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Fear Takes a Hike
Romans 12:2 'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will.' (NIV)
 Fear takes a hike when love comes to town! Faith, which the Bible says is based on love, always supplants fear. Now, that doesn't mean that people of faith will face no problems with worry. Coming to spiritual faith is just the first step in overcoming our deepest fears – but it's also the biggest and the most liberating. Through a growing understanding of God's plan for their lives, a new intimacy with God through prayer, and a spirit of joy and courage even in life's toughest moments, people of faith are able to gradually face up to the issues that have caused them anxiety. What begins as a spiritual experience, grows out into every other aspect of their being - soul, mind, and body. That's what the Bible means when it says that we can be totally transformed by the renewal of our minds. To put it another way, as you daily learn to line up our emotions and thoughts with what God is doing deep in your spirit, you will begin to experience freedom and release from anxiety. Of course, if you have suffered from serious or debilitating phobias, therapy may be necessary and helpful, particularly if it helps you to identify the hidden causes of some specific fear. Counselling, combined with personal support, can be very helpful in the process of healing. But, in the end, it's the new life of Christ within you, the nature, character and power of Jesus working out through you, that really sets you free. So, don't give in to your fears – they're not part of God's plan for your life. Claim the promise of his word, that your life can be totally transformed. Learn to line up your thinking with what the word of God says about you and watch fear take a walk...
Prayer: 'Father, please help me to be filled with your special brand of love, so that faith is mobilized in my hear, and fear is evicted. I want your strong love to fill every part of my existence today.'
© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher
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