Christians know that there is a spiritual realm that is unseen by most. If you could only see the battles being waged on your behalf. Angles and demons at war over you…because God loves you so much that he will wage wars on your behalf.
We won’t go deep into this spiritual realm right now but what’s important to know is that what you feel and think are not only a function of your biology. There’s a spiritual element involved that we as Christians sometimes overlook. The spirit realm is powerful and is contributing more to your fear and anxiety than you may believe. All of that biology we explored above can be influenced by forces in the spirit realm.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
What you and I often forget is that we are part of that battle. What God makes for good, Satan and his spiritual forces will use for evil. God programmed healthy fear into our minds to protect us from real dangers but the enemy can use our biology and our wiring against us. Part of the demonic forces in the “dark world” spoke of by Paul in Ephesians is the spirit of fear. (Notice I didn’t capitalize its name. It doesn’t deserve it)