Daily Bible Reading - Friday - October 16th

I know what the devotional is talking about when it says resist fear when it first hits you.  When I first started getting into having WLS, going through the seminar and doctors appointments things were good, I wasn’t scared or anything but when time started getting closer I could feel fear wanting to set in and sure enough after a few days of NOT resisting it I started to get scared and in the back of my mind I was contemplating not going through with it.  Thank goodness I learned to resist that fear and put it out.  God had bigger and better things in store for me by having WLS, there isn’t a moment or even a second that I regret any of it, I’d do it all over again in a heart beat.  Its funny how the devil tries to use fear to grip people so they wont do something that the devil knows will result in big things for their lives.  If we’ll put fear out just as soon as it tries to come in bigger and better things will be in store for us.

Today’s Reading

Jeremiah 28:1-29:32
1 Timothy 1:1-20
Psalm 86:1-17
Proverbs 25:17

Daily Devotional

"Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]…"
(I Peter 5:9, AMP)

The very moment you first feel fear, you have to resist it and act against it. If you make the mistake of dwelling on your fears and start thinking about all the reasons why you can't do what God is telling you to do, then it won't be long before you develop a negative mindset that will make it much more difficult to overcome.

When God told David to go fight Goliath, the Bible says that David moved quickly toward the battlefield. In other words, he didn't think about it. He didn't allow fear to grip his heart and talk him out of it. He just did what God wanted him to do.

So many people today are just sitting on the sidelines of life. They have tremendous potential on the inside, but they keep letting the enemy talk them out of doing what God wants them to do. Every time they get a vision of victory for their life, the enemy brings fear; and they just swallow his lies hook, line, and sinker. Don't let that be you! Instead, obey quickly. Resist fear and boldly embrace everything the Lord has in store for you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, today I choose to resist fear. I choose Your Word. I choose Your love. I believe that with You, all things are possible. Thank You for giving me the power to live in victory in every area of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."