Is fear inherently sinful? Apparently so.

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone which is the second death.” -Revelation 21:8

Its certainly instructive that fear, murder, lying and idolatry all appear in the same category. That’s not because God is “picking on ‘fearful, murdering liars.'” It’s because all of those behaviors deny God. They enliven (or are enlivened by) a Spirit that denies God’s love for you, his love for others, and his principles for how life was designed to work. Remember, fear is faith. It’s just faith placed in the Satan’s ability as superior to God’s will, desire, and ability.

You don’t have to be afraid. You can grow out of your fear and begin to walk in overcoming faith that will result in an increase in confidence, recognition of blessing, and a positive shift in perspective that will make you a much more positive person.

The first step is to shift your mind and say aloud “I’m not going to give into fear any more. I’m learning to live out my faith in God who loves me.” I’d encourage you to practice saying that phrase aloud several times a day.

The second step, is you have got to learn who you are in Christ. You must understand your identity as a child of God. You can’t do that apart from digging into the Bible. I’d recommend you start by reading a chapter in Proverbs everyday. Today is the 14th of the month. So today you read chapter 14.

There’s alot more. It’s not complicated or hard, but neither does it come overnight.

I’ll leave it there for now. If you’re starting on this journey, I’d like to know. Send me an email.