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One of the biggest Lit-Looters or joy robber is FEAR. Fear is F alse E vidence A ppearing R eal. Fear has a way of making a real deal out of a shadow. A more Intensified version of fear is worry and sometimes chronic anxiety. Fear loots you of your time, it gets you engaged in thought unproductive thought patterns, and when you think of it in retrospect, you’ve lost more time thinking and pondering than actually doing something about it. When this Lit-looter is at work - it paralyses a person Fear also loots you of your ability to think, it punctures your ability to think positively and creatively. Probably, this lit looter has already robbed you of much, victimizing you to your circumstance We agree, your problem may be big and really serious but having fear or being fearful is not at all helpful. When this lit looter is trying to encroach into your life, remember the Words of Jesus in Matthew 6:34 “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Think about it, more more viral than the real problem itself, is the pandemic of fear. So don’t let fear get the better of you. The Bible reminds us that one of the names by which Jesus is referred to in the bible is ‘Emmanuel’ which Mean ‘God with us’…We can be rest assured that even in times of intense fear He is with us. It's ok, to not know, what is ahead of me, as long as I know, who is with me You deal with this lit-looter today by Facing it and fighting it. Don't allow this lit-looter to rob you of your joy in this season. It is said that the bible has a mention of the phrase " Fear not " around 365 times, which is a great encouragement, but we really need to hear that just once and let it sink in. Fear not Prayer : Dear God, as I come before you, you take over all my fears, from the smallest to the largest fears. I receive your word to me that’s encourages me to not fear. Break the stronghold of fear and anxiety and worry in my life and may I find myself drawing near to you and fighting off every negative and destructive though pattern. Amen. Talk it over : What are some of your fears? How can you fight them?