The Box of Fear - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) December 13, 2022

Fear is rebellion because the Lord has repeatedly commanded His children to not be afraid (Philippians 4:6).

And yet, we succumb to fear, allowing satan to cause us to meditate on what he wants instead of what the Lord has called us to focus on. Philippians 4:8 tells us what our minds should process - Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Fear does not qualify as any of these. Praise the Lord for His mercy that He patiently works with His own to extract them from fear's chokehold.

What we forget is that when we allow ourselves to dwell in a state of fear, we tell God that He's not capable of dealing with whatever it is that robs us of peace. And when that happens, we unfortunately give satan free rein to control that area of our lives that we've placed in a 'box of fear'. That box we've effectively told God to take His hands off of.

Recently, the Lord had to teach me I had a 'box of fear' that I wasn't fully submitting to His control. An issue that popped up and I just didn't want to deal with it. Every other thing in my life took precedence. Including cleaning the house and doing laundry. And just like that a few days became weeks and weeks became months without me addressing the matter.

Then one day, the Lord pointed at my 'box of fear' and told me it was time to open it. I didn't want to and even asked Him to deal with it instead. However, the Lord reminded me of some crucial scripture He'd been teaching me in the weeks prior. They stood as a mirror and I couldn't avoid what they reflected - fear.

I prayed and determined not to cower because of the supposed Nephilim (giants), I did what the Lord instructed and made a call (Numbers 13-14). I spoke to a lady who asked me to call back. I took a breath, turned up my worship music and read scripture while I waited. Having fortified myself in the word, I made the second call and spoke to someone who showed so much kindness that the process I'd dreaded was over in minutes and worked in my favor.

I praised the Lord. Then, I got irritated with myself and wondered why I'd seen a mountain when all that lay before me was a molehill. In the process, I'd wasted time and money because I dragged my feet. Yet, in this mistake, the Lord was there and kindly redeemed me, allowing things to work out in the end. He taught me that allowing fear to keep me from moving in Godfidence in every area of my life, is rebellion and it gives the devil room to cause trouble.

As the year comes to an end, ask the Lord to show you the 'box of fear' you don't want to open. That thing you are dragging your feet on simply because you don't believe God can handle it for you. Don't assume the box contains some large issue. What it holds could actually be very small in the grand scheme of things. Whatever it is, for some reason, you've told God "hands off". Maybe you've seen others struggle in that area and think the same will happen to you. Or perhaps, the issue is one you've dealt with in the past and because the result wasn't positive, you now expect a repeat.

Whatever the case, it is time to open the 'box of fear' knowing that God is right by your side. If indeed you are His child, then remember He has given you authority over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall harm you (Luke 10:19). Let Him hold you by the hand as He guides you to eliminate every 'box of fear' in your life.

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