“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”<\/em> – 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n Fear often disguises itself as wisdom or caution, but much of it is rooted in lies about God\u2019s character and your future. Scripture says God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. That means fear is not your inheritance in Christ.<\/p>\n Feeling afraid is not a sin in itself, but letting fear rule your choices can slowly choke your faith. When fear rises, about finances, relationships, health, or calling, you have an opportunity to ask, \u201cWhat am I believing about God right now?\u201d Facing that question can reveal where your heart needs fresh truth.<\/p>\n As you choose to trust God\u2019s character and promises, courage is born. Courage is not the absence of trembling; it is the decision to move forward while trusting God more than your fears. Over time, you come to see that He truly is bigger and more faithful than anything that threatens you.<\/p>\n Father, I bring my fears to You: my future, my family, my weaknesses. Replace a spirit of fear with Your power, love, and sound thinking. Help me to trust You more than my feelings. Amen.<\/p>\n Name one specific fear and write it down. Then write, \u201cGod has not given me this fear. I choose to trust Him with this area.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Key Scripture: “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) Reflection: Fear often disguises itself as wisdom or caution, but much of it is rooted in lies about God\u2019s character and your future. Scripture says God has not given you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotionals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reflection:<\/h5>\n
Prayer:<\/h5>\n
Today\u2019s Action Step:<\/h5>\n