I’ve endured my share of fears concerning jobs and how big dreams were slipping away, becoming less and less attainable. I’ve found however that when I became genuinely honest with myself, I acknowledged that I wasn’t trusting God’s Word. I recall a while back reading the following verse from Joshua 1:8:
“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
When we think our prayers aren’t answered and our dreams are not fulfilled, we tend to get anxious and fearful and may allow ourselves to begin to doubt God’s promises. Please don’t doubt. Real faith is not getting everything we pray for but instead receiving what is in God’s will. Trust God no matter how difficult the struggle and know that faith is progressive.
Romans 8:25-27
But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us…and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
The longer you follow the Christian walk, the bigger the reward in your life if you stay the course. Confronting fear sometimes means facing down the thing you fear most. Even when circumstances are their most difficult, lift them and trust that God reward your perseverance and deliver on what He has promised above.
