"Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]"
John 14:27 AMPC
"Stop allowing. Do not permit..."
Attributes of fear, intimidation and cowardice are not attributes, or fruits of God's Spirit. Therefore they are not part of us either. Sometimes we get tricked into believing they are part of us. But they are only familiar thoughts, experiences and agreements from our past; from the old us.
When the thoughts of fear and anxiety come I will "stop allowing" those thoughts. Instead I will tell my thoughts what they will think. I will redirect those thoughts by speaking truth, singing truth, etc.
When the feelings of anxiety or fear are more intense, then perhaps there is a spirit of that specific genre attempting to oppress me. I simply need to speak to it, telling it to leave. I will "not permit" a spirit to hang around and oppress me. Such a spirit may try to make us think that the intense feelings are just us, especially if it feels familiar. Don't be deceived, fear and anxiety are not from God's Spirit, therefore they are not part of you.
God has not given us thoughts, feelings or a spirit of fear, anxiety, cowardice or intimidation. He has given, and continues to give us thoughts, feelings and a spirit of power, love and peace.
You can have peace because God is in control. He makes everything, even bad things, to work out for good. He knows everything that you need, or ever will need; even before you know what you need. He takes care of the birds. He takes care of the grass and flowers. He will take care of you.
Believe in, and hold onto His love, His power and His peace. Stop the anxious, fearful thoughts. Don't permit the anxious, fearful auras, or spirits to harass you. You are a child of God, and you have nothing to fear.
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