Perfect Love

You've all heard the phrase, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself." In a complicated kind of way- this makes sense. Yet, if there is really nothing to fear but fear itself, we fear fearing and are thus still fearful. If you cast out fear altogether, you can finally come to be completely fearless. And how can this be done? By finding perfect love.

"There is NO fear in love. But PERFECT LOVE drives out fear." - 1 John 4:18, NIV

What is perfect love? No, WHO is it... God. He is our perfect love. With Him there is no reason to fear. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31). He has destined us to be victorious in His name and with the power of what? His perfect love. So don't walk around saying, "I'm just so afraid that this will happen." "I'm just so afraid that this person will hurt me." "I'm just so afraid that I'll accidentally do or say this." You are speaking fear into your life! Instead, look at the root of what you're saying BEFORE you say it: "I'm just so afraid." By looking past the root of our statements, we look to the root of our fear - as if those fears were good reasons for being fearful! As scary as those monsters in your life might be- they do not give you an excuse to cast faith aside for the sake of fear.

Remember: What you fear can never justify fear itself. God is not waiting for you to express your fears. He already knows them all. He's waiting for you to express your faith so that He can make fear flee.