In my opinion one of the most devasting strongholds is to be gripped by fear. It is one of the main tactics the enemy uses to keep us bound. He placed fear in Adam and Eve by suggesting that God was withholding something good from them. The result of that fear caused them to disobey God. That disobedience came with a terrible price displayed in a sin filled world. The enemy uses the same tactics today, placing thoughts in our minds of fear that God does not love us when we make mistakes. The word of God says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but power, love, and self-discipline (2 Tim 1:7 NLT). Fear is not from God, for He is Love. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love (I John 4:18 NKJV). How do we become made perfect in love? By accepting it as a free gift, given to us through Christ Jesus. No works are needed there is nothing we can do to ever earn it. God is asking us to accept his love believing that it will cast out all fear, sickness, and torment. Believe in the Father’s love today, displayed through the sacrifice of Christ Jesus for YOU, and he will take it from there.

The light of God’s love shined within us when he sent his matchless Son into the world so that we might live through him. This is love:  He loved us long before we loved him. It was his love, not ours. He proved it by sending his Son to be the pleasing sacrificial offering to take away our sins. 

1 John 4:9-10 TPT