Isaiah 41:10

‘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.’

DAILY READING    Acts 21:37-22:29; Judges 17-18; Psalm 43

Eric Alexander is a Christian mountaineer who has successfully climbed most of the highest mountains in the world. In Eric Alexander’s  new book ‘the summit’ he shares his adventures in the mountains. He has led expeditions throughout Europe, North America, South America, the Himalayas and other mountainous regions of the globe.  In this book, he shares how his faith in God served him well on those expeditions. In fact, those journeys actually helped to strengthen that faith and give him further insights into his beliefs  He also shares stories of his climbs on Ama Dablam, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Everest, and more. Those tales include near death experiences, crushing disappointments, spectacular triumphs. and moments of self discovery.  On May 25, 2001, Eric Alexander and a team of 19 climbers made history when they climbed Mt. Everest, the world’s highest mountain at 29,035 feet. Climbing Mt. Everest, or any other big peak, is always fraught with perils. One has to deal with altitude and technical challenges and spend months preparing for an opportunity to reach the top. Indeed climbing Mt. Everest is one of the greatest challenges any climber can face because Mount Everest is not only the highest mountain, but it is also the most dangerous mountain in the world. Many people who attempted to climb the mountain failed and died. Yet by God’s grace, Eric and his large team of 19 people all climbed and came down safely, achieving one of the most successful team climbs in history.  In this ascent to the top of the world on the slopes of Mount Everest Eric Alexander experienced grace and a faith-empowering journey. Eric dealt with the challenges and adversities he faced in this climb through his faith in God. He especially needed faith because prior to the climb, Eric had struggled with a lot of fear, due to the fact that a year earlier, he had almost died when he fell in another mountain climb. So when he was to climb Everest he was filled with all manner of anxiety and didn’t want to make the climb. But Eric decided to pray and put his faith and trust in God. And God enabled him to overcome fear and become part of the history making team that successfully climbed to the top of the Everest. Though he failed and fell in the  previous climb,  through God’s help, he was able to conquer fear, get up again and climb even the greater Mt. Everest.

Proverbs 24:16 says, ‘The righteous may fall seven times but still get up, but the wicked will stumble into trouble’.

Fear can be paralyzing. It tries to keep us from God’s best. It tries to prevent us from growing and stretching the way God intends. Fear in one area can spread and affect every other area of life. Most of man’s defeats in life are traceable to the spirit of fear. The fear of failure has grounded many people and prevented them from taking the bold step to success. But you cannot reach the pinnacle of success without overcoming the fear of failure. You have to realize that the road to Canaan is full of giants.  There is always a Goliath that stands between every man and his throne. The question is; how do you react to them?

Do you run from them or do you like David run to them?  Failure is not an event but rather it is your reaction to the event. When you are faced with any intimidating situation remember there is God who is greater and higher than them all. Whenever you are confronted, remember that the greater one lives in you.

In Isaiah 41:10 God says ‘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.’

On the journey of life, failure at one time or the other is inevitable, but no matter where we may have failed, with God’s help we can always get up and reach our ordained goal in life.

Psalms 34:4 says ‘I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.’

Through seeking The Lord, we are delivered from all fears. The more we seek The Lord and know Him through His Word, the more we are freed from fear. Study of The Word inoculates our heart with faith. And faith is the ultimate answer to fear. Indeed when our heart is filed with faith there will be no room for fear.

To see God’s glory in your life this year, don’t let the fear of failure stop you from taking steps of faith. Start doing the things God has been putting in your heart to do. By God’s help you will overcome every obstacle and reach the pinnacle of success this year. Indeed through Christ you can do all things.

PRAYER: Father Please grant me renewed appetite and desire for Your Word. Thank You Lord for inoculating my heart with the faith and strength to overcome every mountain hindering my progress in Jesus Name.

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For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222