Sunday, November 21, 2010

Faith Trumps Fear

From: Boyd Bailey Ministries

Isaiah 41:10 "Fear not, I am with you; be not dismayed; I am your God. I will strengthen you and uphold you with My right hand of justice."

God has given you a vision. It is His gift to you. It is yours for the taking. Do not be discouraged over the timing of its culmination. He is working out all things for His purposes. Stay fixed on Him.

Your God-given vision may be dormant for now, but a dormant vision is not a dead vision.
You may be experiencing a momentary pause for the sake of preparation. There are other people and resources that need cultivation and development. Your own maturity and capacity for responsibility needs expansion.

It is now that God is preparing you to handle the next steps of His vision for your life. Use this time of uncertainty to grow your faith and to drown your fears. There are two choices that invite you to decide daily. One is fear and the other is faith. Faith will trump fear if you let it. Faith is the heat that melts the cold, icy grip of fear.

Fear discourages. Faith encourages. Fear flees. Faith stays. Fear gives up. Faith digs in. Fear sees obstacles. Faith sees opportunities. Fear weakens. Faith strengthens.

Use this test of your faith to go deeper with Christ. Be encouraged. Fear is overrated. Faith in Christ is underrated. He is your confidence. In the face of fear He can be trusted!

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