Gary Davis - BREATHING ROOM - Overcoming What Takes Our Breath Away

BREATHING ROOM
Overcoming What Takes Our Breath Away

How do you face your fears?

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.  2 Timothy 1:7 (New Living)

God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.  2 Timothy 1:7 (The Message)

For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-control.   2 Timothy 1:7 (Modern English Version)

When the enemy unleashes fear at my heart I can receive…

1.  God’s gift of incomparable POWER in my spirit.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power…  2 Timothy 1:7 (New Living)

2.  God’s gift of Perfect LOVE in my spirit.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of… love…  2 Timothy 1:7 (New Living)

3.  God’s gift of a life-giving SELF-CONTROL.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of… self-discipline.  2 Timothy 1:7 (New Living)

BIG IDEA:  The strongest way to BATTLE crippling fear in my life is to RECEIVE all of God’s Perfect Love for me as often as possible.   

Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.  1 John 4:18 (New Living)

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.   1 John 4:18 (King James)

There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.   1 John 4:18 (The Message)