"I should be scared of the future because everything prophesied is getting worse."
How it sounds in your head: Every prophecy teacher says wars, earthquakes, famines are increasing. Christians are going to be persecuted. Things are only going to get darker and harder. I should be afraid of what's ahead. The future is scary, not something to look forward to.
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us."
-- Romans 8:18Enemy using biblical prophecy as terror tactic instead of triumph reminder - religion majoring on tribulation, minoring on victory.
He's exposed to prophecy teaching that focuses 90% on scary stuff and 10% on Jesus winning. The constant drumbeat of doom drowns out the declaration of victory, making the future feel like something to dread instead of anticipate.
Facing execution in a furnace for refusing to bow, they weren't terrified - they were confident God would deliver them, and even if He didn't, they wouldn't bow. When thrown in, Jesus Himself showed up in the fire with them, and they walked out without even the smell of smoke.
I REFUSE the lie that I should be scared of the future. IT IS WRITTEN that the sufferings of this present time aren't even worth comparing to the GLORY that's coming. Hard things may come, but JESUS shows up in the fire with me like He did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. IT IS WRITTEN that I am more than a conqueror through Him who loved me. The BARAK blessing protects me in famine, war, persecution, and chaos. I don't fear the future because my future is filled with GLORY. The last chapter is victory, not defeat. I am fearless because my God goes before me. I look forward to what's ahead with confidence, not terror.
Your Father isn't sending you into a scary future alone - He's watching you walk into the furnace knowing He's already IN there waiting for you, and you'll walk out smelling like victory. He's RUNNING toward you with fire-proof promises.