Fear – A strong, uncontrollable,
unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. “Fear is the
master spirit that satan uses to do his dirty work.”- Joyce Meyer.
Watch out for fear and face it with
boldness and confidence in God. Don’t let fear make you ineffective. We all
have a deep desire to be needed, useful, productive and to have a good effect
on the lives of other people and the world we live in. often times, we don’t
share our faith with others due to fear and we don’t participate in something
due to fear of being rejected or failing. Fear holds back but faith urges us
forward.
Fear is indeed a formidable enemy and
one that we must learn to confront.
God designed and created us
perfectly, to be accepted and not rejected. Being accepted is something
everybody craves for because it is an in inherent need in us. No matter who
rejects us, God accepts us and that is enough to enable us to be successful in
life. Jesus was rejected and despised but He didn’t let the rejection derail
Him from the purpose for which He was sent. He focused on God’s love for Him.
We should focus on God’s acceptance
rather than people’s rejection because we are made acceptable to God through
Christ (Eph. 2:6). God doesn’t love us because we deserve it rather, because He
is kind, gracious and wants to love us. The craving we feel for acceptance can
be truly met only in Jesus. He doesn’t give only when we are good and withdraw
when we are not, NO!!
God accepts us because we believe in
His son Jesus Christ, not because of what we do or don’t do. (John 3:18)
Acceptance breeds confidence, a lack
of confidence equals a lack of revelation concerning who you are in Christ. Our
confidence must be deeply rooted in Christ, in His love and commitment to us.
As we learn to feel good about ourselves and safe in our relationship with God,
we are able to step out and do amazing things in life, even if we have to
initially do them afraid. This is possible because we know it is permissible if
we strike out occasionally as long as we keep getting up to bat. Fear of
rejection is a deep rooted fear that affects many. When a person lives afraid,
he/she might disapprove of or reject them, this fear seeps into the very pores
of who they are. They hesitate to trust others or engage in relationship
because they doubt they will be accepted. The bible gives great hope to the
person who has been rejected and unwanted. Jesus understands that pain because
He experienced it Himself, He understands the feelings that come when people
push you away and make you feel devalued. You need not fear the rejection of
man because you have a friend in Jesus, He accepts you, delights in you and He
is with you always. Knowing that you have complete acceptance from Jesus will
give you confidence to anything you need or want to do in life. You can live a
free, full and exciting life in you will refuse to settle for anything less.
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