Good morning family and friends,

facing the New Year is always somewhat scary. Who knows what the year may hold. Have you ever asked yourself, “Why fear the unknown?

The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, Paul said, "God has not given to us the spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1:7, KJV). Paul's statement tells us something: unhealthy, debilitating fear is not from God.

How did Paul fight this monster of fear? In the text I quoted, he gives us the answer. The first key is knowing that God’s power is greater than your fear. The realization that God is with you and that He is greater and more powerful by far than anything that will ever confront you quickly destroys fear. You do not have to be tormented by fear: Look to Christ and commit your life to Him. Realize that you are His child. Remember God has not given us the spirit of fear. He gives the spirit of love, of power, and of a sound mind.

NUGGET:

• We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.

• A goal should scare you a little and excite you a lot.

Great things never came from comfort zones.

• If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

• Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

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