==Deliverance From Fear==
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<p>"I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears." <span class="style2">Psalm 34.4</span></p>
<p>Surely David was mistaken, yes?</p>
<p>Or perhaps he was just a special "Daddy's boy"?</p>
<p>After all, God never delivers us from ALL our fears, does He?</p>
<p>If He does, then why do so many disciples have so many fears that disable them from living in a manner which glorifies God?</p>
<p>Why do so many disciples have so many fears that keep them from stepping out in faith?</p>
<p>Well, first of all, David was an adulterer and a murderer.</p>
<p>Therefore, if he found that God delivered HIM from all his fears, then he cannot be such a special case, can he? (One excuse eliminated!) AND, he lived under the "Old" covenant, without the empowerment of the indwelling Holy Spirit! (uh-oh, excusitis is getting backed into a corner)</p>
<p>Fear is a waste of time and energy. If you will sit down and write a list of your fears, past and present, you will see, if you are honest, that 99% of them never came into being!</p>
<p>Yet, we allowed those shadows and vain imaginations to paralyse us. To stop us from getting outside of our comfort zone and beyond ourselves.</p>
<p>Is it possible that much of our fears are just manifestations of self-centeredness?</p>
<p>Is it possible that many of our fears are manifestations of foolish pride?</p>
<p>Are our fears really an expression of failure or refusal to rely upon and trust the Lord God of hosts?</p>
<p>David does give us the key to victory over fear: <strong>SEEK</strong> the Lord. This is not the magic lantern approach to a genie god, where we rub the lantern and get three instant wishes.</p>
<p><strong>SEEKING</strong> is like mining for gold: one must keep digging and keep panning, and be content with finding the gold little by little.</p>
<p><strong>SEEKING</strong> is similar to finding answers on the Internet ... one must overcome the frustrations of timed-out connections, and inadequate returns from the search engine inquiries.</p>
<p><strong>SEEKING</strong> is similar to finding the purpose of life, and "happiness".</p>
<p>If we seek the Lord, He will answer.</p>
<p>He probably will not give the complete answer at once, and He probably will wait until we have really focused upon Him for a sustained period of time.</p>
<p>In other words, as we get to know Him, we find the answers, and we find deliverance from ALL our fears.</p>
<p>We may not ever stop having the appearance of fear, but we can have victory over fear. Unless we enjoy the excuse it gives us to do nothing!</p>
<p>In those cases, the supposed seeking of the Lord is superficial window dressing to support good old excusitis.</p>
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