Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer. On today's

program, Joyce will be teaching us how we can embrace courage and face our fears. Fear, it's everywhere

and affects all of us. Fear is the enemy's favorite tool to keep us from pursuing God's good

plan for our life. The enemy wants fear to rule

our lives, but it doesn't have to. When we open our hearts to God and embrace courage, we can face fear

head on and do it afraid. Listen as Joyce helps discover a life of freedom by recognizing, confronting,

and conquering our fears today.

Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

Well, welcome to enjoying everyday life.

I hope that you really enjoy yourself today,

and I'm going to talk to you today about fear.

We all experience fear in our lives.

Fear brings torment.

And God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind. And I don't know what you might be dealing with right now, but it might be

safe to say that a good majority of people watching today are battling with fear of some kind.

And you know, the psalmist David said,

I will not fear, what can man do unto me?

And I don't think that David was talking about,

I'm not going to feel fear.

I think he was making a declaration.

I will not fear.

And I think it's a decision that we all have to make,

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