Keep the Faith with Ty’Ann Brown: Overcoming Fear

Hello, everyone, I’m Ty’Ann, encouraging you to keep the faith.

We’re faced with unprecedented times, and many of us are gripped with fear, and rightfully so. We’re concerned whether we’re going to catch a virus, whether the economy is going to crash, how we’re gonna take care of our families. I mean, to try to find toilet paper and hand sanitizer is like finding gold. These are natural responses to uncertainty.

But I want to encourage you today, that you have the power to overcome fear as a believer through Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us “a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self control.” One way to overcome fear is through prayer. Bob Hostetler, in his blog How To Pray During a National Crisis, mentions praying the Psalms, praying for healing, for our loved ones, praying for our government–most importantly, praying that there will be an end to the matter. See, when you pray, you intentionally take your focus off of the issues and put it on God who has full authority over the issues.

Secondly, a way to overcome fear is to make sure that you’re monitoring what you allow in your space. Sometimes we allow ourselves to be filled with negativity and or we even watch media coverage that sometimes instills more fear in us. These things will exacerbate our fear.

But I want to encourage you to make sure to overcome your fear by opening up your Bible or making sure that the conversations that you have are filled with positivity and optimism. These will shape your thinking and your actions to make sure that you have power to overcome fear. So I just wanted to stop by and encourage you, “For God is not giving you the spirit of fear, but of power, love and self control.” And as crazy as the world seems out there, know that God is still fully in control. Keep the faith! God bless you.