Fear is something we all encounter in our lives. Did you know that we are told over and over in scripture not to fear or be afraid? Matthew 10:26-31, Luke 12:7 & 32, Revelation 2:10, Luke 1:13 & 30, Luke 2:10, Luke 5:10, Acts 18:9, and many others say, "fear not." So, if we're giving in to fear, we're disobeying God.
In Mark 4:40, Jesus asks the disciples a question. "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith." From this we see that fear is the opposite of faith. If God tells us not to fear, then fear is a decision.
Fear is an expectation of loss or gain. It is something dreaded. We feel vulnerable or afraid of exposure. If I have no knowledge of a particular danger, I don't know to fear it. The knowledge, not the truth of the knowledge, is all that matters. The Patriarch Jacob thought Joseph was dead, so he was afraid to send Benjamin to Egypt. Even though Jacob's knowledge was not true, he believed it and feared.
Ephesians 4:26-27 tells us not to give place to the devil. My enemy is not the fear, but the one who sows the expectation contrary to God's Word.
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