Are You Feeding Yourself FEAR?

Sept 2010

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Since we ALL have fear, What are YOU afraid of?

Are you afraid of the recession? Afraid for our country? Afraid about your relationship? Afraid about your job? Afraid for the safety and success of your children? Afraid about your health?

So, let's get more intimate with the notion of FEAR.

You can listen to the Self Love Radio Show episode (NOW -->) where we learned how fear is designed to cause us to participate in our own destruction...and how we can finally overcome FEAR for good.

Contrary to popular belief, Fear is NOT NATURAL! While we all have had fear at one time or another, fear is not something that was given to us by God. (II Timothy 1:7 - For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.) 

So, it's up to us to learn more about this illusive threat to our success, health, peace, joy and sanity, and then eradicate it from our lives for good.

One of Satan's primary goals is for us to fear that God's promises won't come to pass in our own lives. He even tries to use us to undermine God's perfect will for our lives. However, since we know this, we are empowered by God's word to instead ASSIST God is bringing His word to pass. Let's learn how to Work-The-Word, together. 

Our Self-Love Radio listener, Emily asks...

"I am going through a lot right now.  I am buying a house and I am very excited about it.  But I have someone in my life who is telling me I am going to fall flat on my face and they are doing everything they can to make that happen.

I am trying to have faith, but the fear is creeping in.  Do you have any scriptures or something that I can read to keep me grounded in faith?"

My Recent New-Home Testimony

A few years ago, I got really sick with Fibromyalgia and I was off on disability for 3 months and I ended up being off work for over a year.

We decided to give up our home...and I almost lost my marriage.

We moved back into an apartment and were there for 3 years. At the beginning of this year, we decided to start preparing to buy a home.

Then in March, I got word that my position was being eliminated on my job. I had 3 months before I would no longer have a ‘9-5’.

I was devastated...but I had to trust God. I knew that if I didn’t purchase a home before I got laid-off, it would be years before we could buy a home.

So, we moved forward. We went out 1 day with our realtor, found the home of our dreams and honestly, I didn't think we could afford it, especially on only 1 income. But I didn’t speak that...instead, I said, I receive it LORD.

To make a long story short, the home was 5 years old. It originally sold for $335K and was in GREAT condition. 3-sides brick, 3200 square feet, huge kitchen, columns inside, cathedral ceilings, huge master and not 1 picture was ever hung on any of the walls.

It was a bank-owned foreclosure and we offered $155K for it. There were lots of other higher offers and it became a bidding war. We ended up getting the house and the bank recommended that we take it for less than we offered. That's unheard-of, Can you even imagine? We settled on $145K and the house was ours! (I know I'm telling you all our business, but I want you to know the power of God in our life and in your own.)

Anyway, we were supposed to come to closing with $5600 and when we got there we found out we only needed $3600.  So, we left closing with $2K and the keys to our new home. That's not all, there have been so many more blessings just because we held on to our FAITH! I have to give it up to my hubby. His faith was strong even when mine was weak!  

So, don't let those words of FEAR contaminate your FAITH! Stay excited about YOUR NEW HOME. Imagine yourself in it. See yourself cooking in your kitchen, cleaning your bathtub, vacuuming your floors. Go all out and believe God! Be obedient to what He tells you to do. Then watch Him bring it to pass!!! Then come back and tell me/us all about it - Giving Him the Glory for it All!!! Q!

Love Work

Step 1 - Go on a FEAR FAST!

See the instructions in the column on the right. Fast from Fear for 30 days.

Step 2 - Work the Word to build your Faith

Use the instructions to build a list of personalized faith confessions and FEAST of it while you are FASTING from Fear.

Step 3 - Journal About it - Share your experience with us.

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