No Fear

Not everyone will appreciate your Christian faith. As you walk the walk and talk the talk, there will sometimes be push back. Your words and your works can shine a light on the beliefs or activities of another that exposes their sin or challenges their belief system. 

You may find yourself the object of persecution. In fact, it is more than a possibility or even a probability.  If you consistently live out and share your Christian faith, the apostle Paul affirms, "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (2 Tim 3:12).

So, if you haven't had pushback or outright persecution yet, it is coming. If you have, it is probably coming again. So, should we be worried?  Should we watch our "P's & Q's?"  Should we go with the flow and keep our faith to ourselves?  Should we live in fear of what we believe and how we live will impact us?

The answer is positively, not!  "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." (2 Tim 1:7).  When believe in His Word and live by His Spirit, there is a power to love others enough to tell the truth and the self-discipline to follow the path of righteousness. 

The Spirit empowers us to fear not what others may say or do. It also empowers us to choose to do right even if we are wronged. Even when we have given way to fear or have given in to weakness, the Spirit empowers us to turn back to righteousness. 

We don't have to live in fear of what others might say or do. We don't even have to fear how well or poorly we may live. We have the power to act and to be forgiven by the Holy Spirir of God. 

No fear. Jus' Sayn.