Fear’s Antidote

Devotional Reading: But Jesus reprimanded them. “Why are you gripped with fear? Where is your faith?” Then he stood up and rebuked the storm and said, “Be still!” And instantly it became perfectly calm. Matthew 8:26 TPT

There’s no question about it: the situations we face in life will rock our boats. For the disciples, it was storm that had them in a tizzy. For us, it could be a job situation, a financial problem, a health condition, or a relationship issue, among other complications. 
There are, literally, hundreds of perfectly logical reasons to give in to fear. The Bible, however, makes it amply clear that God doesn’t intend for us to succumb to fear. In fact, you might have heard that the phrase “fear not” appears over 365 times in Scripture.

While we will undoubtedly face fearful situations in life, our response to fear is critical. We can’t avoid circumstances that rock our boat, but we can choose to combat it the right way through faith.

Faith inspired the young shepherd boy, David, to defeat a famed war hero twice his size, while the rest of the Israelite army trembled in fear. Faith caused Joshua and company to conquer a fortified city by marching around it for seven days. And many examples like that.

Faith looks fear in the eye. Faith dictates to fear. Faith leaves no room, not even a foothold, for fear.

Prayer and Confession
I choose to say in faith and not in fear. Amen!

Further Reading – 2Corinthians 5:7, 1Timothy 1:7