Faith or Fear

Everyday is filled with opportunities to choose. I often feel as if the choice always boils down to choosing between Faith or Fear. These days, there are plenty of reasons to choose fear. Our world seems to be in a continuous state of war and crisis. The jobs market is dismal, natural disasters wreak havoc, stories of crime dominate the headlines, and we can feel threatened on every side. As Christians, we know that fear should have no place in our lives, but how can we ignore what’s going on around us?

Basically, there are two paths you and I can walk: faith or fear. It is impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God. Another way of saying this — is that you can not both obey and disobey Him. Partial obedience is simply disobedience. So Men of INTENTION…which road are you traveling on this day?

Some folks who read the Bible and believe in God nevertheless choose to live with fear. Seeing others experience hardship, they start wondering if it could happen to them: Someone at my office lost his job; will I be next? Someone was diagnosed with cancer; will that be my lot. But this kind of thinking places circumstances above your relationship to God. If Satan can get you to think like this…if this is how you choose to think, he has won the battle for your mind. The Bible tells us, “God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7).

Our loving heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He’s sufficient for all our needs; exceedingly and abundantly. Read Isaiah 41:8-13. Choose to believe in the promises of His word and stop fretting.!