Through out my life I have known a lot of people that I would call powerful. They are people that seem to be very driven, and very empowered having no problem whatsoever going in the direction they are led and leading. From pastors, to businessmen to moms all have showed tremendous strength in adversity and peace when there seems to be none. How is this? What is so different about them from the average person, what do they have that many do not? Well, Paul talks about it briefly in Galatians and in 2 Timothy.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline" (2 Tim. 1:7).
First of all we see that as God's children, as born again believers we have the Holy SPirit living and breathing inside of us. With that knowledge comes power love and self-discipline. These are all direct products of having the Holy Spirit living right inside of us. Those strongwilled, driven leaders understand that the Holy Spirit has given us power love and self discipline, and not fear, unsurity and second guessing. The word that covers over all of this is peace.
That's what peace is all about, it's not those moments in your life where there is no noise(although those are nice), it's not those times when your mind is clear of all distractions and you can think completely clear.
God's peace is different and it makes each of us act different. God's peace is the comfort of knowing that the Holy Spirit is living inside of us. It's knowing that the Holy Spirit will empower us to face all the obstacles of the day no matter what. It's understanding what God's power, love and self-discipline is all about. All of those are products of the Christian life, but they work together to produce peace in our lives.
So if you are feeling timid, or fearful, or anxious that is your human flesh controlling. Pray that God will remove those feelings and allow Him to give you peace through the power of the Holy Spirit living inside you. Then you can face life one day at a time, with not one bit of fear or reluctance.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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