[Let Faith, Not Fear, Rule Your Heart]( Current Teaching Series [50 Days of Faith]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [Let Faith, Not Fear, Rule Your Heart](
By Rick Warren â 09/11/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âMany of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, âSon of David, have mercy on me!ââ Mark 10:48 (GNT) If youâre going to make a fresh start with faith in your life, you need to face your fears. Donât let them control you! Fear has an incredible ability to paralyze our potentialâto keep us from launching out and having faith in our lives. When we choose fear over faith, it makes us skepticalâweâre afraid of trying anything new. It makes us selfishâweâre afraid to commit to God and to others. It makes us short-sightedâwe focus on the past and not on the future. A man named Bartimaeus faced a fear that is familiar to many of us: the fear of rejection. He was blind and wanted to be healed. He knew that to shout out to Jesus over the crowd wasnât the right thing to do. He knew that people would look down on him for it, but he was desperate. And he knew that Jesus Christ was the only one who could help him. So he got Jesusâ attention. The Bible says, âMany of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, âSon of David, have mercy on me!ââ (Mark 10:48 GNT). And look what happened: When he shouted out to Jesus, everyone around him told him, âDonât do that. Be quiet. Donât make a scene. Surely Jesus Christ isnât interested in you. He has more important things to do.â The devil whispers things like that to a lot of us. When an opportunity for faith comes into our hearts, thoughts like, âGod surely wouldnât be interested in meâ or âDonât make a sceneâ or âWhat would people think of me?â keep us from having faith. When you see an opportunity to change, there are all kinds of shouts from inside and around you that tell you not to rock the boat. But God is asking you to do something greater than youâve ever done before: Heâs asking you to depend on him completely. Donât you think thatâs going to feel a little bit scary? Of course it is. When God asks something of you, you have a choice. Are you going to fall back on your fear and stay the way you are? Or are you going to tame your fear and step forward in faith? [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - Whose disapproval do you fear the most?
- Why do you think sometimes it seems easier to choose fear over faith?
- Proverbs 29:25 says, âThe fear of human opinion disables; trusting in GOD protects you from thatâ (MSG). Ask God to help you trust in him to protect you from what other people think. The post [Let Faith, Not Fear, Rule Your Heart]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get the Created to Dream Study Kit when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( Like so many people today, you may find yourself feeling stuck, forgotten, afraid, or just uninspired. But the truth is that God has an incredible dream for your life just waiting to be discovered! And we want to help you find and fulfill it with Pastor Rickâs 6-week video-based Bible study, Created to Dream. Join Pastor Rick as he personally leads you on an exciting journey of discovery and growth that will build your faith and equip you to pursue the unique calling God has just for you. Created to Dream comes as our special thanks for your gift below to reach more people with the hope of Christ through Daily Hope. [LEARN MORE]( [Complete Audio Series (Purchase)]( Includes 7 full-length messages from Pastor Rick's series 50 Days of Faith. [LEARN MORE]( [Series Summary]( Message 1: Expecting the Best
Message 2: Stretching My Imagination
Message 3: Taking the Initiative
Message 4: Persisting in Faith
Message 5: God's Way of Meeting My Needs
Message 6: Following God's Directions
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