Fear is a factor for most of us. We have anxiety and concern about health and safety and COVID, and the government, and any number of things. To say they don't bother us would be dishonest. The question is, have you given these things the power to control your life? Or is your fear of God so absolute, so dominating, that everything falls victim to His control?
Erasing fears in this life are not always possible. But increasing fear of God, in every sense of the word can prepare us to render carnal worries powerful in our lives. And maybe we can even reevaluate our previous decisions to take them captive under the authority of God.
- What scares you?
- Is it fair to say that there are things in the flesh that make you fearful?
- How does that compare to your concept of God and His Power?
- What happens when our fear of God is greater than our fear of everything else?
- Are you willing to evaluate your carnal reaction to carnal things?