DCLM Higher Everyday 20 January 2024 — Fear Of Failure?
Topic: Fear Of Failure?
Text: Philippians 4:10-13
10But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Key Verse: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13)
Message
Sue Towey, writing on Impact of Fear and Anxiety, defines fear as, “a human emotion that is triggered by a perceived threat.” According to him, when people live in constant fear, they can become incapacitated. Fear is said to be capable of weakening our immune system and impairing formation of long term memories. It is so because, it causes damage to certain parts of the brain and interrupts some processes.
Fear of failure is an invitation to failure itself. Fear gives strength to failure; it paralyzes initiatives, abilities and shatters dreams. It is an acceptance of defeat in any undertaking. God’s children should not fret or fear because greater is Christ in them than their fears. They are not alone in their challenges. Whether in their exams, to gain admission into an institution of higher learning or to regain lost health, the God of all possibilities has promised to help and that right early. God’s children should believe and confess their victory through Christ in every undertaking. If like Paul, they fully rely on Him, victory is certain.
Quote: Fear is an invitation to failure
Challenge: Jesus in me is greater than all my challenges.
Prayer for today: I reject fear in Jesus name.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
