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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

FEARS & WEAKNESSES

God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of sound mind - (2 Tim 1:7)
My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me - (2 Cor 12:9)

Fears

Desire to protect myself
Money or the lack of it
Family
Job Security

The underlying problem revealed:

Lack of trust in God
Lack of faith

To have the mind of Christ is to trust in the Father's provision. Only He can protect us and our familie. Fears indicate a misunderstanding of God's purposes which are beyong our understanding. Jesus has allowed Lazarus to die from his sickness rather than heal him. But Jesus has a greater purpose in mind that would bring glory to God when He raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-45).

Paul was ready for life and death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain - (Phil 1L21). Whatever God permitted was OK> Paul faced both life and death without fear because he has trust and confidence in God.

God's desire is to change you from being one who is self-protective to one who finds security in Christ.

Prepare a list of you fears. Evaluate your fears, ask God to reveal His ways, ask Him to begin moving you towards the security in Christ.

Weaknesses

We often excuse our weaknesses by saying we were born that way. Three times Paul asked the Lord to remove his "thorn in the flesh" or a weakness. Gor's response was that "My grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness.

God's desire is to move your weaknesses from being tools of Satan to being tools of God.

Prepare a list of your weaknesses. Ask God to help you identify the ones which are being used against you as tools of Satan. Write an S beside the ones and ask God to transform these weaknesses into tools that bring Him glory.