"Fear of Moving Forward"

Some say the opposite of fear is love, others say it is happiness, assurance, boldness, or confidence. I am one to believe the opposite of fear is faith. There can be different levels of fear. Some are afraid of everything. For some it may be fear of your finances, your home, your family, your job. In multiple ways fear is trying to strike at God's people. It is one of Satan's biggest weapons against us to hinder us moving forward in what God wants us to do. We are told in the last days mens hearts would fail them because of fear.

Actually fear and faith have something in common. That's this...their both to believe that something that hasn't happen is going to happen. Fear is the belief that something hasn't happen "bad" is going to happen. And faith is the belief that something "good" that hasn't happen is going to happen.

So one or other is going to exist in your life.

I have been reading in Hebrews 11 on the "Hero's of Faith." One of my favorites listed there is Gideon. He was the most fearful man in all of Israel (my opinion), scared to death to trust God.

Gideon was told he would defeat the Midianites. He was told to kill the second calf, tear down the altars of Baal, (I would be petrified myself), and to send home anyone who was afraid. And 22,000 men left, which dwindled his army to a mere 10,000. Then, to prove a point, God separated out the remaining men and sent home 9,700 more. Gideon now had an army of 300, and apparently, the only instruction God gave him was to sneak down to the Midianite camp to be strengthened "if" he needed it. That was it; that was all the direction Gideon received. Yet he and his small group of soldiers attacked the eastern tribes who had come against Israel and killed 120,000 men.

My point is this...to many times we expect God to tell us more than He plans to tell us. Always wondering when is He going to give us clearer direction. How God?, could you give me more specifics? Details would be great God! I'll go forward the moment you tell me what to do and how to do it. Sound familiar?

God gives us His vision by placing it in our hearts. Unfortunately, because He doesn't give us every little detail we tend to sit down and wait which leads to us doing nothing. Then while in the "waiting" place we wonder why the prophecy never came to pass. We are waiting on God, and all the while, God is waiting on us.

When you KNOW that God has spoken something into your spirit, leaders and champions such as Gideon go toward the sound of His voice. Not all know how to get there, not even their next step. But they know what has stirred their hearts, the drawing of the Holy Sprit!

Sometimes it is good to wait for God to give us details-but often, He is waiting for us to trust Him and move from "fear to faith."

Ref: Hebrews 11 & Judges 6

God bless
~Sister C