Stopping The Fear Thief

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

1 John 4:12

God calls us to serve. But maybe because you fear being rejected—even by a stranger—the homeless person on the street never receives the hope you could share. You don’t consider a mission trip because you fear the unknown. You don’t befriend the mother at your son’s football practice who drinks every night because she has no one to talk to.

God doesn’t want fear limiting our influence in these ways. He wants us free so we can love and serve others freely. He doesn’t want us to let fear make us languish and feel alone, broken, and unfulfilled, never experiencing what God created and called us to do.

He doesn’t want the Enemy using fear to steal our purpose from us: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10). Plain and simple, fear is a thief. It robs us and others.

Jesus has promised us, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” By resisting fear and trusting God, we can live to the full and have the privilege of showing God’s love to everyone we meet.

God, I resist fear and embrace faith. I want to share Your love with everyone I meet today.