"Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." ~Isaiah 41:10, NLT
If you have a Bible handy, go ahead and open it up to Isaiah 41, verse 9, and read it too. Back yet? Okay.
"I have called you back from the ends of the Earth," v9, "for I have chosen you, and will not throw you away." Verse 9 is a direct reason why we should believe today's verse. Why shouldn't we be afraid, beyond the fact that God is with us? Why shouldn't we be discouraged, beyond the fact that He is our God? Why should we believe that He would strengthen us, and help us? Why would He hold us up in His right, in His dominant, victorious hand?
He chose us. He chose you, no matter what else you say. He chose me, no matter how I deny it. He chose everyone to encourage, He chose everyone to make us victorious, He chose to strengthen and help anyone who hears and obeys His call "from the ends of the Earth." That call for us was Jesus. Since/if we hear and obey Jesus, we don't have to be afraid! He promised to be with us, He promised to be our God, He promises to strengthen and to help us because we're His children. Because He chose us.
A lot of times we like to think that we chose Him, and while that's partly true (you did choose to accept Jesus into your heart and allow His love to make you whole) in reality He chose you first. He chose you to take part in His kingdom where He will make you victorious. If you're following in the path He chose, you can be sure of success, you don't have to fear failure, and you don't have to fear the inevitable interference of the Devil, because God's got you covered.
So go for it.
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