PUSHING OUT FEAR
“When fear has entered the imagination, it starts to fill in all the blanks.” - Carrie Pickett Oh my goodness, what a true statement! My responses can sometimes be provoked by fear, and Carrie is right! When I respond to fear with my thoughts and words, fear “starts to fill in the blanks” for me. Then the fears grow, working to be bigger and louder than the Word in me, limiting God. I bet you can relate to this as well!! My response should be the Word, which gives me a positive imagination, encouragement to dream and dream bigger . This is where I find confidence to conquer my fears, where my faith grows, where I find that peace reigns, where I remember that there is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment (1 John 4:18). So, if I let it, God’s love pushes out fear, taking away it’s power, instilling me with hope, reminding me that I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13) Friends, if fear ha...