13. Will Be Controlled by Fear or Will I be Faithful?
Matthew 10:26-31
Fear is a reality. The man that says “I fear nothing” is a liar. We all are scared of something. Personally I am scared of spiders. I hate them. I hate them more than I hate cats. I think all spiders and cats go to Hell when they die. There have been times in my life when I have seen a spider and literally been paralyzed with fear and could not move because something that I feared held me captive.
Now if you think about it it’s a pretty ridiculous scenario. I’m 6’6” and weigh 225 lbs. and I wear a size 14 shoe. I can crush a spider at any time that I wish. But my perception of the problem is that the spider can somehow rise up and kill and eat me and I will exist no more. We laugh, it is ridiculous, but many of us as leaders let very small problems to hold us captive in fear.
One of the things that we constantly need to remind ourselves of is that the same power that conquered the grave lives in us. God is sovereign, He’s supreme, He reigns and if we’re operating under His authority and following His instructions have nothing to fear. Fear many times should drive us to desperation for Him so we can see how awesome He is.
What are you letting control you? If the answer isn’t “Jesus” then something has got to change!