Wrong Fear?

"The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever" Psalm 19:9

Why is it that so many people allow themselves to experience the wrong kind of fear? People fear everything that the world can throw at them and let it control their emotions and steal their happiness. There is enough of that kind of fear to go around, but there is not enough reverential fear of God.

And the crazy thing about this is that if people will reverse this trend and start revering God for the power that He is, God will help people to overcome their fears of the world. Living in fear of the world is from the enemy. The fear the enemy offers will make you sick, trapped, scared and feel altogether helpless. Living in a reverential fear of God is cultivated through a relationship with God through Jesus. The reverential fear of God is comforting because it allows you to show God how much you love Him and are amazed at His power and glory.

We choose what kind of fear we will allow ourselves to feel. The choice seems obvious enough. Making this choice on our own is not easy (which explains why we have feared so much in our lives already), but don't worry Jesus will help us! Just ask Him.