Prayer To Live Free From All Fears

 FREED FROM ALL MY FEARS

What would it look like if we were to live in freedom from all our fears?  For some of us it hardly seems possible.  We have hope for something better than we are living today but to believe that we could live free from ALL our fears seems a bit like “pie in the sky.” 

The wonderful reality is that God offers us an amazing life today where we can take heart, especially when we feel helpless, and experience His help in such a way that we are freed from all our fears.  Listen to these amazing words.

I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together. I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. Taste and see that the Lord is good.  Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!  Psalm 34:1-8

These verses from the Bible make this astonishing claim, “He freed me from all my fears.”  We are told that when we pray to God He answers us.  Day-by-day, situation-by-situation, as we encounter fear and bring it to God, it will get lifted from us. 

Does God know and care that we are scared and have been pounded into a fearful place by many difficult situations?  Certainly!  Is God able to protect us until we actually feel safe and it becomes the norm in our experience?  Once again, the Bible assures us that perfect love casts out all fear. 

Obviously, when we call out to God, it’s from a place where we know we need help.  These verses even suggest that those who look to Him have experienced shame and desperation and trouble.  Sound familiar?  No matter how fearful the time or place a person finds themselves in, when they invite God to be with them, God makes changes in and around them. 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, You know our hearts better than we do.  You know when we feel anxious and fearful.  We want to seek Your help and trust Your saving power to work for us in our situations today. 

Thank You for being the Loving God who answers us when we pray to You, especially in desperate times.  Thank you for calming our hearts and freeing us from our fears when we bring ourselves to You. 

We choose to believe You today when You say that when we look to You for help that we will have so much peace and settledness inside that our faces will be radiant with joy.  May we always be conscious that Your perfect love casts out all fear.  Amen