Shalom,

Today I want to share another of my favorite verses of Scripture! 

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

The Greek word for 'fear' here is "deilia" and it means timidity! As one who has always been rather shy around people, especially crowds of people all watching and listening to me, I am always really blessed by the TRUTH of this verse! I LOVE it from the classic Amplified Bible! 

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. AMP

I do NOT want to be a coward, especially when it comes to sharing the Word of God with those that HE sends me to, or that HE send to me! Thats is why this verse is so powerful! HE SAYS that HE has given me, instead, the spirit of POWER, LOVE, and a CALM and WELL-BALANCED mind, and DISCIPLIN and SELF-CONROL! Since HE has already provided that for me, I REFUSE to be intimidated by the enemy when it comes to sharing the GOSPEL! How about you? Here is a song to get excited about by Brandon Lake called "Count 'Em", referring to the MIRACULOUS POWER OF OUR GOD! Let's SHARE HIM! 

Shalom in Him!