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 – Mark 8:22-9:1; 2 Samuel 20-21; Hosea 1:1-2:1

On the cover of Time Magazine of June 18 2001, was a story titled  Blind Faith. This story was about a team of 19 climbers who successfully reached the top of mount Everest. This team made history for being the largest team so far to reach the summit. They also broke other world records for  having among them; the first blind man to climb mount Everest, the oldest person at 64 years to make the climb, the first American father and son team, and for carrying the largest camera to the summit.

One of the leaders of this team was a Christian man named Eric. Speaking on an interview with the 700 club, Eric said for him, the climb was significant because through it God helped him to overcome his fear of failure. Though Eric was a Christian, born and raised in a Christian family, prior to the climb, he had wrestled greatly with fear and doubt. This was mainly because a year earlier, Eric fell 150 feet’ in the Himalayas on Mt. Amadablam. Eric developed pulmonary edema and he needed to be airlifted to safety. For eight months he struggled with pneumonia and was unable to train. When invited to climb Mount Everest, he initially didn’t want to make the climb. He knew many people who attempted to climb Mt. Everest had failed and died. And at that time fear of his previous fall gripped his heart. But Eric prayed and put his faith and trust in God. And God enabled him to overcome the fear and become part of the history making team that successfully climbed to the top of the Everest. For Eric, the greatest aspect of the historic climb, was how it improved his relationship with God. Eric learned that failure is not final, no matter how you fail, when you trust God, He will help you to get up. Though he fell when he attempted climbing Mt. Amadablam and almost died, through God’s help, he was able to get up again and climb even the greater mount Everest and win.

Proverbs 24:16 says, ‘The righteous may fall seven times but still get up.’

One of the greatest mountains anyone can conquer is fear. Most of man’s defeats in life are traceable to the spirit of fear. The fear of failure has gotten many destinies grounded.  But you cannot reach the pinnacle of success without overcoming fear.

We 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? 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. However the important thing is not to fail and fall out, but to get up and keep trying again.  With God’s help  we can always get up and reach our ordained goal. It is determination despite failures that leads to success.

We must have faith in the Lord. It is through faith in God that we can overcome fear. And faith comes by hearing and hearing The Word of God.

It is through the consciousness of God’s Presence that comes through an intimate walk and fellowship with Him, that we can conquer fear. Psalms 34:4 says ‘I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.’

It is through seeking The Lord that we are delivered from fears.

The more you know God, the bolder you become. The righteous are as bold as a lion.

In those times fear tries to attack our hearts we must learn to turn to God through His Word. Psalms 56:3-4 says ‘What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.’.

Study of The Word inoculates our heart with faith. And faith is the ultimate answer to fear. When our heart is filled with faith, there will be no room for fear. It is only when we can say, “The Lord is the strength of my life” that we can also be able to say “Of whom shall I be afraid?”.

When we are truly full of God, then we are truly free from fear!

PRAYER: Father by Your grace enable me to study Your Word with renewed zeal so that I can be full of faith. For I know that when I am full of faith there will be no room for fear in my life.  Through in-depth knowledge of Your Word, empower me to overcome every attack of fear 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.

[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK KING IN ME]