The Spirit of Fear
This post was written in the midst of a dark time for our world. The original date was August of 2020. Please note that the listed applications are specified to what Christians were facing at that time. 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." This verse does not say "God hath not given us the spirit of fear until... money is tight the world is a mess there's a toilet paper shortage there's a mask mandate people are rioting in the streets ... until a loved one gets sick." No. There are no stipulations. No protocols. No "case-by-case scenarios". No fear. Only power. Only love. Only a sound mind. Our focus is so skewed. When you first read this verse, what did you apply it to? Would I be too bold to assume that you applied it to some sort of trial in your life? Would it be brass of me to imply that you may have thought something along the lines of, "Oh yes, I do not need to ...