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The Power of a Praying Woman
causes us to have fear. The enemy can make us afraid of everything, including our future. It wears us down worrying that something we fear is going to happen. But we don’t have to be tormented by fear.
Ungodly Fear
There are two kinds of fear: godly and ungodly. We must pray that we live in godly fear, which is good, and not give place to ungodly fear, which is torment. One of the most common types of ungodly fear is the fear of man, or a fear of rejection. It’s a trap we can fall into without ever realizing it. In order to protect ourselves from it, we have to care more about what God says than what anyone else says. We must look to Him for approval and acceptance and not to people. If God does not have ?rst place in our hearts, we are constantly fearing man. “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe” (Proverbs 29:25). There are so many things to be afraid of in this world. Sometimes all it takes is one news report to ?ll us with fear. Our imaginations alone can frighten us. But God wants to set us free from all fear for all time.
Four Good Ways to Get Rid of Ungodly Fear
1. Get rid of ungodly fear by praying. The Bible says that when we are afraid it’s because we have not been made perfect in love. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18). The only love that is perfect is the love of God. The way you get perfected in His love is to draw close to Him and let Him ?ll you with His love. When you do, He will deliver you from all fear. 2. Get rid of ungodly fear by controlling what you receive into your mind. The things of the world often make us afraid.