How Love Helps Us to Overcome Fear

 "Jehovah is on my side; I will not be afraid." - PSALM 118:6.

CONSIDER the following real-life situations. Nestor and his wife, Maria, wanted to serve where the need was greater.  In order to accomplish that, however, they would need to adjust their standard of living.  But they were afraid  that they might not  be truly happy if they had to live on less money.  When Biniam became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in a country where our work  is opposed, he realized that as one of God's people, he could be persecuted.  That scared him. But he was even more fearful of how his family might react when they found out about his new religion.  Valerie was diagnosed ewiht an aggressive form of cancer, and she struggled  to find a surgeon who would respect her Bible-based beliefs regarding blood.  Understandably, she feared that she might die.  

Have you experienced such fears?  Many of us have. If we do not learn to control  our fears, we will likely made bad decisions that could even have a negative impact on our relationship with with Jehovah.  That is what Satan wants. He also tries to use our fears to make us disobey Jehovah's laws, including the command to preach the good news.  (Revelation 12:17)  Satan is wicked, relentless, and powerfu8l. But you can protect yourself from him. How? 

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