The Valley  of Fear

     Fear! I believe is one of life’s greatest valleys that all of us will go through time and time again and it can cripple us if we allow it to.

    Whitney Houston one the most gifted singers of our times, whom just passed away had valley of fears. That may have contributed to her untimely death. For this reason people deal with it differently, some take drugs, some become recluse, some work more, and some indulge in life pleasures and some trust God.

                                                                                     The valley of fears comes in many forms losing a love one, maybe a job, friends, beauty, finance, riding a car, taking a train, performing before people or may be the government you live under and the list can go on and on. Question is how we can deal with it.

    The scriptures states in 2 Tim 1:7, “For God has not given us the spirit of fear but power, of love and a sound mind.”

    First, God has not given us the spirit of fear. God has not given us to be a coward, fearful or to be afraid. That is, oh my, oh my, what am I going to do? That is an attitude of indecision.

    Additionally God has given us the spirit, (the nature) of power which means to endure, hold on, to suffer, to die- victorious.

   In addition God has given us love of full understanding and the corresponding purpose which is the fruit of faith. Love faces and conquers the world hostilities.      God also has given us a sound mind which means he has given us the ability to have self-control of our mind. It also means not to act and make rash decisions that could lead to disastrous results.

  I heard a story someone told the other day about fear. .

  A missionary unexpectedly met a lion in the jungle. Not seeing any way to escape, he fell on his knees in prayer. He was comforted to see the lion kneeling next to him.

  “Dear Brother, how delightful to join you in prayer when only a moment ago I feared for my life,” the missionary said

  “Don’t interrupt,” said the lion,” I am just saying grace.”

  Dear friends, everybody sooner or later will go through the valley of some type of fear. The question is how will you face it?

 As for me, I have to continually remind myself, to trust in God and lean on 2 Tim. Chapter 1; 7

Have a great week!

Love,

Eddie

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