Fear is an ugly 4 letter word. It is draining. Fear can lead into depression. It can also cause one to feel discontent.
I was listening to a podcast this afternoon. It is of a sermon. The Pastor had an illustration that really helped me. I am very visual and what he said really stayed with me. He had his phone keep going off while he was talking. To make a long story short, he said he did that on purpose. He said he wanted to show that no matter how many times a phone may ring (or in this case fear), we do not need to answer it. We can dismiss it. He also took it a step further saying that Satan calls, we can decide to dismiss him. If he want us to feel bad about ourselves, we can dismiss that to.
There are going to be days where fear calls us more than other. There will days when Satan tries constantly to get through to us. We have a choice if we answer the call or dismiss it. Somedays, it will be harder to dismiss the call the others. Days when we don't feel good physically are a good example about days when it is harder to dismiss Satan's calls. This is because we are weaker and more vulnerable when we do not feel good.
I hope this helps you as much as it helped me. I am going to wrap this up with a song and a verse to encourage us as we learn to decline those calls from fear and from Satan!
Psalm 31:25- She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future
