Fight or Flight

It never ceases to amaze me how Satan uses the same trick over and over again, and somehow manages to make you forget the 300 times he used it before. You would think that human beings would have a longer attention span, but it seems that ADD is not limited to kids hopped up on sugar.

I went to bed last night thinking of all the different ministry opportunities that God has given me, and excited about how He gives me the strength to do everything He asks of me. Somewhere between 11:00 PM and 5:45, that excitement completely drained off. I dreamt of failure after failure, defeat after defeat. By the time I woke up, all I wanted to do was crawl under a rock and die. The very thought of trying to do anything for God filled me with apprehension and fear of failure.

Had I not went to the Lord for my strength, I would have spent the rest of my day afraid, which the enemy would have loved. I opened my Bible, and begged God for His help, and read these verses:


" In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. "

Any time a Christian stands up and determines to bring glory to the God of Heaven, Satan bends his bow and takes aim. A bird can be safe from the hunter's arrow, but only if he accepts that he can never fly. Satan whispers to the Christian who would fly,

"You will fail. Don't take a chance, don't bite off more than you can chew. Find somewhere safe and comfortable, find your mountain. Go home before you get hurt."

David had the right answer! Why should I listen to you? God is my refuge! My trust is in the Lord, not in my own strength.

David says that if his foundation is destroyed then he could do nothing, but he knew that his foundation was the Rock that could not be moved, much less destroyed! If we can do nothing without our foundation, the opposite is true: with our feet on the Rock, all things are possible. I think Paul might have even mentioned something to that effect...

This psalm is a testament to the sovereignty of God over man and the enemy. God is the sure foundation, the enabler, the One who is forever seated on the throne. He is forever worshipped in His temple, and he watches and cares for His own.

How do you beat fear? Realize who is in your corner, and come out fighting!!!