Live Free From Fear

God is so good that He made provision for us to be healthy and strong in every area of our lives. Every area includes our spirits, our souls, and our bodies.

And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

1 Thess 5:23 AMPC

Let’s look at a description of the three different aspects of mankind:

1.     Your spirit is your innermost being. It is made brand new when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.

2.     Your soul is composed of your mind, will, and emotions. They are in the process of being made sound and complete through the renewing of your mind. You are to renew your mind to think like God thinks. This is a life-long process.

3.     Your body is the house that your spirit and soul live in.

God wants every part of us—spirit, soul, and body to be sound and complete!

Knowing the will of God is the first step to living life in wholeness. We see the will of God re-iterated in the following scripture:

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 2 NKJV

Not only do we see the will of God in this passage, but we also see a condition. The condition is that we will prosper to the degree that our soul prospers!! If your mind, will, or emotions are not prospering, you will not prosper in your health as you should. This leads us to a few facts of interest. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 60 million adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness. Forty million of those adults have an anxiety disorder. And about 32% of adolescents are affected by anxiety.

The apostle Paul gave us a reason for such prevalence when he foretold about the day in which we now live.

But understand this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear]. 2 Timothy 3:1 AMPC

This completely describes our day, a time of great stress and great trouble—hard to deal with and hard to bear. The predominant reaction to this stress appears to be anxiety and depression.  It is also a fact that if people’s minds and emotions are troubled, it will have a direct effect on their health.

Medically speaking, 80% of diseases are triggered by poor mental health. It’s no wonder that sickness and disease are rampant in our day, even despite all of our medical advancements! And, unfortunately, many of those affected are followers of Jesus Christ.

Now we expect people without Jesus to suffer from anxiety and depression. They have no spiritual remedies for their disorders. However, children of a healing God have been redeemed from anxiety and depression. We can see that it’s imperative that we address our mental health if we are going to live in physical health.

I believe the greatest contributor to anxiety and depression is fear! Fear is an emotion that comes from an expectation of evil. Anxiety, worry, dread, and panic are all forms of fear. And according to God’s Word, fear is a spirit!

Second Tim 1:7 tells us, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

The fact that fear is a spirit from Satan is very important. It lets us know that it cannot be defeated with natural remedies. While psychological methods, medications, and willpower can be helpful, spiritual issues must ultimately be dealt with spiritually to experience true freedom.

Romans 10:17 says, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

It’s important to know that fear also comes by hearing negative information. If we spend more time watching TV or on social media than we do hearing God’s Word, we will not be able to live free from fear. But if we will spend time daily meditating upon scriptures that promise peace and healing, we will no longer be slaves of anxiety, depression, or disease.

When the Holy Spirit came to live in us, we became masters of Satan and everything he represents.

First John 4:4 says, “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

No child of God should ever again be subject to Satan. We have authority over all the power of Satan, and that includes anxiety and disease.

One of the first things we will have to master if we’re going to receive healing is fear. Fear will keep us from receiving from God. But God has provided us with faith through His Word so that we don’t ever have to fear again. The next time you are tempted to fear, speak to it. Say, “Fear, you must go from me now, in Jesus’ name. I refuse to fear.” Then lift your hands and begin to worship God because He has delivered you from fear, and from all disease and pain!

(This teaching is an excerpt out of my new book, UNTROUBLED: Conquering Anxiety, Fear and Depression. I encourage you to get the book, not only if you struggle with anxiety and depression, but also if you’re desiring healing in your body.) Click here to purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DDse08

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