NO PLACE for Fear!

Yahweh told His people through Isaiah, “Fear thou not; for I Am with thee: be not dismayed; for I

AM Thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of

My righteousness” (see chapter 41, verse 10). He was letting the people of Israel and all of us who

have been grafted in through the Blood of Jesus that because He takes a personal interest in each

one of us, fear has no place in our lives. Yet, from time to time, fear does creep in; and anxiety can

take over our mind. Often this occurs without our noticing.

This happened recently to a seizure patient who worships the Lord with love and passion. She

was worshipping the Lord, when suddenly she began to seize. A retired RN saw it and looked after

her--- keeping her physically safe and keeping her in prayer. The next week the nurse informed the

seizure patient of what had occurred. The seizure patient went into a near panic over the details of

the seizure, the degree to which her body was controlling her, and her inability to discern what

triggered it when she usually can figure that much out. It caused her considerable stress to the

degree that some thought she might have another seizure trying to simply figure out the trigger; but

God protected her. While she didn’t come up with a clear answer, after much prayer, she came up

with a plausible explanation to take to her neurologist; and the Holy Spirit gave her peace in that.

Later in the week, He ministered this word to her and said to her, “Because I’ve taken a personal

interest in you, there is no place for fear in your life.”

When fear and anxiety does creep in unnoticed and threatens to take over our minds, what do we

do to regain control and bring our hearts and minds back into the proper alignment with God and His

Word. The first thing you can do to help yourself is to change your atmosphere--- physical and

spiritual. If you’re in a place of conflict, put on some praise and worship music until you are able to

enter into that place of praise and worship without it. If it’s necessary to get you to that place of praise

and worship, leave the physical place where you are and go somewhere else that you find soothing

and comforting, someplace that reminds you of God’s Presence. Worship ushers in God’s Presence.

Once you’ve ushered in God’s Presence, pray through your situation. Then, declare the Word of the

Lord as He reveals it to you. Finally, put a praise on it. Remember, He is worthy no matter what the

outcome--- even if it doesn’t turn out the way you want.

Keri Lynn Siegel