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Courage Guided by Love

My dear son,

There is a kind of courage I hope you will ask me for today: the strength to choose what is right while continuing to love. I have given you a spirit of power, love, and self-control.

When it is time to speak, speak truthfully. When it is time to listen, open your heart. You can express your convictions and still honor the other person. Bold faith does not require a loud voice.

If a responsibility brings fear, ask your Father for strength. Consider what love calls for as you live today. Depend on me for the steadiness to govern your own heart and choose what is good.

With all my love,
Your Father

2 Timothy 1:7

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7For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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Paul reminds Timothy that God's gift is a spirit of power, love, and self-control rather than fear.

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