell us something...

I think that fear is the result of not being in God. I realize that is a work in progress, but it should be a gradual, incremental releasing of fears that happens in all Christians.

That old Mad magazine guy (Alfred E Newman?) saying "What, me worry?" should probably be the motto of all Christians...

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LOL..good one!..I think fear stems from us not knowing the true character of our loving, good Father and our Lord...but as you say we are growing in it!....:)

According to one woman's research, the phrase "fear not" is in the Bible about 80 times... 26 or 27 of those were in the NT.

Seems as if God is trying to tell us something...

I think that fear is the result of not being in God. I realize that is a work in progress, but it should be a gradual, incremental releasing of fears that happens in all Christians.

That old Mad magazine guy (Alfred E Newman?) saying "What, me worry?" should probably be the motto of all Christians...

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