Overcoming Fear

"For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline."

1 Timothy 1:7

The Apostle Paul wrote these words to young Timothy to encourage him. He wanted Timothy to boldly share the gospel as he himself was doing. In the original Greek, this verse literally means God has not given us a mental disposition of fear (as in faithless fear), but of miraculous power and affection and self-control. Whenever we feel fearful, we should remember that fear does not come from God. If not from God, it must come from ourselves, or from our enemy Satan. This is a good verse to remember and meditate upon when we lack courage. God has already given us everything we need to accomplish His purpose, but we must discipline our minds to grasp and act upon it.