Good morning everyone and welcome back to the messy masterpiece podcast which had an

Tory happy Wednesday happy mid week you guys happy

We'll do it. Happy hump day. Happy hump day y'all. Tornier are a little tired as we've

just had a lot of home stuff. We've been there literally almost all day every day, moving

in some fun stuff that you're going to see on Thursday. So exciting. You ready to hop

into today's devotional? Yes, let's do it y'all. Today we are back in our The Rive Bible

and we are reading an devotional title, A Spirit of Power and the verses 2 Timothy 17.

It says, for God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity but of power, love and

self-discipline. The love letter from God says, beloved child, I am the God who gives

you courage. Become fearless by making the decision to trust me and not your feelings.

I am the same God who gave Gideon the courage to come out of hiding. Step out to the front

line and win the battle. When you are afraid, I am here to calm your fears. When you call

to me, I will give you my comfort. Nothing you're afraid of is bigger than I am. I am the

God who protects you. Don't be afraid. For I am with you always. Love your Heavenly Father.

The reflection says, whenever we feel fear, we need to recognize that this feeling is not

from God but from the enemy. The best way to overcome fear is to pray for God to increase

your faith and to trust in Him. Remember, your feelings don't have to direct the way

you live. Choose faith over fear. Knowing your God is bigger than anything you face. The

treasure of truth says, God's power is greater than fear's control over your life.

I feel like this has been a pretty common theme for us lately. I feel like it almost goes

directly behind the stress series that we just talked about. Even before that series, whenever

I was talking a lot about how we are more than just our reactions. I even wrote it in the

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