Dear Lord,
Help! I am afraid!
But I know that everything is okay because You’ve heard my cry and You will answer me. You never give me a spirit of fear but You give me a spirit of power and love and a good, sound mind.
When I stop to think about Your love for me, I am amazed. Your love indwells me. Your perfect love dissolves my fears, even when I don’t recognize Your presence.
Even though I know I am not worthy of Your love, I do not fear that You will ever abandon or turn Your back on me. Your love is not based on my successes or my mistakes. You have a marvelous ability to love me despite my flaws.
Not only do You love me, but I belong to You. I only slip into fear when I forget whose I am. In those moments, I will choose to trust in You. I will praise You and marvel at Your Word. I will delight in the fact that nothing can destroy Your love for me. Nothing can destroy my soul, for it belongs to You.
Jesus promised after His death and resurrection that He would give me a gift: peace of mind and heart. That gift belongs to me. The world can never duplicate it or take it away. Because I claim this gift, I will not be troubled or afraid.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
I looked for the Lord, and He answered me. And He took away all my fears.
Psalm 34:4 NLV
For God did not give us a spirit of fear. He gave us a spirit of power and of love and of a good mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NLV
There is no fear in love. Perfect love puts fear out of our hearts. People have fear when they are afraid of being punished. The man who is afraid does not have perfect love.
1 John 4:18 NLV
Even when I am afraid, I still trust you.
I praise God’s word.
I trust God.
I am not afraid.
What can mere flesh and blood do to me?
Psalm 56:3–4 GW
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
John 14:27 NLT