Standing Firm

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil.

He prowls around like a roaring lion,

looking for someone to devour.

Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith.

1 Peter 5:8-9 (NLT)

How does our enemy seek to devour us?

Many believers are being devoured by fear.

Fear is our enemy's favorite weapon

to keep us from experiencing all that

our Lord has in store for us.

When fear comes against you,

do you dwell on those defeating thoughts

or do you rise up and start confessing

the promises of God over your life?

If you choose to dwell on your fears

and think about all the reasons why you

can't do what God is telling you to do,

then in time you will develop a negative mindset

that will hold you back.

Once you let fear set in,

it is much more difficult to overcome.

Don't spend your life on the sidelines.

You have so much potential inside of you!

Don't allow the enemy to hold you back

with fear any longer.

Be bold and step out in faith!

Today is a new day!

It's your new beginning.

Just because you feel fear,

doesn't mean you have to follow fear.

Every person feels fear at some point.

The greatest men and women of the Bible

all had to deal with fear.

But when fear comes, don't give in!

Stay the course of faith and follow God's Word.

Break the negative power of fear over your life

and move forward into the freedom and joy He has in store for you!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me strength

to stand strong against fear in my life.

I choose to have an attitude of faith and expectancy

by focusing on Your promises.

Today I am rising up and pressing forward

into the life of victory You have for me.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.