“The joy of the Lord is our strength.” .Nehemiah 8:10 NLT
As I was writing a success series, the word fear kept coming up. Who hasn’t experienced fear? So. we’re going to spend sometime digging up its roots. It’s a lie I’ve often found myself falling prey to. I think fear is the enemy’s number one most effective tool in his evil tool belt. By the way, it’s a tiny belt. He doesn’t need a lot of tools, because the few he has work so well. He knows it’s impossible to have joy and fear at the same time, so in essence, if he can get you to buy into fear, he steals your joy and your strength all in one strategic move. Have you ever been paralyzed by fear? Me too. Maybe God asked you to step out and do something you’d never done before and fearful thoughts flooded your mind. Thoughts like “You’re not good enough,” “What if you fail?” “You could never do that.” Unless you stood against the lies and their accompanying feelings, you probably just resigned yourself, gave into fear, and moved on missing what God had for you. Here is the truth. Feelings aren’t facts, but God’s Words are fact. Our weapon is His truth and He says, “we”You are more than an overcomer.” He says, “You are a new creature in Christ.” He says, “You can do all things through Christ.” Those are the facts!