Our Daily Bread: UnshakableSample

Victory over Fear

Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. -1 John 4:18

Traci was crippled by fear and anxiety from early childhood. She was afraid of being taken from her parents, of her family dying, and of a host of other things such as horses and airplanes. Worse, she feared she would always be that way.

She says, “I wasn’t living. I was solely breathing.”

Her life finally began to change when Jesus entered her life.

“Overcoming fear was a process of learning who Christ is and who I am . . . as a daughter of His.”

She began to understand that Jesus loved her and died for her, so she could be victorious over fear (1 John 4:9–10). Now when fear creeps in, she prays for God to help her through.

Throughout the Bible, we read God’s encouraging words to Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Mary, the shepherds, and many others: “Do not fear”; “Do not be afraid.”

This phrase is the most repeated instruction in all of Scripture. Why? Because God longs for us to gain courage through Him instead of letting fear cripple us.

When we experience God’s perfect love expressed through Jesus’ death and resurrection, we can entrust our fears to Him and begin to overcome them because “perfect love expels all fear” (1 John 4:18).

He gives the Spirit to guide us and counselors to help us. Through His victory over sin and death, we can journey into true freedom.

Alyson Kieda

When has God helped you overcome a fear? What fear(s) do you still need to entrust to Him?

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your perfect love for us! Help me to overcome my fears. I give them to You.

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