2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
As I spend time in various places around where we live, I see a lot of people. The diversity here is great, with many different races, ethnicities, levels of education, and varying levels of financial status.
Among this mix of people, despite their many differences, I see a common theme in a small percentage of them; they live in fear.
Many have been deeply scarred by the wounds inflicted upon them from the great societal changes in the last three to four years.
These changes have caused them to fear many things, especially while out in public.
Somewhere along the way, they have suffered emotional trauma from the things they have seen, been told, or experienced.
And it is stuck to them like glue. They cannot seem to shake it.
They wear it on their faces, and it is obvious by the way they interact (or fail to interact) with others.
Fear has changed them.
We probably all know someone like this in our own lives.
Maybe that person is you.
To that person, know this; God has not given us a spirt of fear. He has given us a spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind.
We were not created to live in fear.
Fear is a tool of the enemy. It is the weapon he uses to drive us into hiding. It is the object he uses to cause us to cower and hide, robbing us of our joy. And it is the gun that he points at us, taunting us, daring us to move.
To those in this state, I say, “Trust God, and listen to His voice!”.
God has created us to live, not to hide. He has created us to carry His Spirit within us, glorifying Him in all that we do.
He has called us to be a shining light, like a city on a hill, bringing His hope, His love, and His offer of redemption to all those around us!
Let us live with power and strength, facing our fears and knocking the enemy down, even as he taunts us, daring us to move.
The victory is ours, in the name of Jesus. Let us reach out and claim it!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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