Yesterday I was practically crippled with a spirit of fear. Never before have I felt something come over me like that. Well, never something so dark. The only other time I’ve ever literally felt such strength as a spirit moved through me was at training camp a few months back. Thankfully, this spirit was a spirit of the Lord and He had come to give me strength, to give me power. As I think back to that moment at camp, lying still on that cold floor, I can’t help but think–that was so much stronger that what I felt yesterday. While yesterday rendered me nearly immobile, training camp did the job and did it well. God knocked me to my knees like I’ve never been before. As I remember that experience and really take to heart all the truth I’ve heard in the past 24 hours, only one phrase comes to my mind, “Get behind me Satan.”
I will not let anything stand between me and my God. I will not let fear cripple me and keep me from being His hands and feet. Should the spirit of fear try to clench its grip around me again, I will boldly call upon the Lord, my God, my loving Father who cares, to free me from it. And should I not call loud enough, I shall cry out louder, all the while taking up my cross–this cross of fear. He sacrificed His only begotten Son for me–the least I can do is stand against fear.
The spirit of fear has no power over me. It has no part in who I am, no part in who I was created to be.
My loving God, Glory above all things,
Expel from my life all remains of the fear. Protect me from harm as I seek what you ask. Your strength and your power will always prevail. Shelter me from all evil, all anxiety, all fear. Cloak me in your loving arms. Protect me, Oh my loving Father. You alone know the depths of my soul. You alone know my dreams and my destiny. Continue to shape me, to guide me, to love me as your beloved daughter. I’ll go where you send me, do what you ask. Just say the word, my Lord, and I’m there. I love you, my God, from my innermost being. Forever I will worship your name.
