If we ever needed a clear display of how cultivating a spirit of fear is key to controlling people, we need look no further than the last three-to-four years.

When governing authorities realized the crisis that had been created in 2020 (even prior to), the decisions that flowed and turned into policy were disastrous. It became hard to keep up with which rule would be forced upon us next.

But, the consistency of the government putting themselves into an authoritarian position to make personal choices for all of us was quite alarming. Pair this with their constant swapping out of the next big thing that will save you, and you’ve got masses of people under your thumb.

And remember the death ticker? The continual rolling numbers of people who had apparently died of the virus. What would be the reason a death count is needed in our faces whenever we turn on any news source? To cultivate a spirit of fear. We weren’t allowed to question how the numbers were known so quickly for such a novel virus, or if they were accurate. Didn’t matter. Tick, tick, tick went the death counter.

One minute we were staying home to “save lives” and then it switched to distancing from others when out in public, even though the exact distance was made up from the beginning. It went from no masks because they don’t work for this kind of virus, to accusations that you were killing grandma if you didn’t keep one on at all times, even by yourself. Better yet, make it two.   

And then the “vaccine.” Ah yes, the savior we needed to pull us out of the darkness. If only people sought after the actual Savior with as much fervor as they did this “vaccine,” what a different world we might be living in. I put “vaccine” in quotes because this one was not and is not a “vaccine” in the way most people think of them. This shot, I’ll say, did not prevent or protect as advertised, it was not and is not “safe and effective” as the slogan goes, and yet, it was lorded over us anyway. 

Remember not so long ago when this “vaccine” was all anyone could talk about? It suddenly became sociable to ask about someone else’s “vaccine status” even more than asking about their day. No one ever asked about my latest pap smear or what medication I might be on because that would have been inappropriate; but if I had gotten the “vaccine?” All the time, everywhere I went. What a weird time.

I immediately opted out of this status game, because that’s exactly what it was. I refused to answer, I made it real uncomfortable for the person asking, and I’d walk away from any conversation in which “vaccine status” was being discussed. Why? Because I saw it being used to manipulate and control, which quickly became discrimination based on your perceived medical status. My family walked away from the church we attended at the time because of this very discrimination. It was everywhere.

It was and is evil. The “savior” was man made, and therefore created destruction and disorder when it promised safety and security. It was and is a lie, straight from Satan himself. He loves fear and the chaos that ensues.

You might think what I’ve written goes too far. I don’t think it goes far enough. I’ve got more to say.

The spirit of fear literally took over people I knew – people who I usually knew to be rational and grounded – and turned them into masked, tested, distanced, “vaccinated” robots who only knew how to repeat the latest slogan of the covid regime. They could no longer think for themselves and gave their lives and freedoms over to a government that had lied to them from the beginning of this man made mess. I actually saw people who wore a Fauci pin – he became their god. 

I could write a whole other post just outlining the damage this fear and resulting policies did to our children. I saw it firsthand. It was gross and abusive. All of these chickens haven’t even come home to roost; it will get worse as we begin to see the lasting impacts.

Spike enough fear into people and it seems you can get them to do almost anything. Including turning against anyone who uses discernment to ask questions and take a different path; “pandemic of the unvaccinated” is a crystal clear example of this division. Other unfortunate examples include churches and pastors who peddled fear and caved to pressure – suddenly “loving your neighbor” meant injecting yourself with an experimental shot that has proven to be poisonous to many. What a disgrace.

You might ask, what were they supposed to do? They had to do something to mitigate the threat and keep people safe. Well, they could have done literally anything other than what they did – which was to force feed lies and fear and then require complete control over your individual freedoms because they think they know better than you do. This is what happens when God is replaced with government. Chaos, destruction, death.

Among this disaster, even still, God is good. He has used this mess to pull some people out of their reliance on worldly things and shaken them free from their spirit of fear. He has used the darkness to shine a light on things and people that are not for us. He has turned fear into faith for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.

Whenever we feel fearful, it means we are far from God and need to move closer. He’s always there, He’s unchanging, and He’s got you. His ways are so much better.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.”

2 Timothy 1:7