Fear is a predominant and debilitating force which is spawned in the mind of the human soul only by those thoughts generated outside the protective inspirational sphere of Christ’s love.

 ROM:8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

 2 TI 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

HBR 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

 HBR 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

1JO 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

REV 2: 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. (This was spoken of the suffering church of Smyrna which received no reprimand)

Every Christian experiences fear. Fear is a negative emotion that often accompanies all untested actions that are important to us. What counts is how we deal with fear. We can choose to deal with it through the limited resources of self or others stronger than ourselves (parents, pastors, teachers, friends, spouses, the government, etc.) and that will sometimes bring limited temporary relief, or we can utterly destroy fear by applying the word of God to whatever we fear.

Do this when fear comes. Memorize the scriptures above and apply them to every area of your thought life where fear is recognized. Remember, fear that is not dealt with quickly can become a very deep rooted cancer which will bury itself in the subconscious mind. At that point, it often, if not always, attracts a shield of pride, which can then make fear harder to deal with or even recognize. This is why we must not only read and memorize the scriptures above, but we must mediate on them until they become a part of our subconscious thought life. Then and only then will our most deep rooted fears be exposed.

Once fear is exposed by the word of God, it can be dealt with by what I call the hammer and anvil approach. The word of God becomes the hammer and the knowledge of who we are (as a born again believer) in Christ is the solid unmovable anvil which allows fear to be crushed.

 To establish a steadfast knowledge of who we are in Christ (the anvil), we can be helped greatly, by first gaining a clear understanding, of our tri-fold nature, which is composed of Spirit, Body and Soul.