I know fear comes it comes to the best of everybody it'll come time and again and a
lot of fear running around the whole world were scared about the economy maybe scared about
losing your job or losing your house fear can come and cause you to retreat back into that safe place
But the Lord teaches us time and again in the bible fear not maybe one of the most commanded
things that we hear in the bible don't fear don't be afraid fear comes to everyone and fear
comes when it comes it's there to try and limit you to restrain you to keep you from God's best
for your life I've noticed that fear often comes rate when there's a new door opening up for you
just when a new opportunity is about to present itself just when there's a breakthrough on the
other side of the mountain of fear that there's some new beginning God has for you the birth of a
dream it seems to happen right when things are about to turn in your life fear comes to try
and stop you to restrain you the key is not to let it control you don't let it stop you
What are you doing based in fear is fear the motivation behind what you do
Ladies and gentlemen please understand something you must not tolerate fear
you must not tolerate it for not a day you must not tolerate it not for a moment you must not
tolerate it because fear is contaminated faith it's faith that has been infected with fright
and uh and fear and being afraid to serve God without fear is to serve God with faith
to serve God without fear is to serve God with faith and faith is a practical expression of
fearless confidence in God it's a practical expression of fearless confidence in God the
power of faith is in God so don't sit around and say well my faith is too small it's not your faith
you just need to get a bigger God in your head and realize that God is able to do above and beyond
all that you can ask or think fear is a negative response to what satan and the world has already
done but but faith is a positive response to what Jesus and grace has already done so respond
to what Jesus has already said respond to the word of God respond to the promises of God but now you
got to be careful because fear wants to respond to the present circumstances and the situations
of the world fear wants to respond to the to the to the I mean the craziness of the world and we
need to talk about how to live this fearless life you know the bible says the thief comes
but not but not for to kill steal and destroy the thief comes to kill steal and destroy but God
said that I've come that you might have life and have it more abundantly
and so which one are you going to submit to I'm going to submit to what God said
everything in the kingdom of God operates by faith everything in this world's system operates by fear
it's based in fear and I'm telling you right now all of the things that are going on in our world
they are designed to kill steal and destroy because satan's behind it it's designed to
kill you to steal to destroy your life to make you sick to give you chronic disease that's what
he wants to do and that's why the great stress is there when I see how the enemy has unleashed
fear on the whole world satan is powerless the only thing he's got anymore really is fear
to get to us to restrain ourselves to get us scared to get us running the wrong way
to let those shackles hold us and make us miserable and limit our lives no instead
you'd look right at that devil and resist him the bible says if you will resist the enemy
he will run from you he when he sees that you're not afraid he runs and so the greatest fear once
again that satan can inflict on Christian people is the fear that what God promised in his word
won't come to pass it's the fear that with his stripes you are healed that it won't come to
pass it's the fear that my God shall supply all of your needs according to his riches and glory
that that won't come to pass that's the greatest fear he wants to put on Christian people
the fear of maybe just maybe this word that I'm told to believe maybe it won't come to pass and
you've got to actively resist fear you've got to fight against fear so when we operate
not based in the word then our operation is going to be based in fear
By faith we move forward even when we do not know what's ahead we take our faith from the word of
God and we know the destination is clear faith says that what God has promised is going to happen
and it's so certain that it's almost as if it's already happened
faith treats things that are hoped for as a reality that's what Hebrews 11:1 means when
it says faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen
What if we stretched ourselves what if we said God I don't know how this is going to happen
I don't know where this is going to come from but I know that you are strong and powerful and
I believe you can do this and I'm going to believe you to do it and by God's grace we put him to the
test so what is it you're worrying about instead of worrying about pray about it what is it that
you need God to do tell him what you need after you tell him what you need what do you do thank
him for it's already done God already knows what we need I said God already knows what you need
and you know you you murmuring and complaining about it God already knows what you need
and if he already knows your needs let me tell you what he's already done
he's already provided the supply my God shall supply all of your needs according to his riches
and glory through him by Christ Jesus he knows you have needs and he already has the supply
he said cast all your care upon him because he cares for you he says when you cast your care
on him you're walking in humility when you refuse to cast your care on him you're walking in pride
and if you walk into humility you'll increase with more grace if you walk in pride then he
resists the pride will you cast the care over on the Lord or will you say I'm gonna carry it myself
and move into self-preservation which is governed by fear he says cast your care on me because I
care for you well in the name of Jesus whatever care that you've been carrying all day today
whatever care that you've been carrying all all week whatever care this country in this world's
been caring I'm asking you to humble yourself and cast your care upon God why he cares for
you and so it says in Deuteronomy and chapter 31 and verse 8 and the Lord he is the one who
goes before you he will be with you he will not leave you he will not forsake you do not fear
nor be dismayed I have nothing to fear when I know who's with me and I think sometimes
when fear comes we need to immediately go wait God's with me suddenly fear goes away
Trust in the Lord rely on him lean confidently on him you know there are a lot of things you can
lean on self being one of them but I'm asking you to try to lean on him let's lean on God