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Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Fear is sneaky. It doesn’t always show up as panic or terror. Often times it disguises itself as caution, logic, or what we call “being realistic.” We tell ourselves, “I’m just protecting myself or others,” or “I don’t want to get hurt again or hurt others again.” And in that moment, fear convinces us that it’s smarter to hide, isolate, cut off, or even run.
Fear makes us believe we can prevent outcomes. Nothing we do in our own strength can stop or change what God has already ordained. We cannot undo God's plan.
Fear pretends to protect you, but all it really does is prevent you. It prevents you from true happiness, true peace, true love, and true relationship with God.
Fear Feels Safe, but It's Not Stable.
Fear says, “Don’t reach out—they might reject you.”
Faith says, “God is with me even if they do.”
Fear says, “Don’t step out—it might not work.”
Faith says, “Even if I fail, God will use it.”
Fear makes isolation feel logical. You withdraw from people, opportunities, and even your calling because it seems safer.
Fear is very similar to pride in that it leads us ultimately to death. Death of the spirit, emotional death and mental death.
Fear doesn’t lead you to peace, it leaves you to pieces.
We fear because we believe the lie that we can control the outcome. That if we avoid, overthink, or try harder, we’ll be safe. But the truth is: we were never meant to control life. We were meant to walk by faith.
Fear comes from Satan. Faith is trusting that even if things don’t go your way, God is still leading the way.
We make decisions that seem safe, not because they’re rooted in faith but because we’re afraid to stay and trust. We even walk away from people God placed in our lives not out of peace, but self-preservation. But God never called us to live safely. He called us to live surrendered.
Fear never protects, it only projects.
Fear tells you to protect yourself or others while faith says you don’t have to protect yourself when God has already promised to do it.
Fear will always try to convince you to run. But God wants to show you how to stand. You don’t need to figure everything out. You just need to trust the One who has it all figured out.
I hope we can operate boldly on faith and not fear. God wants us to live boldly and not scared of anything. Your career, family, and life are all in the hands of God. Let us live boldly today in front of our Lord. Amen!
