Get Rid Of FearSample

What do you do when fear begins to consume your thoughts and won’t let you go? 

Scripture says that the best antidote to fear and anxiety is prayer. To see what is involved in prayer and what prayer can do for your fears, look at Philippians 4:6–7. Verse 6 says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

When fear grips you, begin by counteracting that fear with the truth of God. God says you must shift your focus because whoever or whatever controls your mind, controls you. God doesn’t want you to be focused on your fearful thoughts and controlled by them. Rather, God wants you to focus on Him and to allow His Word and Spirit to control you. That’s why prayer is so important. The formula here is simple. Be fearful about nothing, but pray about everything.

Philippians 4:6 uses the general word for prayer as well as the more specific word “supplication,” which refers to asking for the answer to a specific need. Essentially that means you are to pray about everything, whether your request is general or specific. If you have a nagging fear but cannot seem to pinpoint what it is, take it to the Lord in prayer—He knows what it is. Or if you have a specific fear that you can see clearly in your mind, take that to Him too. Ask Him to help you remove your fears and replace them with His truth, and then thank Him in faith for doing that for you.

Gracious Lord, are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet You know everything that happens to them. You have also numbered the hairs on my head. Help me to take courage in knowing how well You know and love me. Remind me today that I do not need to fear, because You are ultimately in control of all things and You have promised never to leave me or to forsake me. Thank You for Your promises, which bring me peace. In Christ’s name. Amen.