Tag: fears

I Kings 17: 15-16 ” She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food everyday for Elijah and for the woman and her family. For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.”

God had told Elijah to travel to Zarephath and a widow would supply him with food during a severe drought.  When Elijah asked the woman for bread she replied she had only a handful of flour and a little oil left.  Then Elijah prophesied that the jar of flour and the flask of oil wouldn’t run out until the Lord brought rain.  At that moment the widow had two choices…allow fear to rule in her life, or step out in faith and believe God.  Everyday fear will make us choose between Fearing the Enemy And Running  or  Facing the Enemy And Rising.

Joshua 1:9 ” Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

There are so many times that I think I hear God, but it’s quickly drowned out by doubts and fears that swirl around in my head, and the enemy’s voice whispering in my ear…”You can’t possible think you can do that!” But it’s at that potentially demoralizing time that I take stock in what the Lord has done in and through me in the past. I remember that He has never, ever left me…and never will. Finally, I remember that if I am obedient to Him…I have absolutely no need to fear anyone or anything…ever.