Faith Greater Than Fear; 10 Days Of Faith Using God's EquationSample

  

SAY WHAT? 

Don’t be anxious or fearful; instead focus on the joy of the Lord to lift your spirits.

BREAKDOWN: 

I recently added swimming to my workout. Let me be honest, I used to only play basketball one time per week and called that my workout. However, now that I began to swim, I do laps every day of the week for about 40 minutes. One of the things you learn in swimming is how to float, if you want to live. LOL. 

This scripture reminds me of swimming because as you swim you don’t want to be slow nor do you want anything or anyone to weigh you down. If you are wearing clothes that are too heavy or even baggy while swimming, it will weigh you down and slow you down. I believe that in this scripture God is helping us understand a similar principle or thought - that we cannot allow fear or anxiety to come into our lives because they can weigh us down and slow us down. 

Now being weighed down or slowed down doesn’t mean anything to people who have nowhere to go; however, those who do have a place to go and people to see, aren’t trying to allow anything or anyone to block them. If you are allowing fear or anxiety, which is another word for fear and worry, to grab a hold of you then you are being weighed down. If you worry or fear about “what if…” so much that you never actually do anything, then you aren’t resting in the last part of this scripture, which is the joy of the Lord. 

The scripture says that instead of being anxious, we should focus on kind words and be cheered up. In short, we can’t have fear; instead, we need to have faith and allow this faith to fuel us forward in Jesus Christ. 

Fear slows us down but faith moves us forward.

LIVE IT OUT: 

Today make a list of all the fears that have grown to slow you down. Commit to eliminating these fears and inserting God’s joy to move you forward.

PRAYER: 

Jesus, today help me to get rid of all of the fears that are slowing me down, and allow me to see that these fears aren’t healthy for me and that you have a road in front of me that I need to continue on. Lord help me to rejoice in You and Your joy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.