[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Free from fear by Kenneth Copeland

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: Donna Kiser <kiserdonna5 at gmail.com>
To: URCTCPrayerGroup2 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Free from fear by Kenneth Copeland
Date: 
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 20:17:24 -0500

 Free From FearKenneth Copeland

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love,
and
of a sound mind.

- 2 Timothy 1:7

What would you think if I told you that you could live without fear?
Would
you believe me if I said that despite what you saw on the news tonight,
you
could be perfectly at peace? Impossible? Unrealistic? No!

You see, fear isn't just a reaction to external circumstances. It's a
spiritual force. It begins inside a person. And it is totally destructive.
In fact, fear is Satan's primary weapon. He moves in response to fear, the
way God moves in response to faith. He challenges the promises of God with
it.

An excellent example of this is found in Matthew 14 when Jesus invited
Peter
to come to Him on the water. "But when he [Peter] saw the wind
boisterous,
he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me"
(verse 30).

What enabled Peter to walk on the water? His faith in the Word of Jesus.
What caused Peter to sink? He saw the wind boisterous and he was afraid.
It
wasn't the wind that defeated him, it was his fear of it! He looked at
his
circumstances, gave into the fear, and the result was defeat. If Peter
had
kept his focus on Jesus, his faith would never have wavered. All the
blustering and blowing in the world couldn't have drawn him off course.

Faith is developed by meditating on God's Word. Fear is developed by
meditating on Satan's lies. Such fearful meditation is called worrying.
Don't do it!

The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. Use it to fight Satan every
time
he comes against you. Hold up your shield of faith and quench all of his
fiery darts. Speak words of faith and fear will depart.

*Scripture Reading:* Psalm 27

*May God bless you,*

*Donna K*


-- 
*He Who lives in you is greater than he who is in the world.*