God's Word on That

Tag: fear

  • Praying Against a Spirit of Fear

    Fear is faith in the enemy’s abilities! We live our lives not simply according to what we know, but what we truly believe. Genuine belief is life-altering conviction, for how we walk on the hot pavement of life evidences what we truly believe. Proverbs 10:11, 21, and 24 warn you that the thing you fear will come upon you, all you have to do is voice it out loud.  Fear will activate the devil. So instead, believe in the Lord our God, the Almighty One, and voice His Words of promise and hope.

    We have nothing to fear, for God Himself leads us.

    Lord God, You tell me so many times: Do not fear… I will help you (Isaiah 41:14). Do not fear, for I am with you (Isaiah 43:5). Do not fear (Isaiah 44:2); do not be startled or afraid (Isaiah 44:8).

    Please swell my soul with belief and help me trust emphatically in Your deliverance, O God my Savior (Psalm 78:18-22). Do not be far from me, O Lord my Champion, for trouble is near and there is no one to help (Psalm 22:11). I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hands (Psalm 31:14-15).

    To You, O my Lord, I lift up my soul; in You, O my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemy triumph over me (Psalm 25:1-2). Guard my life and rescue me, O Lord my God. Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. May Your integrity and uprightness protect me, because all my hope is in You alone (Psalm 25:20-21).

    You, Lord God, promised to go before me; that You will be with me and not leave me or forsake me. Therefore I will not be afraid or discouraged (Deuteronomy 31:8).

    God, You are my refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore I will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, still I will not fear (Psalm 46:1-2). You are my hiding place; You promised to protect me and surround me with songs of deliverance (Psalm 32:7).

    You, Lord, are the stronghold of my life (Psalm 27:1). When I am afraid, I will trust in You, my God. I will praise You and Your Word. In You I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can mortal man do to me? (Psalm 56: 3-4)  Indeed, God is my salvation. I will trust Him and not be afraid (Isaiah 12:2).

    I will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys in sunlight. A thousand may fall at my side, ten thousand at my right hand, but it will not come near me (Psalm 91:5-7). Because I make the Most High my dwelling place — even the Lord, who is my refuge — no harm will befall me. No disaster will come near my dwelling. For the Lord will command His angels concerning me, to guard me in all my ways (Psalm 91:9-11). “Because he loves Me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name” (Psalm 91:14).

    In God’s righteousness I have been established. So tyranny and oppression will be far from me. I have nothing to fear; terror is far removed; it will not come near me… No weapon forged against me will prevail, and I will refute every tongue that accuses me. “This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,” declares the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 54:14, 17).

    The Lord says: “Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace, You will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.” For my Maker is my husband [my spouse, my champion] — the Lord Almighty is His name — the Holy One of Israel is my Kinsman Redeemer, and He is called “The God of All the Earth.” (Isaiah 54:4-5)

    Lord God, You created me, and formed me. You told me: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name, you are Mine!” — I am Yours! When I pass through the waters [of depression], You will be with me. And when I pass through the rivers [of sorrow], they will not sweep over me [to drown me]. When I walk through the fires [of adversity], I will not be burned; for You are the Lord, my God, the Holy One of Israel, my Savior. I am precious and honored in Your sight! (Isaiah 43:1-4).

    The Lord has come to rescue me from the hand of my enemy, and to enable me to serve my Lord and King without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all my days (Luke 1:74-75). Now, just as I trusted Christ Jesus to save me, I can trust Him also for each day’s problems; I choose to live in vital union with Him. I can let my roots grow down into Him and draw up nourishment from Him.

    For the Holy Spirit, God’s gift, does not want me to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them (2 Timothy 1:7 Phillips). So I have no fear, because I have His love flowing in me.

    Glorious God, You said, “I have chosen You and have not rejected you.” So I will not fear, for God is with me. I will not be dismayed for Adonai is my El Shaddai. The mighty One will strengthen me and help me. The God of the Universe will uphold me with His righteous right hand. One day because of You, Lord God Almighty, I will search for my enemies and will not find them. For You are the Lord, my God who takes hold of my right hand and says to me, “Do not fear; I will help you” (Isaiah 41:9-13).

  • A Prayer Against Sudden Fear

    Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).  God is on my side. If God is for me, who can be against me and win? (Romans 8:31) Fear of man proves to be a snare, but fear of the Lord keeps me safe (Proverbs 29:25). Because of who You are, and because of all You do for me, I no longer need to fear.

    Fear not, for God Almighty is always with us.

    Father, I know from Your Word that You have thoughts and plans for my welfare and peace. I will say to my fearful heart, “Be strong, do not fear; God will come, with divine retribution He will come to save me” (Isaiah 35:4). Lord God, strengthen me physically according to Your Word (Psalm 119:28).

    For the Lord my God has arrived to live among us! He came to free us who all our lives were held in slavery by our fear of death (Hebrews 2:15). He is a mighty savior. He will rejoice over me with great gladness. With His love He will calm all my fears. He will exalt over me by singing a happy song (Zephaniah 3:17).

    I believe I dwell in the secret place of the Most High.  I shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91:1), whose power no foe can withstand – this secret place hides me and keeps me safe (Psalm 31:20). 

    I am strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in my inner being by the Holy Spirit Himself, who dwells in me (Ephesians 3:16).  By His Word, I can be empowered through my union with Almighty God – His marvelous superhuman, supernatural power (Ephesians 6:10). 

    I believe the wisdom of God’s Word dwells in me, and because it does, I realize I can live without fear or dread of evil.  In all my ways I know and acknowledge God and His Word; thus He will direct and make straight and plain my pathway (Proverbs 3:6).  As I attend to God’s Word, it is health to my nerves and sinews, and nourishment to my bones (Proverbs 3:8).

    Father, I will not draw back or shrink in fear, for then You would have no delight or pleasure in me (Hebrews 10:38). I bless Your name, Jehovah-Shammah (Ezekiel 48:35), my companion who will always be near. 

    God Himself has said “I will never leave you without support or forsake you or let you down, my child.  I will not, no, not in any degree leave you helpless or relax my hold on you … assuredly not!” (Hebrews 13:5). 

    You are always there.  I take comfort and am encouraged and confidently and boldly say, the Lord is my Helper, so I will not be seized with alarm: I will not fear or dread or be terrified. I am not afraid of anything that mere mortal can do to me (Hebrews 13:6).  Hallowed be Thy precious name!

    Though a host encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident… I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. I will wait for the Lord; I will be strong and let my heart take courage; yes, I will wait for the Lord (Psalm 27:3, 13-14).

    This word of God that I have spoken is alive and full of power.  It is active and operative; it energizes me and affects my world.  As I speak God’s Word, it is sharper than any two-edged sword, and it is penetrating into my joints and into the marrow of my bones (Hebrews 4:12).  It is life to me and health to my flesh (Proverbs 4:22).  It is the magnificent Word of The Almighty One.  According to His Word that I have spoken, so be it done unto me.  Amen.

  • Faith Over Fear

    Jesus compelled Jairus to see the unseen (Luke 8:50). Don’t limit your possibilities to the visible. Don’t listen only for the audible. Don’t be controlled by the logical. Believe there is more to life than meets the eye!

    Let your faith be bigger than for just what you can see!

    In my anguish I cried to the Lord and He answered by setting me free! The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? (Psalm 118:5-6)

    When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; this I know because God is for me (Psalm 56:9).

    I – I am the One who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear man who dies, or a son of man who is given up like grass? But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You are in constant dread all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, who has set himself to destroy. But where is the fury of the oppressor? (Isaiah 51:12-13)

    When I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God – whose Word I praise – in God I trust. I will not be afraid! What can mortal man do to me? (Psalm 56:3-4)

    If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31)

    The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

    Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear. Though war break out against me, even then will I be confident! (Psalm 27:3)

    Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God? (John 11:40)

    For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith! (1 John 5:4)

    Faith awakes at the voice of truth, but responds to no other sound.

    So then faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ (Romans 10:17).

    For in the Gospel, a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed through the way of faith that arouses to more faith]. As it is written: “The man who through faith is just and upright shall live, and shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17).

    Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because “the righteous will live by faith” (Galatians 3:11).

    Look, his ego is inflated; he is without integrity [not upright]. But the righteous one will live by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4).

    “But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who draw back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and obtain life (Hebrews 10:38-39).

    Indeed, our lives are guided by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).

    Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen; for by it our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible (Hebrews 11:1-3).