Faith Discovery Challenge #13 - {Fear Not}

Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! It was a long weekend for our family and we had such a great time together. I'm sure many of you were taking time to remember our troops and loved ones who served to protect our nation. It's amazing to know that we wouldn't be enjoying the freedom we have today if it weren't for all the lives that fought for our country. May God continue to bless America and those serving in the military!

For last week's Faith Discovery Challenge - {Little Things Do Matter}, I selected a layout created by one of our sweet faith sisters, Kristi D. aka krispysky. She did a great job with putting this page together and what I love most is her list of 'LITTLE' things that she chose to recognize as the big moments that she'd never want to take for granted. **Due to temporary technical difficulties in our gallery, I wasn't able to upload the image of her layout in this post. But you can go directly to her gallery here.

{Fear Not}

Fear. There are so many things that can cause fear to creep into our lives and rob us of our peace. We all can fall prey to the fear as we are surrounded by the many things in this world that can harm us or those we love. So many times I have been overcome with fear and I know when we fear, we lose hope, and eventually we lose faith and sight of God's plan and purposes for our lives. Fear can spiritually paralyze us from doing what God has called us to do and eventually can affect us mentally and physically if we don't have the courage or tools to overcome it. Fear is such a huge obstacle in our walk with God and no wonder God has commanded us in the Bible so many time to not fear. So how do we overcome these fears? By trusting in the Lord and believing in His promises. There are so many stories and messages in the Bible that speaks about fear but, one verse that I'd like to share in this case is in Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Also in 2 Timothy 1:7 - "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." If we know that His spirit is with us wherever we go, then we can be at peace that He is watching over us. There is nothing hidden from Him and He knows when we are afraid. But, we can come to our heavenly Father during times that we are filled with fear or anxiety and He will grant us peace so we can enjoy living a life free from fear.

Challenge #13 - This challenge is to create a LO about the thing(s) you fear most and your thoughts and prayers to the Lord to overcome this fear. If God has delivered you from certain fears, you could also create a page that will serve as a reminder of what God has done to set you free from them.

Faith Verses:

Psalm 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?"

1 John 4:18 - "There is no fear in love. Perfect love casts out fear..."

Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

2 Timothy 1:7 - "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."


Because we our currently experiencing some temporary technical difficulties with our gallery, I couldn't post all of the CT layouts on here. Once the gallery is back up, I'll be sure to include the other layouts. In the meantime, you can check this gallery link to see the other layouts created for this challenge.

*Click on images for credits*

By Dahlia Co


By Tammy