The Bible says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the beginning of knowledge. This has misled many people, because the truth is that fear is entirely evil and is indeed the only enemy we have. You can heal any condition if you can get rid of the fear attaching to it. It is true at all times that “we have nothing to fear but fear.”
How then do we account for the texts quoted? The answer is that in the Bible the fear of God means reverence for God, not fear in the usual sense of the word. Reverence for God is the beginning of wisdom. How do we show reverence for God? By seeing God everywhere, refusing to recognize anything unlike Him, and by living the Christ life.
Confidence is worship. You worship whatever you trust. Are you trusting more in fear or in God? What are you worshipping? That is the test.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. (Job 22:21).
The antidote to fear is trust and faith in God. All of us will experience fear. However, we do not have to embrace it, endure it or be shaped by it. If we trust in God, put him first and follow God’s, will we can overcome fear and virtually eliminate it from our lives. We can not do it alone, but with God’s help we can live fearlessly.
The frist step is to admit fear and face it directly. Then we must ask God for courage and remind ourselves that God does not want us to be afraid. It also helps greatly to know that fear itself is evil, that it eats at our faith and shackles our mind so we can not think or act in our own interest. Whatever we face, fear is a harmful response that will rob us of our joy and of the blessings hidden in our challenges.
Lastly, fear blocks us from joy and gladness and blinds us to our blessings. A grateful spirit is much harder to nurture in an atmosphere of fear. So today, let us rejoice and be glad, and ask God to strengthen us so that we walk fearlessly in our gardens.
With courage through faith,
Z gardener
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