How to deal with fear

Let’s talk about the spirit of fear.

Fear shows up in two ways: it can come as a thought, and it can come as a presence.

Neither is less dangerous than the other—because the presence of fear can be terrifying, and the thoughts of fear can destroy.

Most people are more familiar with fear as a thought than as a presence.

Fearful thoughts are full of illusion. When you really think about them, you realize they don’t hold any truth. You’re simply being manipulated into believing something that doesn’t exist.

But here’s the danger: the thoughts of fear don’t just lie to you—they try to create a reality through you.

As you continue to think about them, they start to take shape. Because we were created with the power to create, the more we accept those thoughts as reality—especially when we speak them out loud—the more they begin to manifest. When you talk about it, you give it life.

Many people have unknowingly invited misfortune into their lives just by agreeing with what fear tells them.

Now, let’s talk about the presence of fear.

Fear as a presence still affects your mind, but it’s more intense. It doesn’t give you time to reason. It just convinces you—without explanation—that something terrifying is near. It comes to dominate and intimidate. You become scared of everything. Even something as harmless as an ant becomes magnified in your perception when the presence of fear is at work.

So how do we overcome fear?

Here are three practical, spiritual ways:

1. Believe what you read in scripture.

While I was personally dealing with fear, I used to confess scriptures constantly—but the fear remained. Then one night in prayer, it hit me: I was only speaking with my mouth, but my heart wasn’t in agreement.

From that moment on, I chose to believe what I was saying. As I confessed, I also believed. That shift changed everything.

2. Speak against it—because Christianity is a speaking faith.

We know the world was made by words. You are the first prophet of your life.

So when fear—either as a thought or a presence—shows up, confront it. Look it in the eye and speak God’s word to it. Talk to it like it's real, and I promise you, fear will flee like it never existed.

3. Take it to God in worship.

When fear comes, especially as a presence, begin to worship.

The presence of fear cannot stand the presence of God. Nothing is stronger than God’s presence. Nothing.