Being Brave

I have been pondering this verse for months now…and for some reason (unbeknownst to me…but definitely known by our Mighty God), I cannot shake it from my spirit.

1 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 not made perfect in love.”

How many times have we entertained fear like a guest we are scrambling around the house to prepare the most extravagant of feasts?  Instead of waging war against every fear-filled lie with the very life giving words of God (the Bible), we listen…and listen to them…the conniving whispers and tricks of the enemy.

LIES.  That’s all that fear is…lie after lie. 

Speaking of the devil...John 8:44… “When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” 

The word of God reminds us that every single word that goes against his very life-giving words is a lie…and even more, that those words come directly from the devil.  That is enough for me to stop listening, stop entertaining, and stop feeding those lies.  

I’ve learned in the most depressing, the most lonely, the most rejected of moments, that God’s word is my ONLY lifeline.  

I am so grateful for the moments when I sense fear, and run to God for help. Call it a crutch if you want…I don’t care. I need Him every single second of my desperate days. I need Him in the very celebratory moments, and in the not so famous ones. 

God makes me more brave.  I am convinced of that!  Daily, I am learning how to become completely reliant on the mighty God that I serve…and I don’t care how weak that makes me seem.  I can feel his very life strengthening me when I call on His name.  

When He calls us… we have NOTHING to fear..EVER.

I don’t know if there is much more I can say.. so I will leave you with some lyrics (and link to a video) to one of my new favorite songs by BETHEL, called “You Make Me Brave."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hi-VMxT6fc

You make me brave

You call me out beyond the shore 

Into the waves

You make me brave

You make me brave

No fear can hinder now 

the love that made a way

You make me brave

you make me brave

you call me out beyond the shore 

Into the waves

You make me brave

You make me brave

No fear can hinder now

The you’ve made

BRAVE

brāv/

adjective

1. 
   ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.
   "a brave soldier"

synonyms:

courageous, valiant, valorous, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, bold,fearless, gallant, daring, plucky, audacious; More