Fear will always be a part of our lives, but it does not have to be the driving force behind our actions or lack thereof. Fear, when placed in the right manner, will only drive us closer to God Himself. We must fear God and keep His commandments. We do this by coming to a revelation of Who God truly is and what He has truly done for us. This revelation drives us to be obedient because of the deep love we possess for our One and Only King. When we let Satan get in the middle he uses fear to paralyze us when indeed it was intended to help run the race that is marked ahead for us!
All of us have a perfect will for our lives, and we also have a perfect love that drives out any fear that tries to prevent us from living out God’s perfect will for us.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
As warrior-princesses-in-training we all possess God’s perfect love in our hearts. Where God’s love is, fear doesn’t stand a chance. Remember why you are able to take your stand against fear: because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross, and let all that you do be a testament of His surrendered life. This is how we are able to bring God glory—we surrender our lives to His. When I picture God receiving glory, I picture a beautiful song playing throughout Heaven for Him to enjoy. I desire God to hear that song always. In order to hit the play button I must stop muting His song, start giving Him glory for all He does through my life, and let the praises be a sweet, sweet sound in His ear!
Let’s all surrender our lives to being a princess-warrior for Christ and live for the day we can dance in Heaven with His glorious song playing in the background!
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Let’s all get excited together for Chapter 7!
“Lovely One, you are the daughter of a triumphant Warrior-King. The warrior’s sword you carry represents honor, virtue, courage, beauty, loyalty, and freedom from fear. In the next section we will learn how to wield these with purpose” (page 104).
Let’s Pray:
Thank You, Lord, for sending Your Son to surrender His life for ours. Please let us learn to surrender our lives to Your perfect will. Give us the strength to carry on in this life as a warrior-princess. Let all of the glory go to You alone. We praise You and thank You for empowering us to live for You. Amen.
