Fear is a Footstool

Fear is a Footstool — Overcome Anxiety

1. Bring It to God

• Fear loses power when it’s exposed to God. .

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

2. Replace Fearful Thoughts with God’s Truth and Speak It

• Fear starts in the mind. Renew your thinking.

Romans 12:2
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

• This is not just denial—it’s replacement.

• This is a life for life exchange.

3. Remember Who God Is

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

Fear doesn’t come from God—clarity, peace, and strength do.

4. Trust By Obedience

Courage isn't the absence of fear—it’s choosing trust despite fear.

Psalm 56:3
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

Each step of obedience breaks fear’s grip.

5. Prayer and Worship Will Shift Focus

• Worship reminds the soul who is truly in control.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?

• Fear shrinks in God’s presence.

6. Stay Planted In Church

• Isolation strengthens fear.

Hebrews 3:13
but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Psalm 92:13
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

7. Fear May Return - Respond with Faith

2 Corinthians 5:7
”We walk by faith, not by sight.”

What is the Daniel Fast?

The Daniel Fast is a spiritual fast based on the prophet Daniel’s example in the Bible, where he chose simple food and focused on prayer to honor God. In Daniel 1:8–16, Daniel ate vegetables and drank water instead of the king’s rich food, and in Daniel 10:2–3, he fasted from choice foods, meat, and wine while seeking God for understanding. The fast is meant to put ourselves in a place to hear from God by starving our flesh & feeding our spirit-man. Jesus reminds believers in Matthew 6:16–18 that fasting should be done sincerely for God rather than for attention.

To put it simply, the Daniel Fast is about setting aside distractions to grow closer to God through prayer and obedience!