Fear is an evil spirit that God has not given to us (2 Tim. 1:7); thus it must be proactively resisted (Jas. 4:7) and in cases in which it has made incursion into a believer's soul (mind, will, emotions), but be cast (driven) out (Mk. 16:17, et al.). Because the evil spirit of fear has not been given to believers by God (we only want to receive and retain whatever God has given us), it is critical that believers have ZERO TOLERANCE for the spirit of fear in their lives!