All of Your ways, My Lord, are loving and filled with kindness … forgiving my sins … guiding me in doing what is right … and teaching me the ways of righteousness. As I stand by Your side, I know there isn’t a weapon formed against me can prevail in my life. As my love for You grows, so does my trust … and, all trembling stops and I am able to see Your way more clearly. As I listen to Your words and make them my own, faith replaces my fear and sure defeats are turned into victories. Show me how to walk in Your footsteps and guide me with Your truth so I can stay on course and not become a slave to fear and dread. Drive out of me any form of rebellion that may cause me to choose going my own way and attracting panic and terror.
In Your unconditional love, I find safety and rest. In it, I am able to bear all things … believe all things … hope all things … and, endure all things. You have shown me that by allowing myself to be drawn closer to You, I have inherited Your promise to never leave of forsake me. As a result, there is no place for fear in Your love because Your perfect love casts out fear and frees me from its torment. As I keep my eyes focused on You, panic and darkness cannot overtake me and I am able to sort out the things that “are” and “are not” acceptable to You. You have always cheerfully and generously poured out Your blessings on me. Help me grasp the reality that I can give without loving, but I cannot love without giving. I know that I’ll be able to find peace when I fully comprehend that Your love is ever-present, kind and caring, builds up and does not tear down and calms all my concerns. Because of Your affection for me, there is no place for fear, alarm or panic in my life.
I will no longer accept the anxiety and uneasiness that comes from doubt, confusion and sin … instead, replacing them with reverential “fear of You.” Not cowering or trembling, rather humbly bowing down to You in awe and respect for who You are. From my awe comes recognition of all that You are: Holy, almighty, righteous, pure, all-knowing and ever-present. When I am able to see You through the eyes of faith and love, I am able to see myself more clearly because I was formed in Your image. As I have built my life on The Rock, I begin to understand that there is no reason to be apprehensive about the world, my enemies or my mistakes … because they have all have been subdued in Your wondrous power. Only when I am on my knees do I clearly comprehend Your plans for me. As I reverentially submit myself to You, You are able to shine Your light into my heart so I can see the goodness You have accumulated there and that’s how I know that there is no fear in love. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
I John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is note made perfect in love.