Overcoming Fear

1 John 5:4 NKJ
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the
victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
Top 10 Fears of People:

1. Fear of flying
2. Fear of public speaking
3. Fear of heights
4. Fear of the dark
5. Fear of intimacy
6. Fear of death
7. Fear of failure
8. Fear of rejection
9. Fear of spiders
10. Fear of commitment

Things to Know about Fear:

1. Fear originates from a spirit.
   2 Timothy 1:7 NKJ
   For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and
   of a sound mind.
   Ephesians 6:12 NKJ
   For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
   principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
   this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
2. Fear opens the door to curses in your life.
   Job 3:25 NKJ
   For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded
   has happened to me.
3. Fear closes the door to blessings in your life.
   “Fear is faith that it won’t work out.”
4. Fear paralyzes us from fulfilling our purpose.
   “Fears lie and make us not go where we might have won. There are
   always two voices sounding in our ears — the voice of fear and the
   voice of faith. One is the clamor of the senses. The other is the
   whispering of God. NEVER LET YOUR FEARS HOLD YOU BACK
   FROM PURSUING YOUR DREAM.”
   – Conquering an Enemy Called Average, John Mason

How to Overcome Fear:

1. Build your faith more than your fear.
   Hebrews 11:6 NKJ
   But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to
   God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
   diligently seek Him.
   Romans 10:17 NKJ
   So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
   Joshua 1:6-9 NKJ
   “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as
   an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
   Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do
   according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do
   not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper
   wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your
   mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may
   observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will
   make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
   Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not
   be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you
   wherever you go.”
   Proverbs 29:25 NKJ
   The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall
   be safe.
   Galatians 1:10 NLT
   Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If
   pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.
2. Speak your faith to your fear.
   Proverbs 18:21 NKJ
   Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it
   will eat its fruit.
   Proverbs 21:23 NIV
   Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves
   from calamity.
   Mark 11:23 NKJ
   “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be
   removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart,
   but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have
   whatever he says.”
3. Attack your fear with active faith.
   Matthew 14:22-33 NKJ
   Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before
   Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when
   He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by
   Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But
   the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for
   the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus
   went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him
   walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And
   they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying,
   “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him
   and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the
   water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of
   the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw
   that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he
   cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched
   out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith,
   why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind
   ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him,
   saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”