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God’s perfect love will crush your every fear
Fear is not an attribute of love. This is true in any relationship but even more so, when we are referring to our relationship with the Lord. What we believe about God determines our quality of life and whether or not we fulfill our divine purpose. God is not a god of fear but a God of Love. We have to know that He loves us so fear won’t control us.
There is an aspect of fear towards God that perfect love wants to eliminate in our lives. Because the type of agonizing fear that involves punishment steals our joy and robs us of our confidence before God. God wants to crush this crippling fear with his unconditional and unchanging love. The apostle John is very specific in describing this type of fear, in 1 John 4:18 he writes,
“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” (NLT)
How does fear affect love?
When we have a fear-based relationship with God, performance drives the relationship. As a result, when we are good, we think God loves us, and when we don’t measure up, we doubt His love. Because we are never confident in our standing with God, it’s often easier to turn away from Him completely. Some of the most common fears that drive us away from God are fear of rejection, punishment, missing out, failure, judgment, lack, criticism, not being good enough, and being abandoned.
A distorted view of God
If we want to live a life deeply rooted in faith, we must have an accurate view of God. A distorted view of God causes big problems because it affects every area of our lives:
Father Wound
The way we view God is heavily influenced by the relationship and experiences with our earthly fathers. A negative and painful relationship with our earthly fathers tends to distort our views of God.
Was your father authoritarian?
Authoritarian fathers can inadvertently influence their children to rebel against God.
Was your father abusive?
Abusive fathers can inadvertently influence their children to have difficulties trusting God and relating to him emotionally.
Was your father distant or passive?
Distant or passive fathers can inadvertently influence their children to view God as uninvolved in their lives.
Was your father absent?
Absent fathers can inadvertently influence their children to believe that God is neglecting or has abandoned them
If we know how completely God loves us, we don’t need to fear. He will never allow anything to take place in our
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By Kelly Kirby WorleyFear is not an attribute of love. This is true in any relationship but even more so, when we are referring to our relationship with the Lord. What we believe about God determines our quality of life and whether or not we fulfill our divine purpose. God is not a god of fear but a God of Love. We have to know that He loves us so fear won’t control us.
There is an aspect of fear towards God that perfect love wants to eliminate in our lives. Because the type of agonizing fear that involves punishment steals our joy and robs us of our confidence before God. God wants to crush this crippling fear with his unconditional and unchanging love. The apostle John is very specific in describing this type of fear, in 1 John 4:18 he writes,
“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” (NLT)
How does fear affect love?
When we have a fear-based relationship with God, performance drives the relationship. As a result, when we are good, we think God loves us, and when we don’t measure up, we doubt His love. Because we are never confident in our standing with God, it’s often easier to turn away from Him completely. Some of the most common fears that drive us away from God are fear of rejection, punishment, missing out, failure, judgment, lack, criticism, not being good enough, and being abandoned.
A distorted view of God
If we want to live a life deeply rooted in faith, we must have an accurate view of God. A distorted view of God causes big problems because it affects every area of our lives:
Father Wound
The way we view God is heavily influenced by the relationship and experiences with our earthly fathers. A negative and painful relationship with our earthly fathers tends to distort our views of God.
Was your father authoritarian?
Authoritarian fathers can inadvertently influence their children to rebel against God.
Was your father abusive?
Abusive fathers can inadvertently influence their children to have difficulties trusting God and relating to him emotionally.
Was your father distant or passive?
Distant or passive fathers can inadvertently influence their children to view God as uninvolved in their lives.
Was your father absent?
Absent fathers can inadvertently influence their children to believe that God is neglecting or has abandoned them
If we know how completely God loves us, we don’t need to fear. He will never allow anything to take place in our