Love Drives Out Fear

Love Drives Out Fear TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear... 1 John 4:18, NIV. TODAY'S WORD: Scripture tells us that God is love. He is perfect, and His love is perfect. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more and nothing you can do to make Him love you any less. His love toward you is steadfast; it’s unchanging. His arms are always stretched out toward you, and He is always ready for you to come to Him. Sometimes people aren’t sure how God feels about them. They think He might be mad at them, but scripture tells us just the opposite. God’s not mad at you; He’s madly in love with you! It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or where you’ve come from, God’s arms are open to you. He’s longing to show you His goodness and grace. It’s His kindness that leads us to repent and change our ways. Open your heart to Him today and receive His perfect love. Let it drive fear out of your life and make you new. Let His love wash over you and build confidence in you. Because of His great love, we can boldly come to Him and receive the mercy and blessings He has in store. PRAYER FOR TODAY: Father, thank You for loving me perfectly. I want to know You more, and I want to know Your love. I receive it by faith today and ask that You show me Your ways and fill me with Your peace as I keep my heart and mind stayed on You in Jesus’ name. Amen PS...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idQ1n3cdgfo For God’s Miracle, Open the Eyes of Your Heart BY RICK WARREN — JULY 13, 2014 “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.” (Ephesians 1:18 NIV) How quickly we forget! God does something good in our lives — he answers a prayer, he bails us out, he helps us with a miracle — then the next time a problem comes along, we act as if God’s miracle never happened. We have short-term memory. And when we can’t remember past blessings, we start fearing the future. We stop thinking God will do it again, because we forgot he did it the first time. When we have short-term memory, we start worrying unnecessarily about tomorrow. Learning to have spiritual vision is absolutely essential to your success, your stress level, your stability, and your strength. The Bible says in Proverbs 29:18,“Where there is no vision ... the people perish” (AMP). Without clear vision, you lose hope. When you don’t have a vision for your family, you lose hope. When you don’t have a vision for your career, you lose hope. When you don’t have a vision for your health, you lose hope. When you can’t see your way clearly, it means you’ve lost your vision, which means you’re going to lose your hope. The key to making it through the struggle in your life, no matter how long it lasts, is hope. And you don’t just pull it out of the sky; you get it from God’s vision. Ephesians 1:18 says, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people” (NIV). He’s talking about seeing with spiritual eyes and having spiritual vision. You get hope from seeing your life from God’s eternal perspective. If you’re looking for God to do a miracle in your life, ask him to open the eyes of your heart and give you his vision for your life. Talk It Over Make a list of the ways God has provided for you over the last year. What is the vision God has given you for your family, career, and ministry? How do you anticipate God moving in your life in the future? How does it give you hope?