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• 2 C O R I NT H I A NS 7 :1 | And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
A healthy fear of God motivates you to strive for holiness.
What can I do when I am overcome with fear? How do I find the strength to go on?
• PSA L M 4 6 :1 -2 | God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. (See
note on page 503.)
• J O H N 1 4 :2 7 | “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. . . . So don’t be
troubled or afraid.”
God promises to comfort us in our fear if we seek him when we are afraid. We have the
confident assurance that he is with us in any circumstance.
• DE U T E R O NO MY 3 1 :6 | “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before
them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor
abandon you.”
Remind yourself that God is always with you. Your situation may be genuinely threatening,
but God has not abandoned you, and he promises to stay with you. Even if your situation
is so bad that it causes death, God has not left you but has instead ushered you into his
very presence.
• R E VE L AT I O N 2 2 :5 | And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the
Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
Remind yourself that as a Christian, your destiny is victory! Present hardships and heartaches
are temporary. You can go forward with the confidence that you are on the winning side.
• PH I L I PP I A NS 4 :6 -7 | Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God
what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace,
which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds
as you live in Christ Jesus.
Pray with a thankful heart, asking God to give you what you need to deal with your fear.
Peace is not the absence of fear but the conquest of fear. Peace is not running away but
overcoming.
• 2 T I MOT H Y 1 :7 | For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love,
and self-discipline.
Fear presents an opportunity for you to develop greater faith as you call upon the power of
God to help you.
• G E NE SI S 2 6 :7 | When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he
said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.”
• J O SH U A 1 7 :1 6 | “But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots. . . . They are
too strong for us.”
Fear must not keep you from doing the things you know are right. You are not meant to live
in fear.
PROMISES FROM GOD
• L E VI T I C U S 2 6 :6 | “I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no
cause for fear.”
• PSA L M 9 1 :1 1 | “He will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.”
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Remind yourself that no enemy or adversity can take away your most important blessings—
the forgiveness God gave you for your sins, your relationship with him, and your eternal
salvation. These remain secure even when your world falls apart.
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• E PH E SI A NS 1 :3 | All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.