I believe that living in fear, worry, and stress is more hazardous to your health than eating french fries at McDonalds.
What is it that you consistently fear? When are you faced with a threatening challenge, it's difficult to push ahead . But if you don't find a way to do so, your productivity can quickly shrink to zero, and your life can be put on a permanent hold. This is not something you want to happen to you. It?s not easy, but we need to make a choice to how to respond to fear:
1. Choosing not to allow fear and anxiety to control your life.
2. Choosing to guard your heart.
3. Choosing to focus your mind on what is truth in the midst of uncertain times.
Here are 25 of my favorite bible verses that have been an emotional cure for me whenever I experience a set back or failure in my life. I hope that these words will lift you up and encourage you as well as they have for me.
1. ?So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.? Isaiah 41:10
2. ?When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.? Psalm 56:3
3. ?Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.? Philippians 4:6-7
4. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
5. ?For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.? 2 Timothy 1:7
6. ?There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.? 1 John 4:18
7. ?When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.? Psalm 94:19
8. ?An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.? Proverbs 12:25
9. ?Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.? Joshua 1:9
10. ?Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.? Matthew 6:34
11. ?Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?? Luke 12:22-26
17. ?The Lord is my light and my salvation?whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life?of whom shall I be afraid?? Psalm 27:1
18. ?Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.? Psalm 55:22
19. ?Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.? Deuteronomy 31:6
20. ?'For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, for I myself will help you,' declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.? Isaiah 41:13-14
21. ?God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.? Psalm 46:1
22. ?The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper.? Psalm 118:6-7
23. ?I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.? Psalm 34:4
24. ?Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.? Deuteronomy 3:22
25. ?Then he placed his right hand on me and said: 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.'? Revelation 1:17