Why Fear Fears You

All week long, the fear Satan has been using to destroy me, God is using to teach me and strengthen me. 

As I've been undeniably confronted with spiritual warfare, I am learning how much it effects what we do, how we feel about ourselves, our choices, our beliefs, and especially our faith. 

Satan only has one tactic in taking us down, and it's this:

F E A R

Whatever fear is greatest in your heart, He will attack until you believe the lie that it's real. He just has to make you believe it, and you will naturally do the rest... 

You'll stop believing in your dream, you'll completely hate yourself, you'll believe you are worthless, you'll believe you are not good enough, you'll convince yourself that your faith is good enough where it is, you'll believe you will always be trapped in this addiction, you'll believe you are a failure and will always be, you'll drown in your own apathy, you'll completely give up, etc.

He comes to kill, steal, and destroy.

Kill your dreams, steal your joy, and destroy your future.

And once you believe the lie, you will destroy your own dreams, steal your own joy, and kill your future.

But here is the best news:

Fear is literally POWERLESS.

It can't touch you, it can't hurt you, it can't stop you. 

Fear can only make you FEEL defeated, it can NOT defeat you.

Defeat is your choice. Standing against those feelings is your choice.

There is indeed a war being waged against our very souls. And so many people think being passive is the answer. If you did that in a real war, you would lose in an instant. The great thing about THIS war is that we already know who wins. But Satan will stop at nothing to convince you that you have lost. We're called to fight just the same. 

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never overcome it". John 1:5

Think about the sunshine that brings light to the entire world. If you are trapped inside a pitch black room that's 8' by 8'... you will FEEL like darkness is the only thing that exists; your instinct will be to totally forget about the sun and only focus on the blackness surrounding you. But does that ONE dark room take away the Sun that is brightly shining outside? Of course not.

When Satan puts you in a dark room, remind Him of the Son as you walk out.

He will whisper everything your heart is terrified MIGHT BE true of you; but instead of accepting it, you scream everything that IS true of you.

You are LOVED

You are ENOUGH

You are NEW

You are SAFE

You are FREE

You are CLEANSED

You are RIGHTEOUS BY FAITH

You are MADE FOR MORE

You are HELD

You are BRAVE

You are NEVER ALONE

This is why memorizing Scripture and what GOD says about you is essential. 

Remember, you don't have to be afraid. His fear can't touch you, your soul, or your heart. It may effect your emotions, but it will never effect the Truth about who you are. 

Don't fear fear. Because once you fight with The Lord of Heaven's Armies on your side, fear will fear YOU.

Just because the feeling of fear may not vanish right away, does NOT mean the Truth has vanished. It means Satan is trying to get you to give up. Do not give up your victory. Claim it until HE runs the other direction terrified. 

Because the power IN you is greater than the power cast UPON you.
God has GIVEN us a spirit of courage, Satan only can make us FEEL like we have a spirit of fear.

This whole concept has completely changed the way I see who I am, temptation that comes my way, and fear that knocks on my door. Now when I hear the voice of the Enemy, I know it's HIM and it's not me. I know it's not Truth. I know I don't have to be afraid. I know fear is a lie and just a feeling, and God has made me brave. 

It doesn't mean I'll never be afraid, it just means I never have to let that fear effect me.

It pushes me to fight with everything for the Truth that God established on that Cross. Because Satan attacks the strongest against God's strongest warriors. If you never experience any kind of lie, fear, or oppression from Him, you are right where He wants you. You are cozy enough in your sin or your lifestyle that He doesn't even have to do anything else. Because you've believed every lie on your own. Break FREE. Find out what God says about you. Believe that ANYTHING is possible because of the power living inside you. 

Next time Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy your dreams, joy and future, remind Him of His past defeat and future destruction.

Don't let fear stop you, let it strengthen you. Let it push you closer to God's strong arm that rescues and gives courage. Let it equip you to be a stronger warrior. Let it push you closer to your dreams as you realize the potential Satan sees in you literally terrifies him so much that He will do His best to terrify you out of it. Let it be nothing more than a feeling, and nothing more than a lie. 

Refuse to let ONE DARK ROOM take away from the power and presence of the Sun. Jesus is fighting on your behalf, beside you, behind you, with you, and FOR you. The Son is still shining, and the same power that defeated sin and death, lives in you to defeat EVERY single fear.

No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. Romans 8:37

But in that coming day, no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; their vindication will come from me. I, the LORD, have spoken! -Isaiah 54:17

-Han

 ALL of Psalm 18.

 16He reached down from heaven and rescued me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.
18They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress,
    but the Lord supported me.
¹⁹ He led me to a place of safety;
    he rescued me because he delights in me.
28You light a lamp for me.
    The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
²⁹ In your strength I can crush an army;
    with my God I can scale any wall.

³⁰ God’s way is perfect.
    All the Lord’s promises prove true.
    He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
³² God arms me with strength,
    and he makes my way perfect.
³⁵ You have given me your shield of victory.
    Your right hand supports me;
    your help has made me great.

³⁷ I chased my enemies and caught them;
    I did not stop until they were conquered.