He will see you through...

He will see you through...

Danielle Joyner Kelley

March 27, 2009

“Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." 1 Peter 3:13-14.

As humans, we will go to the end of the earth to protect ourselves from what we are afraid of. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that the “only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Fear is a horrible emotion that plagues us, grabs hold of us, and almost always refuses to let go. And it won’t let go – that is until we feel we have conquered the fear.

Webster’s Dictionary defines Fear as, “A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.”

That is a powerful definition truly. Breaking it down we know first that fear is a “painful emotion or passion”. When confronted with this problem, ask yourself what it is that you really fear? Once you get that thought into sight ask yourself how you are going to stop this fear. Do you take it into your own hands and try to fix everything yourself? Even if you do, it will only be a band-aid, and that fear will return. This one is hard because our “fight or flight” emotions kick in at this point. We either fight it or run from it, and our human nature tells us all too often those are our only two choices.

Are you fearful of being hurt by love? Are you fearful that it is too painful to live without a person or something that you love even if God is calling you to do it? Are you fearful if you do the right thing or say the right thing that people you love won’t have anything else to do with you? These feelings are not of God. “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18.
Also, as stated in the scripture above from 1 Peter, “…even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed”.

Think about it this way: Fear of Love is Love of Fear.

According to the definition the emotion of fear is “excited”by“the expectation of evil or the apprehension of impending danger”. So our fear gets excited when we expect evil or sense danger. Okay, so what can you do to keep fear from getting “excited” in you? As written in an earlier note, “Preparing for battle…” you have to put God’s armor on. "Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace." Ephesians 6:14-15. Prepare your own self for battle. When that fear comes upon you tell yourself that you knew it was coming but you have grown the faith needed to handle it inside of your armor and look it in the eye.

But you have to give your fears to Him and let Him grow your faith. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10. Learn to believe in that scripture with every single piece of you. Know that He will pull you through no matter how bad it gets.

You have to have that “child like faith”. Children believe in Santa, and just about everything else we tell them. They are born onto the earth full of spirit – where do you think they just came from? God. They don’t know the evils of the world just yet. Then man breaks that spirit by teaching them to fear man and the things of the earth instead of God. Have that strong, blind, child-like faith to know He is going to see you through –don’t just think it or ask for it – KNOW IT. Don’t let your armor become weak with doubt. Strengthen it with your faith of knowing what is true.

Jesus knew how important that spirit within children is. “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it. And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.” Mark 10:15-16.

Don’t fear man; fear God. “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28. God is in control, and you have to accept that to be able to “know” that He will see you through this.

Once you accept that He is in control and you know that He will make this better, then you are free from your fears. “So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" Hebrews 13:6. Man can’t do anything and he never could because he was never in control of your eternal destiny – God was and still is.

Expect trials and tribulations to not just hurt you but help you. They are what God uses to grow that “child like faith”. But He won’t let you fall. “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body.” 2 Corinthians 4:7-11.

Whatever or whomever is causing you fear will also face God. "So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.” Matthew 10:26. All will be revealed – remember that because it will give you hope to get through this and allow you to take your hands out of it. We keep trying to “fix” things because we want everyone to see “our side” and to understand “where we are coming from”. Get over it – that is not your job. Stop playing God with everything, including your own life and give it to Him. He examines your heart and knows your motives, so make sure they are pure. Make sure you aren’t trying to “fix” something yourself, but instead that anything you are doing is done with an intent to live by His Word and honor Him.

Put your heart out there, be kind to others, love one another, forgive one another, lean on one another, and stop worrying about what the consequences will be. Are you really more afraid of getting hurt or looking stupid than you are living a life without Him? Think of the consequences involved in your answer to that one. Living a life with Him gives you hope, and living one without Him gives you none. The only thing that will conquer a fear is hope, but it has to be hope in Him. Think about it – hope is the opposite of fear. Hope is an expectation of something good and knowing you will be okay. Get it?

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7.