How do you know if you’re moving in fear? Let me tell you
something that is helping me tremendously.
2 Timothy 1:7 says – God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control. People love that verse when they’re anxious about something, or afraid they’ll suffer needlessly, when they need courage, or when they feel alone. And it says God has given you the Holy Spirit to lead you away from fear and into faith. Amen.
Now, notice that the Spirit leads you from fear into faith through power, love, and self-control. And the verse puts self-control after power and love. And this is the test that helps you see if you’re actually being led by the Spirit or not. Because you can be bold, and passionate, but if your actions are dominated by your impulses, you’re not being led by the Spirit. You’re moving backward into fear.
And you move forward by having faith in what this verse teaches.
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