2 Tim. 1
[7] For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
A fear years back I was talking and chatting with a Christian friend from another country, La’Ziel I’ll call her.
One of the things that she told me is she had full blown panic attacks where she’d curly up in the fetal position and lay on the floor panicking, quaking in fear.
In talking with her I found out that these panic attacks would start out as a weird feeling, it would start small and almost immediately after the strange feeling she’d start hearing in her head something was wrong, something bad was going to happen. The more these thoughts came the stronger the feeling of dread and woe became. In her mind it would intensified and grow until the fear crippled her and she’d ball up in the fetal position. It would take her a while but she’d come out of it. A a lot of times it would happen again in the same day.
This conversation we had was over the course of a couple months. At the beginning of our talking I remembered something that I experienced. I was living outside of Los Angeles, roofing in L.A., driving about 30 miles or more to the job. One week as I was driving the roofing truck to work with a few other guys from the crew, minding my own business, drinking coffee and watching the road, I started to feel a strange feeling come over me, a creepy tingling sensation, and I heard words in my head saying something was wrong, something bad was going to happen. My mind started to mentally check the vehicle, was everything tied down and secure, going over in my mind anything that could be wrong. I wanted to start cringing, and tighten up but I was driving. As the thoughts were coming and the feeling was getting stronger, I just rebuked it in my mind, quit giving heed to it. I realized it was all in my head, I kept driving and soon the fearful thoughts and weird feelings went away.
This actually continued the whole week on my way to work, but having experienced the weird feeling already I would rebuke and ignore it (resist the devil and he will FLEE from you), praising the Lord for His power. **See Romans reference below explanation at the bottom of the post.
Panic attacks are nothing more than an attack by the devil and his legions. To people that aren't saved and don't have the Lord or His children that don't know the workings of the devil and they don't know how to overcome it. People I’ve mentioned this to, I’d say it starts with a strange feeling that they feel and then the thoughts of doom and woe come, nothing new. See verses 14 – 16 below, they show how the devil played in Eliphaz the Temanite’s mind to fill his head with accusations against Job, and whispered in his ears what he wanted to plant, but first the weird strange frightful feeling prepared Eliphaz for the devil’s words:
Job 4
[12] Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
[13] In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
[14] Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
[15] Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
[16] It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
[17] Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
[18] Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
[19] How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
[20] They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
[21] Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
First came the weird feeling, a powerful feeling which made all Eliphaz’s bones to shake, then the whispering in his head and he bought the devils lies against Job, hook, line and sinker.
After talking about the panic attacks with La’Ziel over the course of a couple months, explaining how the devil was working in the panic attacks, praying with her and using scriptures to show her, her understanding grew in how the devil was working to put her in fear, take away her victory in Jesus, and she actually wanted to feel pity from others because of her situation, that's human nature. You don't pity people that are subject to the panic attacks, but you teach them, show them God's word and lead them out of the darkness (in the subject of panic attacks they are in darkness and ignorance), showing them in the spirit of meekness. The panic attacks went away, she recognized those demons as they tried to put her in fear when the strange feeling started, rebuking them, and then running into the strong tower.
Proverbs 18
[10] The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The smart child of God RUNS into the name of the Lord, they know that there's power in the name of Jesus and the demons tremble at the name of Jesus.
God’s knowledge and understanding are marvelous tools in the arsenal of the child of God. The more we know and understand the stronger we are. The devil knows this and is doing everything he can to distract and keep the people of God from their bible, bible studies or changing God's words in the bible to man’s diluted and polluted words.
Hosea 4
[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:
**Romans 5
[2] By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
[3] And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
[4] And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
We have hope, because we’ve experienced God’s faithfulness, we’ve experienced it in the past and our hope/faith increased. Look at David, he was young, he killed a bear and lion, when it came time to battle Goliath, David had such hope/faith from his experiences ground in him of God’s faithfulness that when others of the children of Israel cowered and ran from the giant, David RAN TOWARDS the giant, because of being grounded in God's truths.
Because we have experienced trials in the past we grew. We have seen God’s working, therefore we can wait PATIENTLY for God because of the assurance we have in God’s faithfulness.
Isa.32
[17] And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
And having the experience, we have the hope, we wait with patience when the trials and tribulations come knowing in the tribulations we’ll grow in God. I think when I’ve gone through trials is when I grew the most in God in my walk with Him.
The mountain top is a great place to be (for a while), but in the trenches is where you grow and become rooted in Jesus.
I realize that in my conversation with La'Ziel that the scriptures would pop in my head, pulled out of my heart where they were written. The same with the experiences I used to talk with her and show her examples and also the words. I know it's really not in me, but the Lord helps us with His Spirit to bring to remembrance His words to give to someone, he helped me help her and I thank Him for it, she's a good friend and strong Christian.
Use what God has given you to edify someone, even if it's a kind and friendly word, you never know what they may be experiencing.
Acts 20
[32] And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
[7] For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
A fear years back I was talking and chatting with a Christian friend from another country, La’Ziel I’ll call her.
One of the things that she told me is she had full blown panic attacks where she’d curly up in the fetal position and lay on the floor panicking, quaking in fear.
In talking with her I found out that these panic attacks would start out as a weird feeling, it would start small and almost immediately after the strange feeling she’d start hearing in her head something was wrong, something bad was going to happen. The more these thoughts came the stronger the feeling of dread and woe became. In her mind it would intensified and grow until the fear crippled her and she’d ball up in the fetal position. It would take her a while but she’d come out of it. A a lot of times it would happen again in the same day.
This conversation we had was over the course of a couple months. At the beginning of our talking I remembered something that I experienced. I was living outside of Los Angeles, roofing in L.A., driving about 30 miles or more to the job. One week as I was driving the roofing truck to work with a few other guys from the crew, minding my own business, drinking coffee and watching the road, I started to feel a strange feeling come over me, a creepy tingling sensation, and I heard words in my head saying something was wrong, something bad was going to happen. My mind started to mentally check the vehicle, was everything tied down and secure, going over in my mind anything that could be wrong. I wanted to start cringing, and tighten up but I was driving. As the thoughts were coming and the feeling was getting stronger, I just rebuked it in my mind, quit giving heed to it. I realized it was all in my head, I kept driving and soon the fearful thoughts and weird feelings went away.
This actually continued the whole week on my way to work, but having experienced the weird feeling already I would rebuke and ignore it (resist the devil and he will FLEE from you), praising the Lord for His power. **See Romans reference below explanation at the bottom of the post.
Panic attacks are nothing more than an attack by the devil and his legions. To people that aren't saved and don't have the Lord or His children that don't know the workings of the devil and they don't know how to overcome it. People I’ve mentioned this to, I’d say it starts with a strange feeling that they feel and then the thoughts of doom and woe come, nothing new. See verses 14 – 16 below, they show how the devil played in Eliphaz the Temanite’s mind to fill his head with accusations against Job, and whispered in his ears what he wanted to plant, but first the weird strange frightful feeling prepared Eliphaz for the devil’s words:
Job 4
[12] Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
[13] In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
[14] Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
[15] Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
[16] It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
[17] Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
[18] Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
[19] How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
[20] They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
[21] Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
First came the weird feeling, a powerful feeling which made all Eliphaz’s bones to shake, then the whispering in his head and he bought the devils lies against Job, hook, line and sinker.
After talking about the panic attacks with La’Ziel over the course of a couple months, explaining how the devil was working in the panic attacks, praying with her and using scriptures to show her, her understanding grew in how the devil was working to put her in fear, take away her victory in Jesus, and she actually wanted to feel pity from others because of her situation, that's human nature. You don't pity people that are subject to the panic attacks, but you teach them, show them God's word and lead them out of the darkness (in the subject of panic attacks they are in darkness and ignorance), showing them in the spirit of meekness. The panic attacks went away, she recognized those demons as they tried to put her in fear when the strange feeling started, rebuking them, and then running into the strong tower.
Proverbs 18
[10] The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The smart child of God RUNS into the name of the Lord, they know that there's power in the name of Jesus and the demons tremble at the name of Jesus.
God’s knowledge and understanding are marvelous tools in the arsenal of the child of God. The more we know and understand the stronger we are. The devil knows this and is doing everything he can to distract and keep the people of God from their bible, bible studies or changing God's words in the bible to man’s diluted and polluted words.
Hosea 4
[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:
**Romans 5
[2] By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
[3] And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
[4] And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
We have hope, because we’ve experienced God’s faithfulness, we’ve experienced it in the past and our hope/faith increased. Look at David, he was young, he killed a bear and lion, when it came time to battle Goliath, David had such hope/faith from his experiences ground in him of God’s faithfulness that when others of the children of Israel cowered and ran from the giant, David RAN TOWARDS the giant, because of being grounded in God's truths.
Because we have experienced trials in the past we grew. We have seen God’s working, therefore we can wait PATIENTLY for God because of the assurance we have in God’s faithfulness.
Isa.32
[17] And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
And having the experience, we have the hope, we wait with patience when the trials and tribulations come knowing in the tribulations we’ll grow in God. I think when I’ve gone through trials is when I grew the most in God in my walk with Him.
The mountain top is a great place to be (for a while), but in the trenches is where you grow and become rooted in Jesus.
I realize that in my conversation with La'Ziel that the scriptures would pop in my head, pulled out of my heart where they were written. The same with the experiences I used to talk with her and show her examples and also the words. I know it's really not in me, but the Lord helps us with His Spirit to bring to remembrance His words to give to someone, he helped me help her and I thank Him for it, she's a good friend and strong Christian.
Use what God has given you to edify someone, even if it's a kind and friendly word, you never know what they may be experiencing.
Acts 20
[32] And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.