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Faith

Over Fear by Kristi Townsen

s we continue to phrase in the Bible gives 365 passages). Webster’s
Inspiration
slash our way us assurance that we do dictionary describes fear
Athrough this not have to live our lives in as “the anticipation of
COVID jungle, one thing fear. It doesn’t mean we can misfortune or pain; the state
is abundantly clear: this throw caution to the wind of being afraid; something
virus is not going away! by being careless and not dreaded; anxiety.” We
The question now is, “How following guidelines that the don’t want any of those
do we choose to deal with medical professionals have definitions to describe us or
it?” In the beginning, I suggested. It simply means how we choose to live our
anxiously spent a lot of time that we can live our lives lives. So now when you
on my knees, begging God without fear. My personal wash your hands, instead
to keep the people I love favorite “fear not” verse of singing Happy Birthday
safe and healthy. There is comes from Philippians 4:6- or the ABC’S, try reciting
absolutely nothing wrong 7, which states, “Do not be Philippians 4:6-7. Or maybe,
with prayer, except that anxious about anything, but II Timothy 1:7, which tells
mine seemed to be based in everything, by prayer and us, “For God gave us a
on fear, or if not fear, it was petition, with thanksgiving, spirit, not of fear, but of
fear’s first cousin. As we present your requests to power and love and self-
plod on through the jungle, God. And the peace of control.” That should make
I’ve changed my tone and God, which transcends all the devil want to stand six
am learning to pray with understanding, will guard feet away!
thanksgiving. It’s so much your hearts and your minds
more enjoyable to live in in Christ Jesus.” Every time Wearing a mask in public
gratitude and feel assured I read that verse, a small places, washing our hands
that, if the dreaded virus sigh escapes me because it routinely, and social
finds its way to my loved reminds me that God is in distancing does not mean
ones, we will be equipped to control, and I love hearing we are living in fear. It just
deal with it. that on a daily basis. means we are following
the rules that officials
There are 365 passages in We definitely don’t want have determined will help
the Bible that, in some way, fear in the driver’s seat! It slow the spread of the
instruct us to “have no will stifle our confidence, coronavirus. We can all do
fear”. This is no coincidence! and that’s when we let our part, continue to pray,
It means that every day of human nature take over and choose to live with
the year, the most repeated (instead of claiming those thanksgiving instead of fear.

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