Todays Message: Fear Not! TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1 by Os Hillman Wednesday, October 30 2013 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 God calls each of us to engage in spiritual warfare at times. Whenever satan wants to come against one of Gods children, he does so by trying to intimidate through fear. Goliaths formidable size and arrogant boasting intimidated Saul and Israels army. And because Gods anointing had fallen from Saul, he was unable to respond with courage to Goliaths charge. Fear paralyzes and torments. That is why Saul could not respond. The anointing had fallen on David, who was just a young boy, but mighty in spirit. David did not cower at the size or shouts of the giant Goliath. He saw Goliath through the eyes of God, who saw him as a mere speck. David had righteous indignation for an affront to the armies of the living God. David did not weigh the risk of failure because his faith was resting totally in God. That is another important factor in overcoming fear-complete trust in God. When the Lord began training me to confront fear, the training grounds were a groundless lawsuit, intimidations, and calamity that confronted my very existence. Learning that these were merely tactics of the enemy, designed to instill fear, allowed me to stand firm in Gods power to overcome. Do not fear sudden calamity if you are walking uprightly before God. It may be setting the stage for a great victory that will bring praise and honor to your heavenly Father. These battles are training grounds for greater victories to come.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:10:12 +0000
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