Updated March 14, 2024

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (Isaiah 41:10)

We are generally excited at the thought of moving forward, but before we do move forward, we generally have to address some critical things. One of these things could be fear.

All transitions are not easy. When we come to a crossroad, having made our plans, and having done our preparation, we look forward to all the positive things related to the planned change; and we may even feel a sense of excitement at the possibilities.

However, we need to ask God to help us manage and address in a healthy way anything that could cause a negative shift in our thinking, and a reduction in our confidence levels.

During changes, though we have a positive vision of what could be, we are also faced with the real possibilities that what we hope for may not become a reality. During these times, with the threat of failure looming, the thought could arise, what if the critics are right? What if I don’t make it? This can be a turning point depending on how we deal with such questions and doubts.

As we embark on change, things can occur that we did not plan for and did not consider; and how we address these uncertainties is a crucial point that can determine if we retreat in fear or move forward in faith.

During this phase and this turning point, we still need to get the facts, both favorable and unfavorable.  But we don’t have to retreat in fear and just do nothing. Neither should we go ahead carelessly without consideration for the dangers.

But instead at these junctures, thankfully we can ask the Holy Spirit to fill us with the voice of reason and help us to use our energy and time constructively.  Then we can do all that can be done to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Knowing the potential issues would reveal to us the challenges, so that the mitigating plans can be put in place. Romans 10:17 tells us that “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”  So to overcome fear, we need to soak and immerse our minds in the Word of God. With God our fears can be changed to faith that looks to God to help us through. So we can feed on God’s Word and be reminded that God has told us that He will never leave us, nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5).

Then our responses would not be based on presumptuous actions, but instead would be based on seeking to move forward for God and with God in whatever sphere of life we may be.

Question:

What fears exist in your life that you need to give over to God?

The next blog post in the series is about how we view the environment. (Your View of The Environment).

(Please note that Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.  Public domain.)

Be Blessed.