FAITH, FEAR AND OUR ASSIGNMENT


  • ...My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death... And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.(Mark 14:34-36)
The scripture above is Jesus Himself. At the point of fulfilling His assignment---death for humanity's sins---fear gripped Him. Faith and Fear(Unbelief) seems to dwell together. Wherever you find faith, you will notice fear also lurks around.

Now Faith is not the absence of fear at all. We build up faith because we want to drive away fear. If there was no fear, there will not be a need for faith. Just like antibodies figthing antigens in our body,Faith becomes necessary when fear stirs itself up.

Faith is “sense the fear but do it anyway“. Got dreams? Feeling scared? Well, the fear factor is needed to activate faith in the fulfillment of your assignment. Go ahead! Feel the fear but do it anyway. Let faith reign in the midst of fear

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