Fear in and of itself is so crippling! It can literally suck the life out of us if we’re not careful. Being able to not enjoy or begin new chapters in our lives because of phobias and/or frightening stories that we’re told, holds us back from reaching our true potential. Allowing fear to dictate what we can and cannot do, limits the opportunities that are presented to us. Unfortunately, fear is not going anywhere anytime soon and if we’re not careful, it will consume us. Why is fear so prevalent in our lives? Hmmm let me see if I can precisely explain why. (Of course, all of these discussions are solely based off of my thoughts/opinions and nothing more).
Fear is a tactic used by tyrannical people and/or evil spiritual forces to keep us stagnant and paralyzed. Fear can silence us into captivity. We are too scared to take a stand or go any further because of what we see, hear and/or experience. My friends, the devil LOVES to control people by making our fears come to life. Please do not be foolish and think that these evil forces are not studying our every move. These evil spirits are monitoring us, day in and day out to discover our weaknesses. Whether that is sending people in our lives to cause havoc or manipulating situations that goes left every single time, they are trying to see what will work to keep us down. They want to know what makes us vulnerable. And when they finally get their answer, the attack is imminent and too strong to endure.
At any time of the day, the devil and his demons will try to break and silence us into submission. If the devil finds out that we discover how powerful the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is, he will try to distract us by assaulting our thoughts, our home life, marriage life, career, mental and emotional state, etc. (For a personal account about this, check out Unforgivable Sin). He will try to discourage us, to keep us from knowing God. I spoke a little more about this from my first ever blog post – The Essence of Life. And on top of that, even if we know God, he will try to find new ways to assault our newfound fellowship with the Lord. The devil prowls around like a roaring lion to seek whom he may devour. The devil is constantly seeking to devour those who have yet to find the saving grace of the Lord.
Unfortunately, my friends, I have a fear. Well, I have a couple. (I’m not perfect nor do I claim to be). One fear of mine is the dark. I truly cannot be in a dark place or a dimly lit room by myself. Sometimes I can when I am extremely sleepy. But other times, I need my door to be left slightly open to see the light coming in from the living room. Better yet, I’d rather have someone in the room with me to keep me company until sleep finally comes. Reason being – evil things takes place in the dark. When it is pitch black, my mind goes crazy. I can feel my anxiety slowly increasing. There are nights when I don’t mind the darkness but sometimes being alone makes me feel uncomfortable. That is maybe because of what people suffer through when their night terrors comes to life. I don’t know. Maybe that is why I don’t watch scary movies that deals with paranormal activities or demonic entities. I stay clear from it all. It’s just a lot of ugliness going on for me to stomach.
As much as I would want to, I cannot deny their existence (demons). I know that they are everywhere (the chaos in this world being a prime example). I would love to not deal with them but as long as I am walking with God, they’ll try to break me. They’ll try to frighten me in any way that they see a weakness in. My focus will still be on the Lord regardless. The Lord is my Shepherd and Protector. He has always protected me through my sleep and throughout the day. I have faith in Him because He has shown me time and time again, that He is with me.
My fear of the dark is slowly waning but it is still there. Mainly because I am always Overthinking and my mind seems to be active and loud every second of every day. (No I’m not insane or mentally unstable, I just have an overactive brain).
Another fear I have is suffering a loss in my family. I pray to the good Lord that He gives me the strength to grapple with the fact that my family members will die one day. I love my family very much and I know I will desperately need the Lord at that point in my life. Unfortunately, that kind of fear never goes away. Everyday, anything can happen to myself or a member in my family. Death is certain, whether we like it or not. I just pray to be spiritually, mentally, and emotionally mature/ready to face that reality. I just pray the Lord gives me the strength to continue to be strong and strengthen my faith that I’ll see them again in due time. Having a death in the family or even a close friend of ours will definitely make it easy for unclean spirits to target us because we are vulnerable and grieving. They are very vain and if we give them a foothold in our lives, they will never leave until we find the strength to drive them out our lives again – up until they come back again to see if we are still spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and/or psychologically weak.
Furthermore, in the Love post, I specified that demons are not to be played with. Their callous nature and malicious intent for ALL people should not be taken lightly. If they are given even an inch to wreck havoc in our lives, whether that is by trying to contact them through supernatural means, they will inevitably bring destruction. Worse – they can inhabit human bodies if we are not careful. Thankfully, they cannot inhabit me because the Holy Spirit dwells within my spirit. But that does not exempt me from being oppressed by them. No one in this world is immune from that. Not your Pastors, your parents, your children, etc. The only thing we have to do is rebuke them in the Lord’s name and they’ll flee. The term Jesus Saves is FACTUAL.
Jesus gave us victory over these evil spirits when he gave up His life on the Cross at Calvary. Many times, the Bible mentions for us to “fear not.” God did not give us a spirit of fear. He gave us a spirit of joy and peace. Fear comes from external factors and evil entities that we must face in this physical world.
Furthermore, sometimes the devil will make us be fearful about certain things that he knows will lead us to bigger blessings. He will try to dissuade us in trying this or that out, in hopes of us not finding that blessing that the Lord has in store for us. The devil starts to panic when we find God, he cannot control us any longer. He knows that whatever it is that God has planned for us, it will surely come to pass. Most definitely. It can be us vs the world, and we will STILL be victorious in the end because it is written. When we find God, we become free from sin. The devil thrives in sin.
My friends, facing our fears can seem like an impossible and daunting task. Fear of spiders, water, snakes, closed spaces, heights, flying, death, etc. There are some of us who do overcome such fears and regain our sanity when faced with the very things that we were once afraid of. However, there are some of us who would rather stay clear from anything that remotely reminds them of the thing that makes them uneasy. Either way, it’s life.
Fear will always have power over us if we let it go unchecked. If we do not try to rid ourselves from the grips of fear, we can never truly experience true freedom. In the back of our minds, whatever scares us prevents us from accomplishing certain things. Not being able to fly because of fear that the plane might crash. Or not being able to get into an elevator because of claustrophobia.
Fear is of the mind my friends. Yes, I do fear the dark and scary images that pops up in my head, but they are a product of the mind. When I remember that, I try to ignore it and/or distract myself. In most cases, I’m successful. My fear of the dark is decreasing and I am not as fearful as I once was of it. So my friends, I ask that we try to not limit ourselves by letting fear proclaim victory over our lives. We should take it one day at a time and try to conquer fear when we are strong enough to do so. Facing them can seem terrifying at first, but once we see that it is not as threatening, we become a little more confident. Slowly but surely, we’ll win. By the grace of God. https://youtu.be/LO40F48u8HE.
To conclude, you may leave questions, comments and/or suggestions if you so choose. Let me know. God bless.
