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    Choosing Faith over fear

    Choosing Faith over Fear
    Isaiah 41:8-13
    These days, there are plenty of reasons to fear. Our world seems to be in a continuous state of war and crisis. The jobs market is dismal, natural disasters wreak havoc, and stories of crime dominate the headlines. As Christians, we know that fear should have no place in our lives, but how can we ignore what's going on around us?
    Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God. Another way of saying this is that you cannot both obey and disobey Him--partial obedience is disobedience. So, which road are you traveling?
    Some people who read the Bible and believe in God nevertheless choose to live with fear. Seeing others experience hardship, they start wondering if it could happen to them: Someone at my office lost his job; will I be next? Someone died in an accident--I could die too. But this kind of "logic" places your circumstances above your relationship to God.
    If Satan can get you to think like this, he has won the battle for your mind. But when you focus on God rather than your circumstances, whatever the situation is, you win. The Bible tells us, "God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline" (2 Tim. 1:7).
    Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.
    Dr. Stanley

    #2
    Amen and thanks for posting sir

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      #3
      Thanks Bro. Bill.

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        #4
        Thanks for always giving encouragement !

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          #5
          Great message!

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            #6
            Thanks Bro Bill.

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              #7
              Another great nugget of wisdom! Thank you sir.

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                #8
                Thanks Bro. Bill

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                  #9
                  Thank you.

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                    #10
                    Needed that today. Thank you sir!

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                      #11
                      I was just talking to a friend of mine about this very thing a few minutes ago. God has a plan for you and you have to have faith that he will guide you through it.

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                        #12
                        The last sentence sums it up perfectly!

                        The fish are biting, and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

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                          #13
                          thanks

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                            #14
                            Probably my biggest struggle. It consumes me honestly. But I keep chugging along

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                              #15
                              Up

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