Let's Talk About FearSo I tested positive for Covid on Tuesday morning and while there’s been some trials, I am definitely an overcomer!!! Monday night I was pretty sure I was infected because I hadn’t eaten all day and had no desire for food. I also had a mild sore throat. My first thought was actually fear. Yep. Fear doesn’t know that’s it’s defeated and keeps trying to show its ugly face but I immediately received that Donna Summers song in my head, “I Will Survive” and I knew it was God saying, “Slow your row. You got this!” So once again fear flew away.
So here’s the thing. Just because we defeat something doesn’t mean it won’t try to come back. Satan’s always trying to get a foothold in your door. He tries to use the things that have worked in the past. And that’s why we have to stay fortified in the Word. There’s a scripture that we must rely upon in times of tribulation. Psalms 119:11 says, “Thy word gave I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Being that we are all human and tend to err, a lot, we really need to stay fortified in His Word and keep it close to our hearts. Some people don’t look at fear as a sin but if it’s not of God and we receive it, then we sin. And I know there’s so much to be fearful of in this world. Just recently I went to the County Fair. I love the fast rides, the ones that goes real high and drop or swing you around. And I laughed and I laughed. But I heard the screams of other people. Some happy screams and some not so happy. They were afraid and while some people convince themselves that being afraid is fun, fear really is never any fun. Fear can be debilitating. It can seize your heart and it also has the potential to cause death. Fear can also motivate you to do something you ordinarily wouldn’t do. Can you look back on a time when your reaction was caused by fear? I know I can. Now in this pandemic age many are fearful of Covid. Each mutation makes it stronger and people are scared. Scared of something they really can’t fight because they can’t see it. But don’t you know that when Jesus died on the cross it defeated even this. And that's why we have to turn fear away every time it tries to show its ugly face. Too many times the scripture tells us to Fear Not. This is important. No fear. No foothold. So let’s arm ourselves with the Word of God and continue our victorious walk on this Earth. And yes, I WILL SURVIVE!! Be blessed!! Evangelist Cheryl Davies Owolabi (www.fearnotministries.com) #fearnot #sharingiscaring #JesusIsKing
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