"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." I Timothy 1:7.
These words have been on my mind the last few weeks...we sang a song with these words every day while I was at Camp Enosh and the words have stuck in my head...they will not escape...
Then today, I was reading a little devotional on my YouVersion app... "Soul Detox", day 16...and this is what it said:
"There are four types of fears: fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of rejection, and fear of the unknown. It is very likely that you are struggling with one or more of these fears. These fears can paralyze you and keep you from God's best. Remember what 2 Timothy 1 says in that God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.
Which fears do you currently struggle with the most?"
I know I struggle at various times with each one of those fears mentioned above but the Word of God reminds me that it is not the spirit of fear that should reign in my life but His Spirit...His Spirit that gives me power and love and sound mind. Is that the Spirit by which we are living today? Or are we being paralyzed by a spirit of fear instead?
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