Facing Fear with Faith

Facing Fear with Faith

1 John 1:5-10

Psalms 27

Basics of Fear

• What is fear?
     – Expectation of evil, danger or pain.

• Who feels fear?
     – Everyone!

• What does God think of fear?
     – He knows we are prone to it, He helps us in it.

What does fear reveal?

• What you value

• What you think about yourself

• What you think about God

Situation + Self + God =

What are signs of unhealthy fear?

• Anxiety
• Control
• Disobedience
• Indecision
• Obsession with Approval

What do I do with fear?

• Name it
• Find your security
     – Dwell
     – Gaze
     -Inquire

“Faith is carrying with you such a deeply rooted fear of God that you have hope and courage in situations where you would have once been afraid.”                    – Paul Tripp