Fearless: A Six-Week Journey Sample

Week 3: O Lord, I Am Weak

THE WATER OF HIS WORD
Read Matthew 5:6 and 2 Timothy 3:3-9.

We live in the last days. Paul’s words are so very true of our times. What has Paul identified that is still true of you or that you still occasionally struggle with?

Read Galatians 5. We are poor and we are weak. Apart from Christ, we are unable to carry out God’s plan for us. We have two forces within (Colossians 3:1-17), the “new girl” vs the “old girl,” the flesh vs the Spirit. Sin, the deadly virus has corrupted our nature and the battle will rage till the finish. We don’t want to live according to the old man within—the corruption. Our corrupted view of God and the world around us causes us to fear following Him, fear that something bad might happen, or fear of what others might think.

We don’t want to walk in fear, but faith! We are to walk forward in the Spirit and not carry out the lusts and desires our “old girl.” Ask the Spirit of God to reveal any sin that is keeping you from following fearlessly! Confess that sin and turn from it. First John 1:9 tells us, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And then we are to go and sin no more!

FOCUS THE EYES OF YOUR HEART
Quietly recite today’s focus verses to yourself. Hide them in your heart, meditate on them, and make them your prayer throughout the day.

Matthew 5:3-5
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.