Hey Friends,
I want to share something that's been on my heart sort of heavy today. I haven't been able to push this back from my mind so, stay with me on this one...
Today, we got some bad news from the doctor. Not something I was really wanting to hear today of all days, but I did.
And so quickly, I could feel the Holy Spirit telling me not to claim what was being spoken over me. And it was HARD. Especially, when a trained professional is telling you something you had already began to allow fear to try and manipulate in your mind.
It was just attack after attack.
Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my all-time favorite verses. When I was still fighting to become a flight attendant that was a verse that I had written on a piece of card stock on the inside of my bedroom door, big enough I couldn't overlook it. He tells us plainly that He knows the plans He has for us, plans to prosper, not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future. That verse alone has gotten me through some of the worse moments of my life. From rejection and every failure, I had. Not being accepted by peers or even some family.
If you've ever felt this way you know exactly what I am talking about. Those moments can be crushing. But in the crushing, like the grapes from the vine He is making new wine! Oh, if only I could have seen a small glimpse into the future I now live. But I couldn't, because I wouldn't be as grateful and appreciative as I am today.
No, friend, every day is not perfect, and we all have our days of really horrible moments, but the one thing we as believers have is Him. See He never said it would be easy. He never promised we would not go through trails and heartache. The one thing He did promise about those moments, is we would NEVER go through them alone. He would go through them with us and go before us. He did when He died for us and when we accepted Him into your heart.
So, let's get back to speaking life over every negative thing that's being spoken over us.
If you're dealing with anxiety, stop claiming it. Get to the root of the problem, FEAR. Go after God about it. If it's depression, get to the root of the thing drawing you back into that headspace. What is causing that fear? I promise you friend you are not meant to live in those emotions as a captive. You may feel them, but don't dwell in them. Don't set up camp and hang out. Get out, open your bible, take a walk. Even when you don't feel like it. Do it anyway.
We have so many people dealing with those things and then singing a song about their anxiety watching them...... Friend, turn it off. Turn it off. Start claiming you are free from that spirit.
Father, I come to you now asking for favor for the reader, reading this. I ask that you put your healing hand down on them, and release from them any unclean thing that could cause doorways to be opened up allowing fear, anxiety, or depression to take hold of them. To release the very roots those issues have caused in their hearts, their minds and their souls. Lord, heal them from these things and anything else causing them turmoil. Lord, allow a fiery hedge of protection to encase them, so no further attack from the enemy dwell among them. Arm them I the full armor of God! And teach them to walk in the Wisdom and Knowledge of what that armor is!
In Jesus Name I Pray amen.
Use the link below to find scriptures about fear—choose the ones that truly speak to you.
Write them down on cardstock or note cards. Set reminders in your phone, or save them in your notes app. Take an Expo marker and write them on your mirror. That way, every morning when you rise and every night before bed, you'll come face to face with God’s Word.
Whether you’re coming or going, His truth will be right there—steady, bold, and reminding you that fear never has the final say.
Stay Blessed!
-FASP