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Twilight Zone :: Wednesday E-Devotion

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."   2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

One of the first movies I remember seeing was the "Twilight Zone" (1983).  It scared me to death.  Some of the scenes I can still remember and have not seen them for well over 20 years. 

Man, the unknown is scary.  It can put fear into our lives.

That is often why people will not commit to doing what Jesus says.  Out of fear of the unknown or of just being scared, people say no to God.  In our small group Bible study last evening we were talking this issue and noted how some of Jesus' disciples  would have missed awesome stuff had they lived out of fear.

But that fear doesn't come from God.  Avoiding stuff is not an option when it comes to God because avoiding means we miss God.  When we allow fear in our lives, we push faith out of our lives.

That is Satan's plan and his trick to keep us away from God.  He wants to steal the best from us.  Those are the best opportunities, the best blessings, the best friends, the best situations, the best stuff and so much more.

Yet it is human nature to stay away from what makes us uncomfortable.

With boldness and in a word from the Lord, I challenge you to grab fear by the neck and then kick it to the curb because fear doesn't come from God.  He has awesome times for us ahead.  Even the unknown is an adventure of faith with God.  Plus, we can trust God.

It may look like you are in the twilight zone or feel pretty uncomfortable, but if you will stop and look and listen, there inside and beside you is God offering His peace and His power right in the middle of the uncomfortable zone.

"And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him.  May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love."    Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)

So you've got a choice to make.  Either you can live in the Twilight Zone of fear missing God or in the Trust Zone of faith with God.  You make the next move...

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