Tag: Fear

Fear Fades When We Follow God’s Path

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FLOYD ROGERS

Choosing to follow God’s direction helps remove fear from our lives. While we may feel a bit uneasy at first, especially when facing something unfamiliar, that nervousness isn’t true fear. It’s often just emotion. Deep down, we trust that God will come through, even if we’ve never faced a situation like it before.

When we take the first steps in line with God’s will, it may seem hard. There might be hesitation. But if we continue forward, that fear begins to shrink. Each step brings more confidence, and eventually, the fear fades completely. As we walk in the direction God has set for us, we begin to recognise His plan and peace.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7

When Fear Reveals a Lack of True Faith

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JEFF TURNER

Revelation 21:8 lists several traits of those who do not belong to Christ, including unbelief, immorality, idolatry, lying, and fear. In this context, fear does not simply mean having doubts about one’s salvation. It can also mean cowardice. It can mean shrinking back from standing firm in faith.

Jesus illustrated this in the parable of the soils in Matthew 13. Some people gladly receive the word, but because their faith has no deep root, trouble or persecution causes them to turn away. Others hear the word, yet the worries of life and the pull of wealth choke their spiritual growth, leaving them fruitless.

This kind of fear shows itself in those who avoid hardship for the sake of the gospel. They may appear to believe for a time, but their response to trials reveals otherwise. Such people eventually depart because they were never truly part of the family of faith.

They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be evident that they all are not of us.

1 John 2:19

The Fear of Change

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AMY TURNER

In Luke 8:37, we read about a moment when the people of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave their area because they were filled with fear. Jesus had just freed a man possessed by many demons. These evil spirits entered a herd of pigs, which then ran off a cliff and drowned. Word of this spread quickly, and people came from nearby towns to see for themselves.

When they arrived, they saw the man — once wild and dangerous — now calm and in his right mind. You might expect them to celebrate this miracle, but instead, fear gripped them. They couldn’t deny what had happened, yet the power that made it possible unsettled them.

Some people are frightened by what they cannot control, even when it brings good. The idea of a God who holds such power can feel threatening because it means lives might change in unexpected ways. Not everyone welcomes goodness when it challenges the world they know.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Psalm 34:8

The Fear of Denial and Faith in Jesus

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AMY TURNER

In John 18:17, a servant girl asks Peter if he is one of Jesus’ followers. Out of fear, Peter denies it. This moment marks the beginning of Peter’s three denials. It shows us how even the most confident can fall when pressure mounts. While Peter’s courage fails, Jesus stands firm. Faced with false accusations and looming death, Jesus never wavers in declaring who he is.

This contrast between Peter and Jesus demonstrates how easy it is to lose courage when we forget the truth about Christ. Fear, insecurity, and the desire to avoid discomfort can cause anyone to hide their faith. Yet, Jesus calls his followers to remain faithful, no matter the cost.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:16