Just as faith is a powerful force, there is also a force opposed to faith called fear, it’s actually faith in reverse. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, or earnestly expected. Fear is the substance of things NOT DESIRED but are still expected, you believe it will happen. If we don’t eliminate fear it will bring the very thing we do not want. Job is the classic example of this, ” For the thing which I GREATLY FEARED is come upon me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came. ” (Job 3:25-26) Job rehearsed his fears until he GREATLY feared, and trouble came. When we speak our fears they grow and contaminate our faith. These thoughts will die unborn if we do not speak them, fear filled words give the enemy license to operate in your life. When you talk fear, doubt and unbelief your words are speaking into existence things you do not desire. Just as faith comes by hearing, fear also comes by hearing the wrong things. Jesus said, ” Therefore take no thought SAYING, what shall we eat ? or what shall we drink ? or wherewithal shall we be clothed ? ” ( Matt. 6:31) These thoughts will die unborn unless you TAKE them by SAYING THEM ! Ephesians 6:16 says ” Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be ABLE to quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked. ” Taking the shield of faith is the same as taking fear filled thoughts, by speaking it. Speaking the word of God produces an aura of faith around you like a SHIELD ! If you have been taking thoughts from the enemy by speaking them aloud then you are stuck in reverse and you need to change gears ! Put your life in forward drive by confessing the truth of God’s word about your circumstances, your finances, your health. Believers don’t fight thoughts with thoughts, you extinguish them with faith words. We don’t fight fire with fire, we use a hose filled with the water of the word !!
Fear is Faith in Reverse
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