God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear

2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Here is a scripture I have taught my daughter and my grand children all their life.

I would like to share some of my feelings on the subject of fear and may be something here will touch someone elses heart.

All my life I have had fear, or as some people call it stress.
Let’s go to the dictionary and see the meaning of both these words.

Fear-noun:
A feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain, etc.; timidity; dread; terror; fright; apprehension.
Respectful dread; awe; reverence. A feeling of uneasiness or apprehension; concern-a fear that it will rain.
A cause for fear; possibility; chance there was no fear of difficulty.

Etymology: ME fer <>

STRESS: mental or emotional tension or strain characterized by feelings of anxiety, fear, etc. a factor or combination of factors that causes such tension or strain, as an urgent need or perceived threat Psychol. A condition typically characterized by symptoms of mental and physical tension or strain, as depression or hypertension, that can result from a reaction to a situation in which a person feels threatened, pressured, etc.


I would have to say these two words go together. Now let’s look at what the word of God says about it. First let’s look at what Paul instructs in Timothy:


2 Timothy 1:7
God has not given us a spirit of fear;

That would tell me God is telling us it is a spirit, and God did not give us that spirit.

It comes right from the enemy. God says that Satan only comes "to steal, and to kill, and to destroy" (John 10:10). And that is what the spirit of fear is sent out to do. If we have fear or stress we are not trusting God in our daily walk with Him.

Lets look at what God says next in this scripture.

"but of power,"

Now where is this power that God has given us?

1 Corinthians 1:24
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Christ is our power.


1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. We are keep by the power of God through FAITH.

Now how awesome is this if we truly put our faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ he will give us His power to trust and obey Him, that would be known as his wonderful grace.

Let's look at the last sentence in:
2 Timothy 1:7
"and of sound mind."

When we are afraid, our minds are not well-balanced as God describes. When we fear or doubt God, we are said to be double minded (James 1:8).

James 1:6-8
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.


That is exactly what the spirit of fear wants to do to you. To make you unstable, unreliable, and uncertain about everything - your thoughts, God's promises - Everything.

Anyone who has ever been afraid can attest to the truth of that scripture.

Why is it then if a Christian fears they are being double minded?

Because part of your mind may believe God's promises of love and provision, but your doubts and fears reveal hidden beliefs contrary to those promises.

My prayer is that anyone that lives in fear or stress will lay it at the feet of Jesus.


1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

These are not just words my friends, to go in one ear and out the other. It is a promise from God himself, trust Him, Jesus will never fail you. The Lord is faithful to finish the work He has started in you.

He will heal ever scar and every possible thing from your past that might be holding you back. Even though we become new creatures in Christ, healing and restoration can be an ongoing process. As Christians we come to realize that our complete hope, safety, security, purpose, and self-worth are all rooted in Jesus Christ. No man, no devil in hell, and no circumstances in life can ever take that from us!


Romans 8:31-39
31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.