Morning Devotion Sharing : Overcome your fear ( Pastor Joyce Yong )

Fear is something that everyone has . We may be afraid of things that is visible, and things that cannot be seen. Today, what is your fear ? We need to know our fears and to overcome them.


What is fear ? Fear is a feeling, that will make you anxious, worried, depressed, distressed . In the Bible, it describes fear as
One, the opposite of love. The nature of fear is the opposite of the nature of love, and it carries judgment .
Two, fear is a trap that will trap you ,and take control of you. When we are afraid of something,that thing takes over you.


Where does fear comes from ? Why would we feel afraid of something ? Fear may come from our own personal background, or from our own individual personality. Fear is also a tactic that is used by the enemy to attack us. But, fear, does not come from God. Why ? Because, fear carries judgment / condemnation. When Jesus died on the cross, he has fulfilled the law and carried the condemnation . God does not give fear to his people, but he gave us Jesus , so that we wouldnt need to carry the judgment that is in fear.


If we continue to allow fear to abide in us, what impact will it bring to our lives ? Jesus came to give us an abundant life.However, fear wouldn't lead you to abundance, because an abundant life, is a whole and complete life. Fear are a weak point in our lives , that will not be removed unless we overcome it.


Fear will also discourage you , makes you losing your confidence and enabling other negative emotions to run in you.


Lastly, fear distorts your relationship with God, it will grow and eventually it will take control you.


How can we overcome our fear ?


First, we need to carry a fasting attitude ( humbling ourselves, and let God take the lead ) . We can't overcome fear with our strength . However we can rely on God's strength as God will not give fear to his people.


In the previous message , there is one point which says that in the total of 7 pieces of spiritual armor, 5 are used to defend the attacks of the enemy, and what are they ?

• the belt of truth : Fear blinds our focus . Fear isn't real. Fear enlarge the things you are afraid of .We can only look at it correctly, with the right focus by the word of God. God's word sets freedom, God's word give you a clearer picture of yourself.
• the helmet of salvation: Our thinking is very important, because it is the free will that God had given us. Jesus once told his followers that , sin may not needed be put into action,thoughts can also make you sin. If our thoughts are all negative , eventually these thoughts will affect our life, will affect our faith. We need to guard our thoughts by always reminding ourselves of the cross, the price that Jesus has paid.
• the shield of faith ： A living faith, working faith encourages you ,inspires you , motivates you and strengthen you to overcome your fear. How does it work? When our faith is proven by the word and by your actions , and by doing so , your faith stays alive and working.
• the shoes of gospel of peace : The first step to overcome our faith, is to depend on God's strength. How? In the book of Isaiah, it states the key to receive supernatural strength is to be in quietness and trust. In quietness and trust,we receive strength to overcome our fear.
• the sword of the Spirit. This is use to remove fear completely out of your life. To stop fear from coming back, we must indulge ourselves in the word of God and God's strength . And as we do so, we have overcome our fear.

Lastly, if you are facing fears at the moment, and you are feeling distressed . I would like to encourage you to pray, tell Jesus, he loves to hear and he would definitely like to help out. May God bless you !