2 Timothy 1:7 2 Cor 10:5 12/1/15

2 Timothy 1:7
⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

We live in a culture paralyzed by fear and anxiety. We worry about offending.
We worry about being excluded. We worry about worrying.

All that creates in you something God never intended... Fear

If you are feeling timid or fearful, then those feelings did not come from God.

God has placed you here to accomplish amazing things. There are no JV Christians.  No one is second team, intended to watch from the sidelines.  God has equipped you with everything you need to make a huge impact on the world around you....but you cannot be afraid.

Instead God has GIVEN you power, love, and a sound mind.   You don't have to pray for them -
He has given them to you already....you just have to use them.

Stop letting fear make you weak.
Stop letting hate take away your power.
Stop letting your thoughts control you... instead you control them. God tells us to  bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ  (2 Cor 10:5)

Courage is not ignorance of danger, it is simply trusting a power larger than that danger.

 If you choose faith and reject fear, it will alter your life.  It will let you live, and love courageously.

Let's boldly act with purpose, and impact everyone God puts in our path.

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."
C.S. Lewis