Psalm 34:4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
Scripture tells us to 'Fear not' 365 times and Jesus himself tells us to not be afraid which means He must have given us a way to deal with it or He would be unjust to tell us not to! God gave us a key when He said "Don't fear because I am with you."
When I had to go for a liver biopsy many years ago I wrote Isaiah 41:10 on a piece of paper and held it in my hand all the time as I could feel fear rising up for what they would find. I needed to remind myself God was there with me the whole time, that He was helping me deal with it and strengthening me on the inside.
God's faithful promises of His presence with us are our rock of assurance against every fear that comes knocking because He is the great I AM, there is no one greater, more powerful or more loving and He's promised to never leave us or abandon us.
Jesus knew we would need faith to fight fear and He went to the cross for us to overcome the grave and defeat every devil for us, including the spirit of fear. We can put our faith in Him and go to Him and say "I can't do this on my own, but I can with Your help. I call out to you Lord in faith and I believe You're strengthening me and helping me right now" and if it's bad, all we need is "Help me Jesus!"
If there are days when we feel like scripture isn't working for us, we need to stop and remember Jesus is a real living person and He's present with us through His Holy Spirit all the time for us to talk to and relate to. He wants us to know the 'Fear not' verses are real and for us personally, they're not just trite words because He, the great I AM, is backing them and He cares about you so much.
Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 35:4, Psalm 56:3-4, Deut 3:22, Isaiah 43:1, Deut. 31:6, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 46:1-3, John 14:27, Psalm 91:4-5.
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