Far too often, we allow fear to lead us.  We are afraid of offending people, so we don't speak up.  We are afraid of things turning out differently than we expected, so we don't pray.  We are afraid that God's will may not match up with ours, so we don't step into the calling He has for us.  Whatever the situation, fear often speaks louder than God's voice.  And we listen to it's voice more than the voice of God.  Today I want to encourage you, NO, challenge you:  DON'T LISTEN TO FEAR!!  Fear cripples us, while the freedom we have in Jesus releases us.  Don't look back on your life and have regrets because you gave in to fear.  Walk by faith and be free to be all He meant for you to be.  I leave you with the words of the Apostle Paul to his spiritual son Timothy:

1 Timothy 1:7 --  "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."



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