When fear sneaks into our heart, it makes us lose our comfort and enjoyment of life. It confuses our minds and influences our decisions. If fear gets a hold of us, it will make us unable to enjoy stability and confidence, causing us to lose much. And this is what happened to the man of God, Abraham.

What did the man of God Abraham lose, due to fear?
I believe there are many things Abraham lost, due to fear.  We will meditate on some of them.

First: Loss of Internal Peace and Security
"Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live." (Genesis 12:12)

When we get scared because of a change in circumstances or situations, we find ourselves losing our peace of mind and heart, and our faith weakens. We expect the worse to happen to us. We lose our temper and in some occasions we lose our sleep and can’t function at work. And this leads to wrong decisions in our lives and wrong solution to our problems.

This is what happened to the man of God, Abraham.  He assumed that the Egyptians would kill him once they saw Sarah.  He was scared, and lost his peace, and then lied by saying that Sarah was his sister.

Our internal peace and security are some of God’s most precious gifts to us.
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)

When the peace of the Lord fills our hearts within, and we don’t rely on the outside circumstances, we will not be afraid, no matter how difficult the surrounding circumstances are.

David said: "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is he strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident." (Psalm 27:1-3)

Dear brother & sister, focus on the Lord constantly.
Ask Him, saying:  “You, who gave me your peace in my heart, keep your peace in my heart and don’t let me be scared because of what happens around me.”

Second: Loss of Fellowship with the Lord
Abraham built an altar in every place he stayed at, offering praise and thanksgiving sacrifices to the Lord. He built altars at Shechem, at Bethel, at Mamre-Hebron, and on Mount Moriah. But we never read that Abraham built an altar in Egypt when he lived there.

Fear makes us lose our joy and comfort in Christ, and the desire to praise and give thanks to the Lord. Chronic or persistent fear leads us into spiritual numbness and apathy, our fellowship with the Lord wanes, and we are no longer filled with spirit and warmth, and negligent in worshipping the Lord.