Shrink Your Fears
“When I am afraid, I will trust in you.” Ps 56:3 NIV
Mary loved being a homemaker. She’d been married for thirty years to John, a successful businessman. Because John had always taken care of things, Mary had learned never to take risks. As a result, her biggest fear was that she’d be left alone one day. Sometimes she would tell her friends, “I hope I go before John because I don’t think I could handle things by myself.” But then John became ill and Mary was placed in the position of caring for him, plus having to make all the decisions for them both. It was nerve-racking at first. But once she put her trust in God and decided to take charge, she made an interesting discovery: security doesn’t lie in having things, but in handling them! She found that facing her fears was easy compared to the years she’d spent feeling inadequate, helpless and dependent. Facing your fears is always easier than living with helplessness. In fact, when you let fear stop you, you end up living with feelings of dread and helplessness that are a hundred times worse than if you had just faced your fears and moved forward. The truth is, if you tell yourself often enough that you can’t do something, you will be unable to do it—even though you have the talent, time, resources, strategy, and friends to accomplish it. Only those who say they can, do. Saying you believe in yourself and the God who lives within you may not guarantee your success, but saying you don’t will guarantee your failure. So today face your fears head on, and watch them shrink.
January 9, 2013 | Permalink11 Responses to Shrink Your Fears
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Patricia Brown says:
I am an older adult who has returned to college, and this semester I decided to enroll full time. Yesterday was the first day of class and I became intimidated by the course requirements as well as the work load. I don’t want my GPA to drop. I am trusting God to help me through this.
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Antwi - Boasiako Adarkwa says:
He surely will help you! keep on trusting in Him.
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Donna says:
Day 4 – Fasting for direction – perhaps it’s time to resolve old issues and claim new victories! Don’t think I ever really had an edge – but being in Christ for the first time is certainly showing me how to hone one! Sooooo exciting – who would have ever thought!!!!!!!
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Akosua says:
I know my redeemer lives and i know he will see me through my dry season. Thank you free chapel for the fasting movement. God bless everyone taking part.Thank you for such a word this morning, i needed this to remind that all i need is to put my trust in the lord and watch my fears shrink.
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Dewale says:
Once again I thank you for such a lovely and uplifting devotional. I have been crippled by fear for nearly a year now and yesterday I decided that I will have no more of it. To now read today’s exposé, it truly incredible!
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Lara says:
Thank you! The key to shrinking my fear is by taking the first step of faith!
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Grace says:
Fear, so often it would hit me, along with feeling of anxiousness. I just remind myself, “that I can do all things through Christ who strenghten me,” I also say to myself, “There is nothing too hard for my God to do, I know that he is able to do exceedingly abundently above what I ask or even think.” These are my confirnmation
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Michelle says:
Amen!!!!
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judy says:
i recenlty lost my husband and felt lonely mostly at night but ever sinces i been fasting my faith has grown more god has everything under control i sleep a lot better thank u jesus for taking that fear away
Thank you. As from now am going to shrink all the fears that have been tormenting me.