Your End-Time Plan: Confronting Last Days Fears with Unshakable Faith

We are living in the perilous times the Holy Spirit prophesied about so long ago.

It is my prayer that you take the action steps necessary to stay the course spiritually and to protect yourself and those you love from evil that lurks in society in the last of the last days.

We know that the Holy Spirit is not in the business of scaring anyone. He spoke all of these things in advance so those who actually live in the end of the age can safeguard themselves against these end-time developments.

First John 5:4 says, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” If we know what the Bible teaches — and respond to it in faith — we are more than able to overcome anything that we face in the present or in the days to come. God doesn’t want us to just survive — He wants us to thrive, even in the end times. We can do it!

This is the greatest hour for the Church of Jesus Christ! But the Scriptures show that events will occur at the end of the age that will shake the nations of the world and fill men’s hearts with fear. Although we need to be wise and do what we can to protect ourselves in times such as these, we do not need to react in fear. Fear is never the answer, for it results in blurred thinking and bad decisions.

God’s Word promises you a sound mind if you will claim it. Second Timothy 1:7 says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

The words “sound mind” come from the Greek word sophronismos. It is a compound of the words sodzo and phroneo. The word sodzo is the Greek word for salvation. It means deliverance, protection, and soundness. The word phroneo is a Greek word for mind. When these two words are put together, as in this verse, the new word is translated sound mind. The idea presented by the word sophroneo is a mind that is saved and protected or a mind that is sound. It is just the opposite of a mind given to fear, panic, or unfounded and unreasonable thinking. This word describes a mind that is thinking correctly!

Because God has given you a “sound mind,” it means you can think correctly about how to live in these last days — the very time that Second Timothy 3:1 predicts will be “perilous.” But because we live in the last of the last days, it is also important that we be led by the Holy Spirit. He knows exactly how to lead us past every attack and how to avoid each strategy of the devil plotted against us. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would show us things to come (see John 16:13).

The word “shew” is the Greek word hodegeo and is the word for a guide who shows a traveler the safest course through an unknown country. This means the Holy Spirit is your Guide. He knows the way you should go. He understands how to avoid every trap and obstacle along the way. The Holy Spirit wants to show you how to take the safest route. He knows exactly how to get you safely to your future point of destination. The Holy Spirit knows the future and wants to enlighten you with all the information you need in every situation. This is part of His ministry to you and me.

As you obey the Word of God and listen to the Holy Spirit’s leading, you will have wisdom to know every step you need to take in the days ahead. All you have to do is obey God’s instructions, and He guarantees you blessing and provision even in difficult times. But if you try to take another approach, there is no guarantee for you to claim. You must do what God says if you want to be assured of His divine blessing and protection.

As a spiritual leader and friend, I want to encourage you to increase your level of faith, especially if you are facing challenging times. Stand on the Word of God; exercise your faith; listen to the Holy Spirit; and obey what He tells you to do. As you do these things, God’s supernatural blessings will kick into action, and you will soon find a river of supernatural power, protection, and divine provision flowing to you.

We are living in some of the most challenging days the world has ever seen. But you can face these times victoriously because God has given you a sound mind; He has given you the promises of His Word; and He has given you the leadership of His Spirit. And you have faith to overcome the world! Never has there been a more crucial time for you to operate in faith and not fear and to believe for a mighty move of God to take place on this earth!

I urge you right now to pray this prayer with me:

Lord, as an end-time believer, I need to be filled with faith and not with fear. Help me fill my heart with Your Word, stand on Your promises, follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, and exercise my faith more than ever before! I know that fear has blurred my thinking in times past, but it will not have any place in my life from this day forward! Instead, I release my faith and confidently expect to be a partaker in the last and greatest harvest of souls ever to be reaped for the Kingdom of God! Holy Spirit, help me rise to the occasion as I become an instrument You can use in these last days. I pray this prayer in Jesus’ name.