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When I am afraid I put my trust in you. Psalm 56 3. David wrote those words while

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running for his life. This is the same David who killed a giant, the same David

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who was anointed king, the same David who had experienced God's power in such

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extraordinary ways and he was afraid. I used to feel such shame for being afraid

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like fear was proof that something was wrong with my faith. If I really trusted God I just

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wouldn't feel this way but that's a lie and it kept me stuck for years performing peace on the

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outside while anxiety ate me up on the inside. But look what David does. He doesn't deny the fear.

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He doesn't pretend it isn't there. He says when I am afraid I make a decision. I put my trust in

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God. Fear didn't change David's identity. Feeling afraid didn't change his anointing. It didn't

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change who God had empowered him to be. Instead it became an opportunity to transfer his overwhelm

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from a circumstance back to God. Being afraid isn't a failure my friend. It is not the final

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word over your life. It is an opportunity. It's a training for reigning.