DO NOT SUCCUMB TO THE FEAR OF FAILURE





By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
Matt 17:19-21 NKJV “Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” 
     Note, Jesus did not attribute the disciples’ failure to ancestral curses or witches or wizards, as is often said by many churches; none of these have the capacity to stop a miracle from taking place in Christ (Luke10:19) if we believe. At the name of Jesus every knee must bow. 
             The fear of failure is easily identified as an overwhelming concern about the inability to successfully accomplish an endeavor or project. It is the byproduct of an overestimation of one’s capability in the public domain. It is symptomatic of an addiction to public validation and approval .The scriptures says in Prov 11:2 NKJV “When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.” Whenever we allow the public determine our self worth, prides takes over hearts and we are overcome by the fear of embarrassment; we wouldn’t be afraid of failure if there was nobody to impress,.
               The word of God gives us a picture of our true worth in 1 Peter 2:9 ..”You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession.” The born again Christian is a member of the royal family of heaven. We are not commoners regardless what your circumstance is. The richest sinner by the world’s standard is poor in God’s eyes. The true status of the unsaved celebrity is described in Rev 3:17 TLB "You say, 'I am rich, with everything I want; I don't need a thing!' And you don't realize that spiritually you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.” There is a void and an overwhelming sense of vulnerability in their hearts that only the word of God can cure: no amount of charity work, sex, drugs, partying and yoga can fill that void. Man is spirit and needs more than physical and emotional foods for sustenance (Matt4:4)
          The primary cause of the fear of failure is the lack of faith in God’s word. The world seems to be moving faster but in reality we are becoming more impatient and as a result lesser time is spent studying God’s word. Faith comes from constantly meditating on God’s word (Rom10:17). The word of God is food to the human spirit, therefore way we must feed our spirits the same way we eat food in other to overcome fear. Fear is the result of spiritual starvation. The feeling that one needs to be prayed for by a more powerful man of God is in itself an indication of the presence of fear: in reality there is no such thing as a more powerful man of God. It is the same Holy Spirit working through everyone and in you too; scripture says in 1 Cor 12:4 KJV. “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”. Even if Jesus was to personally pray for such a person, the absence of God’s word in the heart results in unbelief and serves as a hindrance to breakthroughs; this was what happened when Jesus prayed for some persons in the village where He was raised (Matt13:58).   
      When we put more confidence in our academic qualifications, physical attributes and proficiency in our job or business instead of on God’s word, failure becomes inevitable.  Personal achievements can’t guarantee one’s security against terrorism, emotional, economic and political instability (1Sam2:9). We must always see God as our ONLY source of help and our confidence should stem from His trustworthiness, He said in Isa 41:10 “Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” Amen.
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