God’s desire is that we continually progress, that we reach
higher heights and go to new levels. Oftentimes, as soon as we make the
decision to step out in faith and obey God, the enemy brings in fear and
frustration to try to stop us.
He’ll bring thoughts like, “You really think things are ever
going to turn in your favor? You heard God wrong, He’s not going to use you in
any significant way. You’d better just get used to more of the same.” He’ll do
his best to use fear and doubt to try and convince us to shrink back and stay
where we are.
The bible says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear
and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” It says that fear is a
spirit. It plays on our emotions and holds us back. But the good news is that
we have power over fear!
The bible says that perfect love casts out all fear. When we
receive God’s perfect love, we can have confidence about the future because we
know His plans are for our good. Joyce Meyer put the enemy’s strategy this way,
“New level can often times mean new devil.” Understand that the enemy will come
harder at you the closer you get to God’s next higher level for you.
Choose today to see those lies as the enemy’s pathetic last
ditch effort to keep you from your awesome God-given destiny! Stand your ground
and choose to believe God’s promises and receive His confidence so that you can
overcome the doubt and move forward into the better life He has prepared for
you!
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