Dealing with Fear

Dealing With Fear

Teaching compiled by Bill Subritsky
www.doveministries.com

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"You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You." (Isaiah 26:3).

OUR ENEMIES CAN BE FEAR AND WORRY

Worry
Bad news
Anxiety, fretting
Guilt
What if?
Lack of rest
Stress
Depression (Proverbs 12:25)
Rejection
Confusion
Ulcers
Suicide

Main types of fear

Fear of death
Fear of sickness
Fear of failure
Fear of rejection

There are many hundreds of types of fears ranging from claustrophobia (fear of enclosed
spaces) to such things as phonophobia (fear of speaking aloud), rhypophobia (fear of dirt)
through to zoophobia (fear of animals).

FEAR AND TORMENT GO TOGETHER

"men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are
coming on the earth..." (Luke 21:26)

FEAR A KILLER FORCE

- opposed to faith
Spirit of faith is equal to spiritual force.
Spirit of fear equals a spiritual force.
Fear is a spiritual force that comes out of the spiritual realm and attacks our mind.

FEAR CAN KILL

Heart cells destroyed by body's reaction to fear.
Stress caused by fear can produce lethal changes in the heart muscle - can cause death.
4 out of 10 were children - all were assaulted, not badly enough to have caused death.

Dr Charles Mayo of Mayo Clinic said fear affects the heart, the circulation, the glands,
the nervous system and the health.

Scriptural example

: Nabal died of fear when he heard about the visit of David: "So it
was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these
things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone." (1 Samuel 25:37)

FEAR ANTICIPATES THE WORST AND NOT THE BEST

What if - I can't pay bills
I get sick
I lose my job

FEAR RELEASES THE DEVIL'S POWER IN OUR LIFE

The devil loves to operate through fear. (John 10:10)

OUR WORST MISFORTUNES NEVER HAPPEN

Most of our torments and miseries come from anticipating what might happen. Many
times it does not happen at all.

PSALM 53:5

"There they are in great fear where no fear was."

AS WE FEAR WE ALLOW WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN TO BE MANIFESTED
and allowed into our life because we are operating in fear as the opposite of faith. If we operate in fear we are opening our lives to the very thing we don't
want to happen, we are bringing this reality into being.

FEAR COMES FROM IGNORANCE OR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR GOD'S
WORD

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6)

FEAR OPERATES BY THE SAME SPIRITUAL LAWS AS FAITH OPERATES

but it operates in reverse.
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for." (Hebrews 11:1)

Fear is the substance of things not hoped for.

As we fear, the things we don't want to happen are brought into manifestation and are
given substance in our life because we are operating a counterforce to faith. If we are
operating in fear, we are actually bringing this reality into our life because fear is a
spiritual force.

FEAR IS A SPIRIT

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind." (2
Timothy 1:7)

FEAR IS DEVELOPED BY MEDITATING ON THE LIES OF THE DEVIL

i.e. worry. We take something we don't want to happen, eg have our car repossessed or we
have no money or sickness or God is not helping. Worry or fear is a spiritual force that
can make negative things happen, eg lose our job.
"For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to
me." (Job 3:25)

GREAT FEAR CAN BRING SOMETHING TO PASS

Fear is a force God hates.

Example at Constantinople - Cholera - 125 people died but only 5 from cholera.

Remainder died from fear of cholera.

DEAN INGE

- Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due.

FEAR AND WORRY ARE A SIN

"Whatever is not of faith is sin." (Romans 14:23)

Jesus spoke of worry. He said six times, "Do not worry." (Matthew 6:25-34).

FIRST EVIL FORCE TO GRIP ADAM AFTER THE FALL WAS FEAR

It is ingrained in all creation.
"So he said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid
because I was naked; and I hid myself.'" (Genesis 3:10) Adam fell from fellowship with God.

WE CAN'T AVOID TESTS

eg tribulation

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you
will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)
"The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion." (Proverbs
28:1)

EMMERSON SAID

"Fear always springs from ignorance." Get hold of the best
advisers, get good counsel. Don't try and handle it yourself.

EXAMPLE OF JIM JONES

Jenni Mills in her book "Six Years with God" tells how Jones said in 1975 there was
cyanide in the wine - 45 minutes to live - girl ran out of place - shot. 45 minutes later
Jones said no cyanide with wine and the girl had only been shot with a blank, but he
controlled them by fear. This was four years before he killed all in Guyana in 1979 but
shows the control of fear.

SOME SAY THEY HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT

but look at Revelation 21:8.

SATAN USES FEAR TO DESTROY MIND AND BODY

Fear destroys, faith creates.
"God's Word is health to all our flesh" (Proverbs 3:8)

Dr Charles Mayo said, "I have never known anyone who died of overwork, but I have
known many who died from fear, anxiety, worry."

COMMON SAYING

"Those who live in worry invite death in a hurry."

TIREDNESS AND OVERWORK

provide an entry point to worry and fear. Dale
Carnegie says, "Our fatigue is not caused by work but by worry, frustration, resentment."

FEAR TEARS DOWN THE GODLY HEDGE OF PROTECTION

FEAR CAUSES OVEREATING, ANXIETY, STRESS

EXAMPLE OF IMAGINATION:

Doctor: Chisel - long knife - hammer - hacksaw.

Husband beside himself when doctor called for these instruments when attending to
man's wife. Doctor was only trying to open his briefcase

FEAR BRINGS TORMENT

THE DEVIL LOVES TO OPERATE THROUGH FEAR

because it gives him an

open door to attack and destroy a person.

ENTRY POINTS OF FEAR

(1) Trauma or shock

(a) Example of lady whose father died when he was 42 - the Lord gave vision of a chasm,
her falling in as bridge broke and trying to get out.
(b) Watching people die - eg from cancer.

(c) Looking into an open coffin (effect on child).
(d) Sometimes adoption causes fear to enter.
(e) Accidents.
(2) Sin

(of ourselves or ancestors) - Past involvement in the occult. Also prenatal shock.
(3) The touching of dead bodies

Old Testament example.
(4) Rejection

- Children stuttering because of teacher's discipline.
(5) Environment

Marital breakups, ie homes - effect on children.
(6) Spirit of Jezebel

(especially note spirit of a little child, ie terror).

Spirit of Antichrist

Spirit of Death and Hell

- note particularly Psalm 18:4&5.
(7) Failing to bring all thoughts into captivity to Jesus Christ

(2 Corinthians 10:4&5)
(8) Failing to trust God completely

ie not having Jesus at all times as Lord and Saviour
of every part of our lives.
(9) Religious spirits

- manipulation.
(10) Not trusting in the Word of God

(11) Not knowing the fullness of God's love

in our lives, eg failing to honour our
parents and let go of their sins and the sins of our ancestors.

(12) Viewing some types of television

, movies, books, music, games eg dungeons and
dragons (especially for children).
(13) Hearing the wrong things

Jesus said, "Take heed how you hear." (Luke 8:18)

(14) Covetousness

is a primary entry point for fear. As we covet material things, we
allow ourselves to be brought into bondage and debt (Proverbs 22:7). We are told that our
conduct should be without covetousness and we should be content with such things as we
have. Then we can boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man can do to
me." (Hebrews 13:6)
(15) Tiredness

, overwork and stress.
(16) Sickness

(17) Separation from God. (Isaiah 59:1-2)
(18) Curses

Answers

:

1. Be sure that you are born again

ie that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Saviour, that
you have totally surrendered to Him and confessed with your mouth and believed in your
heart that God has raised Him from the dead. (Romans 10:9)

2. Be sure that you have undergone the waters of baptism.

(Romans 6:4)

3. Be sure you have been baptised with the Holy Spirit

and received the gift of tongues
(Acts 2:1-4)

4. David and Goliath

The son of Jesse

Hears of Goliath
There was great fear in Israel
David knew the threats were empty
They were measuring themselves against Goliath

But David was measuring Goliath against God

All things are possible with God
Circumstances no problem to God
"Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with
a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of
Israel, whom you have defied." (1 Samuel 17:45)

"Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear;
for the battle is the LORD'S, and He will give you into our hands." (1 Samuel 17:47)

5. Remind God of what He has done in the past for you

Remind oneself of the things God has done in the past

When attacked remind oneself of the things God has done in the past. This is what David
did, he reminded himself of how he had defeated the lion.
"Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul
of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David
strengthened himself in the LORD his God." (Isaiah 30:6)
"No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you
in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And
their righteousness is from Me," Says the LORD." (Isaiah 54:17)

Example: Miss C. Leppingwell - Boxers were ready to cut her head off. She looked up
and smiled. "You cannot die you are immortal" they said and they ran away. If she had
shown fear she would have died.

6. Recognise it as sin

"But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for
whatever is not from faith is sin." (Romans 14:23)
Deal with sin in our lives, renounce the sin.

7. Repent and confess the sin of fear and any other sin in our life

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
(2 Timothy 1:7)

8. Honour our parents

, forgive them and renounce their sins and the sins of our
ancestors to receive deliverance from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13)

9. Recognise the spiritual battle

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12)

10. Put on the whole armour of God

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to

withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded
your

waist with truth

, having put on the

breastplate of righteousness

, and having shod
your

feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace

; above all, taking the

shield of
faith

with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And

take the

helmet of salvation

, and the

sword of the Spirit

, which is the word of God;

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end
with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--" (Ephesians 6:12-18)

11. Prayer and fasting

(Isaiah 58:7-11)

12. Meditate on the Word

(2 Corinthians 10:4&5)
Control your thought life.

13. Renounce all covetousness

and be content with such things as you have. Then the
Lord will be our helper. (Hebrews 13:5&6)

14. Recognise fear as a master force

under the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).

Recognise faith as a masterforce

under the spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2)

15. Faith works by love

(Galatians 5:6)

(a) Helping others (Proverbs 16:3)
(b) "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves
torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18)

16. Remember Philippians 4:6-8

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all
understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren,
whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever
things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is

any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things." (Philippians
4:6-8)

17. Call on the name of the Lord

(Romans 10:13; Psalm 34:4-7; Psalm 34:15&17;
Psalm 18:1-6) Examples of deliverance.
18. Remember: (a) Jesus as intercessor

(Romans 8:34)

(b) Jesus as mediator

(1 Timothy 2:5)
19. Recall the trauma or event (if any) which caused the original entry point of the fear
and

allow God's healing love to deal with that situation

and to heal one's memories. If
any forgiveness is needed on your part, make sure you have forgiven the person
concerned and

pray for a blessing on them

.

20. Read aloud Psalm 18:1-6

believing it in your heart

.

21. Cry out to God

and if you feel anything within you, then expel it either by coughing
or breathing it out.

22. Stand firm

in your belief that you have been delivered. If anything has been
oppressing you, command it to go in the name of Jesus Christ.

23. If the fear seeks to return in any form, call out to Jesus Christ as your intercessor and
mediator before the throne of God. Go through such of the above steps again as the Holy
Spirit would guide you and as you continue to do this and

centre your life on Jesus
Christ

in every area, your deliverance from fear will remain.

24. Always be prepared and discern any further attacks of fear which may be originating
from the enemy.

Be ready

to deal with them as set out above.
25. Every day thank and praise God for His mercies and for His love. Read your
Bible daily and pray daily

.
26. Make the following confession

:
(a) That Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour.
(b) Renounce the works of Satan.
(c) That Jesus Christ died on the Cross to deliver us from sin, that our sins may be
forgiven and that we might have right standing with God.
(d) Bind the spirit of fear in the name of Jesus Christ and command it to leave.
(e) Confess that God is our father and not Satan.
(f) Confess the following:

Ephesians 1:7

THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS I AM REDEEMED OUT OF THE HAND
OF THE DEVIL, THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS ALL MY SINS ARE
FORGIVEN.

1 John 1:7

THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, GOD'S SON IS CLEANSING ME NOW AND
CONTINUALLY FROM ALL SIN.

Romans 5:9

THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS I AM JUSTIFIED, MADE RIGHTEOUS,
JUST AS THOUGH I HAD NEVER SINNED.

Hebrews 13:12

THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS I AM SANCTIFIED, MADE HOLY, SET

APART TO GOD.

1 Corinthians 6:19&20

MY BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Prayer

"Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I confess
that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour, that He has risen from the dead and that He is
seated at the right hand of God. "I now turn from all sin and confess the following sins
.......... I renounce all the works of Satan. I believe that Jesus Christ died on the Cross to
deliver me from sin and that my sins have been forgiven. I believe that through the name
of Jesus Christ I have authority to stand against all fear. I now deliberately bring every
thought into captivity to Jesus Christ. I make a decision to bring my thought life into
accordance with the Word of God.
In the authority that is in the name of Jesus Christ, I bind every spirit of fear that attacks
me or my family and I command it to leave now in the name of the Risen Jesus Christ. I
confess that God is my father and that Satan is not my father. I confess that through the

blood of Jesus Christ I have been redeemed out of the hand of the devil. Through the
blood of Jesus Christ all my sins are forgiven and that the blood of Jesus Christ, God's
Son is cleansing me now and continually from all sin. I believe I have been justified,
made righteous, through the blood of Jesus Christ, just as though I had never sinned and,
further, that I am sanctified and made holy and set apart to God through the blood of
Jesus Christ.
I deliberately now forgive any person who has hurt me and as I consider any situation in
which the attack of fear may have begun in my life, I now ask for God's healing love to
deal with that situation and to heal my memories. I call out to You, Lord God, to help me
in the name of Jesus Christ. I thank You Lord for helping me and for delivering me and
my household from the spirit of fear through the name of the Risen Jesus Christ. Thank
You Lord. Praise Your name. Amen."

Note:

Acknowledgement is given in the preparation of these notes to the tape called

"Fear, the Killer Force"

by Pastor Gary Greenwald of Eagle's Nest Christian Fellowship,
Santa Ana, California.

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