MORNING MANNA 11-17-25
FEAR OR A SOUND MIND ?
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7
Would you say your life is governed by fear or a sound mind?
We quickly conclude that people who aren’t serving the Lord are being rebellious, but that isn’t always true. Fear is a factor in this as well. When an opportunity to serve is presented, thoughts immediately take place. Thoughts such as :
“The people wouldn’t want to hear me sing.”
“I wouldn’t be a good Sunday School teacher.”
“What if I mess up in the sound booth?”
“Our security team at church needs a better man than me.”
God has not given us these thoughts. These are responses that come from a spirit of fear.
Those responses need to be replaced with :
“God has given me a voice and I believe He wants me to use it to sing for Him.”
“If God is leading me to teach this Sunday School class He will help me to learn His word and effectively teach His people.”
“The sound booth could use a helping hand and they can teach me how to assist them.”
“If God would like to use me to be another set of eyes to protect the church, then I want to be a part of our security team.”
These are responses from a sound mind.
We have constant fearful and doubtful thoughts come to our mind. We must quickly replace those thoughts with good ones based on the word of God. We need to fill our mind with the word of God, allow it to control our thinking, and practice replacing wrong thoughts with right thoughts. We must practice a sound mind with every thought so we don’t stay buried in a do nothing attitude because of a spirit of fear.
Let’s pick up God’s word today knowing it’s going to change our way of thinking for the better. It just might lead to service in a lifelong ministry!
FEAR OR A SOUND MIND ?
Kenneth Preston
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, TX
