December 19, 2022 - Deuteronomy 31:6

“So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT

Lord, we pray this verse over us. Make us strong and courageous in every area of our lives. Teach us how to put our trust in you and never allow fear to hold us back from anything that you have called us to do. We praise you that you will always go before us. With you we can face anything that comes against us, for you are mightier than anything we will face. Remind us when we face situations that scare us, not to immediately turn to panic, but to stop, take a deep breath, and pray. I believe when we do that your peace will descend on us and panic will flee. You will push the fear back and give us the courage that we need to overcome it.

Lord, I have been listening to Branden Lake’s Song, “Fear is Not My Future”. It is such an encouraging song. I agree that fear is not our future. Fear doesn’t determine our future, you do. I don’t want to surrender one more minute of my future to fear. There is no need for that. How much more joy, success, peace, freedom, etc., will my life hold if I don’t allow fear to dictate my decisions. We declare that our future is a new horizon that is free from fear. Fill us with your courage every day. Show us when we are making decisions that are being influenced by fear. Take us to new places and help us walk in new territories in every area of our lives as we let go of the fear that wants to hold us back. We praise you that you have created us and have wonderful plans for us. You have a calling on each of our lives and want to see us released into that in your perfect timing. You want to see us flourishing. Fear can hold us back from all those things and we will not stand to allow it in our lives anymore.

In Jesus name, amen.