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No Fear

"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.  So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord of me his prisoner.  Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God." - 2 Timothy 1:7-8

A few years ago, okay about 10 or 15 years ago, the shirts and stickers with "No Fear" on them were popular.  How many of us as Christians truly have no fear as we walk thru our daily lives?  I'm not talking about a fear of spiders or snakes or something like that.  I mean a fear of sharing the gospel, and our testimony with others.  It's not easy because we don't always know how it will be received but there are multiple places in the scripture where it tells us that suffering for God is gain.  None of us can go out and make someone get saved, nor are we capable of saving anyone ourselves.  Our call as Christians is to simply plant the seed.  Some people will be the dry hard soil, but others will be watered and grow, we don't know which will happen.  The relationship that comes from that will be between that person and God, but we've got to tell them the story.

I used to get really nervous talking in front of people.  Those of you who knew me my first few years of high school may remember how little I talked to people I didn't know.  But now when given the opportunity to talk about Jesus I love the chance.  I still get worked up some and my heart starts beating fast when I'm about to speak but it's more of an excitement than nervousness or fear.  But it's not just those speaking opportunities or posting spiritual quotes on facebook, it's our daily walk and how we talk to people and treat people.  They can see that there's something different about us in our actions more so than our speech. 

Sharing your testimony can be tough.  But it's the easiest story to tell because it's your story.  It's simply the story of where you were before God's grave, and now where you are through what Jesus Christ has done for you.  I used to think you had to know tons of scripture to talk about Jesus but that's not a requirement, it helps but you don't have to memorize the whole Bible or anything.

"He has saved us and called us to a holy life - not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.  This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time." - 2 Timothy 1:9

With Christ having my back, I believe I can handle anything that comes in my path.  It may not always be easy but I can rest assured that he has a purpose in it and I can trust Him to bring me through it.  Maybe we should bring back the No Fear shirts and stickers and truly live our lives that way.

Tell someone about what Jesus has done for you today!

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