Key to Meditate on:  Fear and Confusion often precede the main assault.   Therefore learning to reject and shake free of their hold are keys to being more than conquerors.

As we have been studying through the verse, it strikes me how many time fear and confusion actually ensured the victory for God’s people.  Intimidation sets the stage for victory..  Those who are intimidated are primed to fall..

Practical application:

1. If you are being hit with fear and/or confusion… turn to God immediately and get established in Him and fix your eyes on Him.  Once are eyes are fixed on Him and His Word these two things must dissipate.   Once dissipated we are positioned to freely assess and respond to the threat at hand
2. Fear and Confusion are both flags that the enemy is mounting an assault.   Therefore, guard your gates all the more vigilantly when these appear on your horizon.  Shut your gates (eyes and ears) to the sources of confusion and fear.  These are always in cahoots with the enemy and are no friend at all.
3. In times of peace, meditate on and build up your armour by establishing the love of God for you in your own heart.  Seek out sermons and scriptures that build up your revelation in this area.

1 John 4:18 World English Bible (WEB) “18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.”

1 Corinthians 14:33 World English Bible (WEB) “33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints. ”

 

Deuteronomy 28:20 World English Bible (WEB)
“20 Yahweh will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you put your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the evil of your doings, by which you have forsaken me.”

 

1 Samuel 14:19-21 World English Bible (WEB)
19 While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”

20 Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion. 21 Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before and who went up with them into the camp from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.