“There is no fear in
love. But perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18a, NIV).
Perfect love drives out fear. It is a weapon God has given you to fight fear in your life. Perfect love can only be discovered in Jesus Christ. It is a love that loves you no matter what you have been. It is a love that always sees you beautiful and whole through the eyes of grace. It is a love that always seeks to heal and help you discover freedom. It is a love that desires nothing more than you to know who you are in Jesus Christ. It is a love that can only be found in an intimate relationship with the Lord. Seek Him. Lay all of yourself down on His altar. Hold nothing back. Study His Word until it transform you and renews you in the spirit (attitude) of your mind (Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 4:23). As you know Him more intimately, His perfect love will be more real to you instead of your fear. Faith will be your reality, and fear will be seen as the unrealistic lie of a defeated enemy.
“But perfect love
drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is
not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18b). God says that if you are tormented by
fear, you have not experienced His perfect love. Fear is all about punishing
you. Satan punishes you with condemnation. God loves you with conviction, and
His conviction is meant to help change your attitude, and turn from that which
destroys you. Fear punishes you. Faith builds a rock-solid belief in God's
perfect love. When fear rises up, it is a reminder that you need to continue
seeking God, and choose to believe in His faithfulness.
Your faith in the
perfect and faithful love of God is what ultimately destroys fear and wipes it
from your mind. You faith rises from hearing the Word and knowing the love of
Christ (Romans 10:17).The spirit of fear will always rise up. But your shield of
faith can become strong enough to stand against it (Ephesians 6:16).
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