What Can Fear Do to You? Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Definition of fear: Panic flight, terror Painful emotion excited by an expectation of evil or apprehension of danger Uneasiness of mind upon the thought of the future evil to befall us Reverence or respect toward God of His power and righteous retribution and of displeasing Him

Examples of fear Numbers 13:32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

Number 14:34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 35 I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

Hezekiah 2 Kings 19:14 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Sarah Drew Fear of parenthood Solution to fear Identify what you are fearful of Find the Scriptures relating to your fear Don’t dwell Practice aggressive thanksgiving for what you have Dr. April Kepner in Grey’s Anatomy Moms’ Night Out

Scriptures to help with fear Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Psalm 23 Romans 8:28-39 Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Matthew 6: 25-34 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? (NLT)

34 So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. (NLT) Live one day at a time The problem about tomorrow may never happen “Fear not the future for God is already there.” Unknown

History of Because He Lives Bill’s bout with mononucleosis accusations and belittlements for them and their church Gloria’s fear of the future: drug abuse, increasing racial tension, Vietnam war conflict while expecting 3rd child Educational system: “God is dead” She felt calming, sweet peace A child named Benjamin meaning a blessed son Assurance that the future is in God’s hands because of His resurrection Bill & Gloria Gaither