Faith and Fear Don't Mix [Spirituality & Religion]

[c=#008099][b]Jesus never told us we'd never be afraid. He told us he'd help us through the storm...that he'd be with us. What a great friend and Comforter.

Which are you trusting more? Your faith or your fear?

"You keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3

Faith and fear don’t mix. When we choose faith, He calms our fears. When we choose fear, we silence faith.

It’s a trust issue. Do we trust faith or fear? One way or the other, we are making a choice. Intentionally or not, it’s a choice. Whose hand will I reach for to hold me steady? Will I reach toward my faith, even though I’m scared? Or will I reach toward my fear, with trembling arms?

See, either way I may be scared at the start. It’s all about focus. If I am fixed on Him, I experience His peace and calm, soothing voice. If I’m fixed on my fears, all I hear are the threats of what-ifs.

If I live my life with the voice of fear constantly allowed to speak, I will remain stuck and never arrive at my destination, or experience the beauty on the other side of the trial. I’ll stand at the beginning and watch everyone else lean towards faith, as they experience the joy of watching fear, fade into the shadow of lies from which it dawned. I have found, that which I feared, turned out just right at the end, when I made the right choice, and trusted Jesus. Trust and then worrying, don't mix. You must choose one or the other. God will work for your benefit. He is trust-WORTHY.

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