I know to trust God, and I am trying, but I am dealing with a spirit of fear. Can someone help me figure out how to overcome it?
I'm already getting focused on the normal parts - diet, exercise, caffeine, etc.
Blessings in Christ Jesus. "Not by power or by might, but by My Spirit" You may wonder why I bring these words. When I was young in school, I always to an F on oral book reports. When I was at a dance, I was always the wall flower looking cool. You see the fear had me bound up, back when I walked in darkness. My journey started on May 11th 1996. With me The Lord had a lot to do for His own Glory. And this He is faithful to do. One of the things He said along the way was, "nobody knows abuse more than you My son". So today I tell you what He has done. His love has torn down every wall that was there to protect me, so I thought. He has taken every pain, scar and hurt and replaced, all of it, with Himself. And in Him there is no fear. There is joy unspeakable and a peace that surpasses understanding. Today, if He sent me to speak, even though I am not worthy, in front of a million people I could, I have also danced in Joy of The Lord as there is nothing holding me back, as the chains that bound me are eternally broken. This is His doing as He is faithful to complete the work He starts in us. What I am saying here is, that on this journey, He increases as we decrease, just like John spoke. "He must increase and I must decrease" And this comes to pass as His Love for us, manifest in our lives, which in turn makes us truly willing to deny ourselves and the things of this world and the lust there of. He becomes our all in all.
Test your fear(and for other people: anxiety, depression)when it is at it's worse by speaking out loud, "The Lord rebukes you, The Lord Jesus rebukes you." If the mountain becomes the molehill, than you know it was not of yourself. I have seen the enemy doing this to my brothers and sisters, and this ought not to be so.