“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 NLT)
God does not intend for us to operate from a place of fear. Yet, we often camp out in the valley of fear, surrounded by irrational beliefs and distorted truth. We pitch our tent, gather worries, hunt and pursue anxieties, dig up insecurities, and stew everything over the campfire. We are immobilized in dread, panic, and indecisiveness. Why would we choose such an unpleasant campsite? Why would we stay and dig ourselves deeper and deeper pits, as if we were on an archaeological study?
It is time to move from this dysfunctional campsite to a better place--a higher plateau of faith and trust in God--where there is an abundant supply of boldness, power, love, mental stability, and self-discipline. This requires some effort. We have to dismantle current cognitive structures and change our thought patterns. We have to climb to a higher elevation and get used to a different perspective. Once we are able to breathe in the Spirit of Grace and bask in the Light of Love, we are able to operate boldly, sensibly, and purposefully.
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