Isaiah 41:13 For I hold you by your right hand - I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, "Don't be afraid, I am here to help you......"
Do you have a hiding place for precious things? Before going on holiday I had hidden a purse along with something else in safe places. Well we returned and I couldn't remember where I'd put the jolly things for safe keeping! I had all the family searching the house but I'd hidden them too well. We pulled out cupboards, looked under mattresses, we tried everywhere! It was getting ridiculous and bear in mind I'd been looking for one of the things for weeks!
The enemy knows how to press the buttons which will bring the most distress doesn't he? I was beginning to have a melt down as he was telling me I was getting forgetful and that began to bother me. Have you ever felt like that? You know your own 'pressure points' for sure!
He was pressuring me with fear and I wasn't doing too well in countering him. Although on the inside I was thinking 'I will not fear getting forgetful, Lord help us find these things', but on the outside I was getting upset.
Then suddenly we heard a shout 'Found it' and sure enough there was my grand daughter, grinning from ear to ear, holding my purse! I was so thankful, and literally moments later I found the other thing I'd hidden somewhere else.
So what did I learn from all that? Keep listening to the inner voice of your spirit, not the one that's pressuring you with how you feel because that changes in seconds as I found out when I heard 'I found it'!
I learned that God heard all my prayers and was answering them already but I was being too impatient. I wanted it now! Because I was getting over into fear it began to affect my faith. I was beginning to believe the enemy instead of the Lord. If that's ever happened to you please read on.
I want to encourage you to hang on to your faith and not give in to fear in any shape or form. I don't care what it looks like or feels like. Stand your ground and tell the enemy to back off. God is answering your prayers. Just be patient!
Fear contaminates our faith and that's what happened to me. I began to tolerate and listen to the fear and my faith was affected, and we know it's our faith that overcomes the world. The enemy is after our faith so don't let him have it!
The enemy is a deceiver and a liar, so whatever he's trying to pressure you with at the minute, know for sure it's a lie and don't tolerate it!
God has said we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16) Is Christ's mind forgetful, fearful or confused? Absolutely not, so by faith I'm laying hold of the promises afresh "I do have the mind of Christ, I am united with Christ, and I will not fear because God is helping me and holding my right hand and strengthening me." Whatever fear you are facing remember Apostle Paul tells us to fight the good fight of faith and it's a good fight because faith wins!
How about you, will you join with me and fight the good fight of faith against any fear that's pressuring you? Remember God is with us helping us. We will not fear! Amen.
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