15 Bible Verses About Faith Over Fear
Not long ago, our family faced a battle with fear that surpassed any fear we’d ever known. As we wrestled with fear regarding the life of our child, I anchored myself in God’s Word as I clung to Bible verses about faith over fear.
Bible Verses About Faith Over Fear
Nevertheless, the fear was relentless.
On a cognitive level, I knew the answer: Faith pushes out fear and reminds us of where we find our hope.
On a heart level, I had much to learn about walking by faith.
Today, I’m sharing the Bible verses about faith over fear that carried me through that time. We’ll also discuss practical ways to overcome fear with faith.
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15 Bible Verses About Faith Over Fear
1. Isaiah 41:10 ESV
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
God is with you, and he will uphold you and give you strength.
We can overcome fear by remembering that we are never alone.
2. 1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
We don’t need to fear because God’s love is in us. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ. We can press into God’s love, and his love will push out all fear.
3. Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
This verse reminds us that even in the darkest valleys, God is with us. He comforts us and protects us. Nothing reaches us without passing through him first.
4. Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Rather than embracing anxious thoughts, God calls us to pray. When we do, his peace guards our hearts and minds.
Worrying creates the illusion of controlling life’s challenging situations; prayer actually makes an impact.
Choose faith over fear by lifting your concerns and fears to God. He will help you overcome your fears.
5. John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Before he ascended into heaven, Jesus promised peace to his followers. When our hearts are troubled, we can cling to this promise of peace.
Ask God to help you walk in his peace instead of cowering in fear.
6. Psalm 56:3
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
This simple phrase can become a mantra in fearful moments. Our kids have memorized it and speak it when they feel afraid. No matter what fear you face, these words remind you of God’s truth. He is trustworthy.
7. 1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
God calls us to cast our anxieties and fears on him. Too often, I ruminate over fears and worries. Imagine how different our lives would be if we learned to cast our cares on him immediately!
8. Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Much of what we worry about never ends up happening. May we remember this as we aim to live present to our daily moments, not worrying about the future.
9. Psalm 34:17
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
Call out to God. He hears the cries of his children and wants to deliver you. Declare this promise as you wait to see signs of his deliverance.
10. Psalm 107:6
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
This verse illustrates God’s desire to deliver his children from all sorts of distress. Again, call out to God. He is waiting to help you. He is a good Father, and he hasn’t missed a moment of the battle you are facing.
More Bible Verses About Faith Over Fear
11. Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.
When God delivers us, he also changes our hearts. As a result, our lives bring him glory. Don’t lose hope. God can take the most painful situations and use them for good.
12. 2 Samuel 22:2
He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer.”
God is your Rock. He is a fortress surrounding you. He wants to deliver you. Turn to him and declare this truth.
Imagine him covering you like a shelter as the storms of life surround you. Let him become your safe place, your hiding place, and your refuge.
13. Joel 2:25
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.
This promise from the book of Joel is a promise for us today as well. God wants to restore what has been stolen and lost in our lives!
What has been stolen from you? Your innocence? Trust? Hope?
Turn to God, seek his face, and watch for his restoration. He is able to restore everything that has been taken from you. This process often takes time, but you can trust him.
14. Matthew 10:1
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.
For those who are in Christ, we stand in the authority of Christ. He has given us authority over all unclean spiritual forces and afflictions. We can stand in his power and cast these spirits out in his name.
15. James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
We resist the devil by choosing faith over fear.
How do we make this choice?
We make the choice by speaking God’s Word, standing on his promises, worshiping, talking to God in prayer, and keeping our eyes on Jesus. When we resist the devil, he flees from us.
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If these Bible verses about faith over fear were helpful, let’s now apply them to our fearful situations.
Applications of These Bible Verses About Faith Over Fear
In the months following our child’s frightening medical diagnosis, I turned to God in desperation.
I asked him to show me what it looked like to rise above fear and walk by faith.
During that time, God led to a familiar part of my Bible: the story of David.
Most likely, you know David’s story. David trusts in the Lord, and although he is a young shepherd boy, he slays the formidable giant, Goliath, with the giant’s own sword.
As I studied this story, I sensed God reminding me of several lessons:
There is a very real enemy prowling around this world like a roaring lion, and he’s out to attack us on every front. If this enemy can paralyze God’s people with fear, he wins a battle. If he can stir up panic, he has our attention, and he might just succeed in distracting us from bringing God’s kingdom to earth.
But what if we learned to take the enemy’s weapon of the panic and turn it against him? I imagine we might just look a bit like David, who destroyed the enemy with the sword that was meant to destroy him.
3 Ways to Overcome Fear With Faith
Let’s look at three practical ways to overcome fear with faith:
1. Overcome fear with faith by seeing fear as a prompt that sends us into Jesus’ arms.
We have a choice in fearful moments: We can choose to conjure up dozens of worst-case scenarios in our minds, or we can choose to let fear be the catalyst that sends us running to the arms of Jesus.
Our heavenly Father loves us with the love of a tender Father. He has not called us to overcome fear and walk by faith all on our own. He longs for us to acknowledge our weakness and run into his arms.
When was the last time you ran to Jesus’ arms in a fearful moment?
This winter, a friend reminded me that even demons believe Jesus is real. Even the demons believe that he died on the cross for our sins and that he reigns in heaven with the Father. She reminded me that change happens when we humble ourselves and acknowledge that we need Jesus!
We win the battle when we let fear lead us straight to the arms of Jesus.
Running to Jesus’ arms might look like going to a quiet place and imagining Jesus’ arms around you, holding you in love and comfort. It might also look like the following two ways to overcome fear with faith:
2. Find a fear-fighting Bible verse to speak when you feel afraid.
Every time you feel afraid, turn to God’s Word. Find a fear-fighting Bible verse and speak it out loud. You will push back against the fear with the weapon of faith.
Let’s look at some Biblical truths that are stronger than our fears:
Psalm 139:16 reminds us that all of our days are ordained by God before one of them comes to be. God holds the entirety of your life in his hands. You can trust God with all the days of your life, from beginning to end.
Psalm 91:1 reminds us that those who dwell in the shelter of the Almighty find rest in his shadow. God is with you. Nothing slips through the shelter of his wings without his seeing eye upon it. Rest in this.
Isaiah 59:1 reminds us that God’s arm is not too short to save us from any calamity. Rest and trust that even if you should face a crisis of any sort, God’s arm is not too short to deliver you immediately.
As you stand on God’s Word and use fear as a prompt that reminds you to speak God’s Word, you will find victory in the battle against fear.
3. Worship God instead of worshiping your fear.
Worship is more than singing a song. Worshipping is the act of giving admiration to the one we worship, fixing our eyes wholly on the one we worship with a spirit of awe and wonder. We can fix our eyes on God in a spirit of awe and wonder in the midst of whatever we happen to be doing at any given moment.
Have you noticed how impossible it is to worship God and bow to fear at the same time?
When we succumb to panic, we give fear our attention. Fear is not from God.
I often remind myself that I don’t need to fear anything that can kill my body. My home is in heaven, and because I have this security, I can stand in front of enormous obstacles without fear.
I don’t need to fear suffering, death, or even what would happen to my children if God called me home to heaven. I stand on the promise of eternal joy in heaven, and I stand on God’s promise to care for my loved ones in my absence. He is big enough. And he is unfathomably bigger than any virus, even this one.
As for our fears regarding our child, we won the battle. God healed our child. However, the moment when the doctor reported his healing was not the primary moment of victory. The victory was won months earlier, when fear lost its grip on us!
This is how faith overcomes fear!
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