February 18th - Part 1: The Fear of the Future
Fear is an emotion caused by belief in a looming potential loss. It’s based in the future. The source of our fears is usually something we’re going to lose or we’re afraid we won’t have in the future. Since we can never really know what’s the around the corner, is it even possible to live without fear?
Fear wants control. But there is no fear in God’s love. His perfect love drives out fear. God’s love, expressed through Jesus’s death and resurrection, gives fear something to fear. God’s love causes fear to tremble. If you want to overcome your fear, identify it and believe God’s love can overcome it.
Scripture: Romans 8:38–39
February 25th - Part 2: The Perpetual Anxiety In the Present
As a society, we’re more anxious now than we’ve ever been. If fear is caused by our belief in a future potential loss, then anxiety is the present emotion caused by that uncertainty. We carry it around like a software virus. It slows us down and quietly keeps us from operating at our full potential. Anxiety is the result of carrying something you weren’t meant to carry. God cares about you. Cast your anxiety on him by turning your anxiety into prayer.
March 4th - Part 3: The Problem with the Past
Fear is always about something you’re going to lose in the future. But fear is almost always rooted in the past. Your past is a problem when it creates fear for your future. It limits your potential and gets in the way of a deeper relationship with God.
Don’t let the fear caused from a past experience keep you from experiencing God in the future. Identify the wall you’ve built to protect yourself from fear. Address the past. Settle the past. Choose to trust, obey, and follow God.
Scripture: Isaiah 43:18–19
Fear is an emotion caused by belief in a looming potential loss. It’s based in the future. The source of our fears is usually something we’re going to lose or we’re afraid we won’t have in the future. Since we can never really know what’s the around the corner, is it even possible to live without fear?
Fear wants control. But there is no fear in God’s love. His perfect love drives out fear. God’s love, expressed through Jesus’s death and resurrection, gives fear something to fear. God’s love causes fear to tremble. If you want to overcome your fear, identify it and believe God’s love can overcome it.
Scripture: Romans 8:38–39