We can be impacted emotionally and spiritually by fear. Our thoughts can be controlled by circumstances leading us to feeling fearful. When we entertain negative thoughts, fear enlarges the problems to the point of causing great anxiety.
Fear can also be spiritual. The enemy tries to move us of out of our position. Fear causes us to avoid taking risks, so won’t look foolish. At other times, fear makes us forget God’s love, leads us to question our identity, and makes us surrender our God-given inheritance.
The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15
The above scripture tells us that fear takes away the freedom that Jesus bought for us. We forget that we are God’s beloved children. We allow the enemy to oppress us and steal our peace.
If fear wasn’t so harmful, the Bible would not have had so many scriptures about it. In addition, if fear had any positive value, the Lord would have included it in His Word. Therefore, fear is something to be avoided, and the scripture tells us why we should do it and how to do this. This is the subject of the next devotional.
