Seeing Through Fear’s Image
- May 4
- 2 min read
In Isaiah 41:10, God says, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Fear is one of the enemy’s most effective tools to keep us from moving forward.
In the book of Numbers, we read about the twelve spies sent to scout out the Promised Land. Caleb returned with a faith-filled report, declaring, “We are well able to take the land.”
But—Who is your "we"?
The other spies gave a very different report. They said, “We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes.” In their view, God was not part of the equation.
The enemy will often distort our perspective, making the opposition seem larger than life. Fear magnifies problems and minimizes God. It convinces us that retreat is wisdom when in fact it’s disobedience.
I heard the phrase,
“Fear masquerading as wisdom.”
That’s exactly what the ten spies embodied. They thought it was wise not to pursue the land—because they believed they couldn’t succeed.
But when God is included in our perspective, everything changes. With Him, we are well able.
1 John tells us that perfect love casts out fear. When we are filled with the love of God, fear no longer has room to control us. It’s like a cup filled with air—once you pour in water, the air is pushed out. God’s love fills the empty spaces and drives out fear.
So let’s discuss:
Who is your "we"?
What fear is God helping you adjust your perspective on?
What was the Word of God that came alive to you?
Great message Pastor Aaron, thank you!
Who is your "we"? God and BAM (Sandusky and PA and anywhere else people of BAM reside)--together we are able to bring revival to our city. Together we are to reach our region. Together we are able to reach out state, nation and yes together we are able to reach our world with the gospel and help start revivals all over with this first one!
What fear is God helping you adjust your perspective on? The fear of "I" can't. I have heard myself say to God so many times those words of "I can't reach them God, I don't have the words..." fear speaks those words. However, faith says "we can" as I…
Who is your "we"?
-with God and with my BAM family, "We" are well able
What fear is God helping you adjust your perspective on?
-the fear of when I speak it will just be a mumbled jumbled mess 😐 and they won't have a clear picture of God.
But He made me well able!
-also this I remembered on Monday - - - a fear of giving truth, I'm not a "liar" but I don't -very often- give truth when it's needed, afraid of hurting/offending or just that it may come out wrong. When in reality they are hurting and in danger of dying without truth, without salvation 😐
What was the Word of God that came alive to…
1 . My we is God and my Bam Family.
The ( Fear or Scart ) was talking to other people and making sure on what I was talking about. And not double checking myself . Today I'm getting better on knowing on how to talk to others . Making sure it's a GOD word. Sometimes our Mind goes 100 miles an hr. Or different directions. That's when I have to settle down and Pray.
Who is your “we”? My “we” is God, me and my BAM family.
What fear is God helping you adjust your perspective on? God is helping me adjust my perspective on the fear just talking with people I don’t know. I have never been good at just talking with strangers, but God is helping me to overcome that by just knowing that they probably feel the same way.
What was the Word of God that came alive to you? The word that came alive to me was understanding that when Caleb and Joshua returned from the spying trip into the promised land they didn’t leave out or disagree with the report of the others, BUT they knew who there “we” was! They knew that by having God with them…
Who is your "we" ?
God and Bam
What fear is God helping your adjust your perspective?
Fear in that I ain't credible or people will look and judge me label me. Fear of me rejecting God letting the noise in my head to take control over my thoughts and emotions. I have been praying a lot on this and I feel God has said John I am going to reset you just like electronics sometimes you need to reset them to work properly again and I am allowing God to get me back on track and try to win some souls along the way and when times come and the voices are loud I will turn to God to…