Lazaroo – Thursday, February 25, 2010
2 comments, Feb 25, 2010
Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in humble confession:
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.”
(2 Timothy 1:7)
I have to admit it.
Sometimes I am timid –
too timid to buck the crowd, even when I can see they’re making a mistake
too timid to speak a truth that risks the displeasure of someone I love
too timid to commit to a strategic task that looks like too much work
too timid to stand up for an unpopular person who’s in the right
too timid to seize an opportunity outside my comfort zone
too timid to confront someone who’s in the wrong
too timid to say no to a powerful person
I’m not sure where that spirit of timidity comes from, Jesus…
but this passage from Your Word makes one thing crystal clear:
It’s not from You.
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Genesis 15:1; Exodus 14:10-13; 1 Samuel 3:10-19; Psalms 56:3-4; Matthew 10:26-31; John 9:18-23; John 14:27; Acts 18:6-11; Hebrews 13:5-6
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Joanne McGarrh Says:
Wow, Pastor Steve — this is such a powerful verse. I believe all of us struggle with this at different times in our lives. Years ago I came across an “acrostic” defining the word “FEAR”, which is so much like timidity.
False
Evidence
Appearing
Real
This may help someone else — it has helped me. Our God is on our side, He has placed His Spirit within us. The Lord in us and with us, is greater than a multitude. May that truth be ingrained in us!
Feb 25, 2010, 9:29 am