Bold as a lion

“The righteous are bold as a lion” proverbs 28:1

“ fear of the Lord is the death of every other fear, like a mighty lion, it chases all other fears away” c.s

Anxiety- the world calls it master,
but The Master calls it defeated.

Our job is to engage in the battle and practice of fearing God and His word.
That means humbling ourselves before His word. That means bringing our thoughts into submission to His word.

Nowhere in the Bible does it say to “feel” renewed. It’s a verb- “to renew”
-it’s a choice – to choose – to choose our thoughts according to the truth of God’s word. Each day, Every moment.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind”

In psalm 56:11 the psalmist writes: “in God I trust, I will not be afraid, what can man do to me?”
This is an awesome testimony to the power of trusting God. Regardless of our situation, feelings or future.

-To choose to trust God no matter what, to choose to not give into fear.
To know that God is sovereign and He is good even when faced with the worst circumstances.

For those already in Christ, be encouraged:
we have been made eternally alive in Christ.
Not one thing in this life or even in death can ever cause lasting harm to us because Jesus Christ rescinded all charges against us.
For this reason, nothing and no one will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ.

We may sometimes feel like our pain, sorrow and loss distance us from God’s love. But to this deception, Paul asks, “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?
Does it mean He loves us any less if we have trouble or calamity, are in danger, or threatened with death?
No despite all these things,
overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us” Romans 8:35