We all have been deceived at some point. Either by a slick salesman that got us to buy something we really did not want or need or by a good friend or family member that lied about something very personal. There is no greater deception than fear. Fear causes us to be tentative, reserved and focused on something that rarely comes to pass and never the way it is perceived. Behind any deceptive moment is a fear.
Fear will roar as loud as it can, just like a lion, it will attempt to drown out all other messages including God’s truth.
What God says is truth. But for most people it is easier to believe what we feel rather than what is true. It’s easier to fear than to live with faith. Living by faith has everything to do with trusting God who you cannot see or touch. That is faith. Believing our feelings or our fear means that we will waver on the following question.
Will you chase your lions or will your lions chase you? God’s truth will tell you chase down your lions no matter how loud they roar or how big they seem. That is the faith that Benaiah lived when he jumped down into a pit and chased down his lion. (2 Samuel 23:20) Just like Benaiah and many other men and women that lived by faith you and I are a child of God.
(1 John 3:1) “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
Fear messes with our feelings. Lean on feelings and you will have problems. God gives us truth to put our faith in. Fear cannot change the truth. Believe what God says and don't allow fear to mess with your feelings any more. You are a child of God. Live it!
(John 1:12 NLT) “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
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