How to have Victory over Fear

 

-How to have Victory over Fear-

 

Introduction: 

Human fear has been called man’s deadliest enemy.

Unreasonable fear, tormenting fear, and persistent fear can totally destroy human peace and happiness.  If you accept them they can destroy your marriage, children, business, ministry, and mind.  So you reject them, and not accept them.

Most fears must be learned and are the result of wrong teaching.  A baby does not realize he has enemies.  He is taught that he is surrounded by possible danger.  Unfortunately, many of these enemies are imaginary and emotional. 

Unreasonable fear have broken many human personalities, and placed many in a very ill mental state that can not only effect the mind, but also the body with illness.

 

1 John 4:18 NKJV

¹⁸ 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.     A Medical list of modern fears.

The term “phobia” is used for any abnormal, irrational, and persistent fear.  This type of fear can be crippling.  At times, it can cause a person to continually remain in familiar surroundings, such as their home.

 

How common are phobias?

• The most common anxiety disorder and third most common mental disorder in the general population is specific phobias. (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005)
• Over their lifetime, up to 12.5% of the population will experience a specific phobia. (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005)
• It’s estimated that 19 million Americans have at least one phobia, ranging from mild to severe. (John Hopkins Medicine)
• Within the last year, it’s estimated 9.1% of adults in the United States experienced some degree of a specific phobia. Of those experiencing phobias, it was more prevalent in females, with 12.2% having them compared to males at 5.8%. (National Institute of Mental Health)

Here’s a look at some phobias that have been identified.

 

In the 1980’s there was generally listed 45 phobias, and then in 2000 there was listed 78 phobia’s in the United States.  No in 2023 here is a list of 103 phobias found in the United States.

A
achluophobia	fear of darkness
acrophobia	fear of heights
aerophobia	fear of flying
agoraphobia	fear of public spaces or crowds
aichmophobia	fear of needles or pointed objects
ailurophobia	fear of cats
alektorophobia	fear of chickens
algophobia	fear of pain
amaxophobia	fear of riding in a car
androphobia	fear of men
anginophobia	fear of angina or choking
anthophobia	fear of flowers
anthropophobia	fear of people or society
aphenphosmphobia	fear of being touched
arachnophobia	fear of spiders
arithmophobia	fear of numbers
astraphobia	fear of thunder and lightning
ataxophobia	fear of disorder or untidiness
atelophobia	fear of imperfection
atychiphobia	fear of failure
autophobia	fear of being alone
B
bacteriophobia	fear of bacteria
barophobia	fear of gravity
bathmophobia	fear of stairs or steep slopes
batrachophobia	fear of amphibians
belonephobia	fear of pins and needles
bibliophobia	fear of books
botanophobia	fear of plants
C
cacophobia	fear of ugliness
catagelophobia	fear of being ridiculed
catoptrophobia	fear of mirrors
chionophobia	fear of snow
chromophobia	fear of colors
chronomentrophobia	fear of clocks
cibophobia	fear of food
claustrophobia	fear of confined spaces
coulrophobia	fear of clowns
cyberphobia	fear of computers
cynophobia	fear of dogs
D
dendrophobia	fear of trees
dentophobia	fear of dentists
domatophobia	fear of houses
dystychiphobia	fear of accidents
E
entomophobia	fear of insects
ephebiphobia	fear of teenagers
equinophobia	fear of horses
G
gamophobia	fear of marriage or commitment
genuphobia	fear of knees
glossophobia	fear of speaking in public
gynophobia	fear of women
H
heliophobia	fear of the sun
hemophobia	fear of blood
herpetophobia	fear of reptiles
hydrophobia	fear of water
hypochondria	fear of illness
I–K
iatrophobia	fear of doctors
insectophobia	fear of insects
koinoniphobia	fear of rooms full of people
L
leukophobia	fear of the color white
lilapsophobia	fear of tornadoes and hurricanes
lockiophobia	fear of childbirth
M
mageirocophobia	fear of cooking
megalophobia	fear of large things
melanophobia	fear of the color black
microphobia	fear of small things
mysophobia	fear of dirt and germs
N
necrophobia	fear of death or dead things
noctiphobia	fear of the night
nosocomephobia	fear of hospitals
nyctophobia	fear of the dark
O
obesophobia	fear of gaining weight
octophobia	fear of the number 8
ombrophobia	fear of rain
ophidiophobia	fear of snakes
ornithophobia	fear of birds
P
papyrophobia	fear of paper
paruresis	fear of urinating in public places or in the presence of others
pathophobia	fear of disease
pedophobia	fear of children
philophobia	fear of love
phobophobia	fear of phobias
podophobia	fear of feet
pogonophobia	fear of beards
porphyrophobia	fear of the color purple
pteridophobia	fear of ferns
pteromerhanophobia	fear of flying
pyrophobia	fear of fire
Q–S
samhainophobia	fear of Halloween
scolionophobia	fear of school
selenophobia	fear of the moon
sociophobia	fear of social evaluation
somniphobia	fear of sleep
T
tachophobia	fear of speed
technophobia	fear of technology
thalassophobia	fear of deep water
tonitrophobia	fear of thunder
trypanophobia	fear of needles or injections
trypophobia	fear of clustered patterns of holes
U–Z
venustraphobia	fear of beautiful women
verminophobia	fear of germs
wiccaphobia	fear of witches and witchcraft
xenophobia	fear of strangers or foreigners
zoophobia	fear of animals

 

2.    No Believer should be fearful

No where in the bible are followers of God taught to fear.  The scriptures taught the exact opposite. 

James 4:7 NKJV

⁷ Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Resist- Military word

Flee- run with terror

Joshua 1:1-9 KJV

1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,² Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.³ Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.⁴ From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.⁵ There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.⁶ Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.⁷ Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

 

Afraid-dread, feared, terrified. Strongs #H6206

Breakdown to physical violence, or mental confusion and fear. Strongs #2865

 

3.    The Origin of Fear on this Earth

a.     The first recorded fear

Genesis 3:10 NKJV

¹⁰ So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

 

b.    Sin against God caused fear to come in.  This means the history of fear begins with sin in man’s life.  This fear should not touch the life of a Christian.  When sin is forgiven all fears MUST go.  The fullness of God’s love destroys fear.

I John 4:18 NKJV

¹⁸ 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.

4.    Your Victory over Fear

a.     God gives you a spirit of power, a spirit of love, and a spirit of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV

⁷ For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

 

God is the only authorized dealer that can fix you.

Examples of the use of the Holy Spirit in the life of NT believers:

·       Wisdom

·       Joy

·       Power

·       Holiness

·       Newness of the Spirit

·       Law of the Spirit

·       Life

·       Peace

·       by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body

·       Adoption

·       first fruits of the Spirit

·       Righteousness

·       Hope

·       Sanctified

·       Love

·       Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

·       Gentleness

·       Knowledge

·       Healing

·       Miracles

·       Sign & wonders

·       Diversity of tongues

·       Interpretation

·       Discernment

·       Prophecy

·       Faith

·       Purity

·       Longsuffering

·       Kindness

Here is a list of some of the things mentioned from Acts 1 thru Galatians to show a few.

B.  The heathen live under the dominance of Fear.  365 times in the whole bible it says the words, “fear not”.  God gave us a promise for every day of the year to not have fear.

5. God’s successful men of History

          A. God always told His people not to be afraid

A person-

Luke 12:32 NKJV

³² “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

 

A Nation-

Deuteronomy 1:17 NKJV

¹⁷ You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’

Isaiah 12:2 NKJV

² Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”

 

Joshua 10:25 NKJV

²⁵ Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

Israel was told not to fear giants or walled cities

Daniel 10:19 NKJV

¹⁹ And he said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!”  So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Psalm 46:1-3 NKJV

46 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
² Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the ^[b]midst of the sea;
³ Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

 

My personal encounters with Fear

• ·       Getting Married
• ·       My first Son
• ·       Leaving the first church where we pastored and my wife grew up in her whole life.
• ·       Moving to Arizona without my families understanding but knowing God approved.
• ·       Being honest about the failures in my marriage and working toward fixing that between myself and God.
• ·       Patiently walking healing into my family, through my life in leading them.
• ·       Starting my own business
• ·       Renting a home we at the time realistically couldn’t afford.
• ·       9 months of anxiety, fear, and torment from the devil, while stilling seeing MANY get healed and set free

8. How I defeated Fear, and you can too…

• ·       Read the Word of God regularly
• ·       Write the Word of God regularly
• ·       Pray unceasingly and sincerely
• ·       Confess freedom from fear with your mouth
• ·       Consider your thoughts, don’t just think them.  Most thoughts you need to reject, against the truth of God’s word.
• ·       Sing, song’s of worship and focus on God’s faithfulness and goodness
• ·       Ask a minister who has spiritual strength and ability by the spirit to pray for you.