Courageous Spirit

25 June 2007 – Courageous Spirit

2 Timothy 1:7

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

Many of us enjoying our deep relationship in God, and most of us enjoy reading his words and are delightful in his Grace, which has the most perfect life of worship. But when someone has asked about our religion, we do not admit that we are Christians; They asked us what are we doing every Sunday, some say family day, some say social club, why don’t the people say that we are going to Church!? Even sometimes a so-called ‘mature’ Christian even don’t dare to say grace before the meal in front of his non-believers peers.

Why is this happening? Why everyone become so timid? We shouldn’t be like this, this is not what God wants, God wants us to recognize that we are His children, but we not only disapprove our relationship with Him, and we don’t dare to tell others that we go to Church! Friends, this ought not to be happening, God has given us a spirit of power, love and self-discipline (self control), not the spirit of fear and timidity! Somehow we are filled with fear and timidity, we might think so much that if we tell others that I am a Christian, they must be mock at me and humiliate me, laugh at me, and how I can stand this kind of experience. It is better for me to be get involved into my peers group rather than told them I am a Christian and experiencing boycotting. Friends, this is certainly NOT what it is all about!

We should be courageous, we have a courageous spirit from God, as we admit ourselves children of God, we won’t be losing anything but rather gained many things!

Mat 5:10

God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

We can learn patience, we can learn gentleness, we can learn our faith, which are all applicable in our daily lives! Friends, let us be courageous and faithful! For Faith can move away a mountain!

Franco