2 Timothy 1:7-9

I have been reading the book Do Hard Things by Brett and Alex Harris.. It's an amazing book for teens about fighting low expectations.. I highly reccomend it to all of you! Anyway, I was reading it earlier and they mentioned the verse 2 Timothy 1:7.. So I read it in the Bible and found that the verses after verse 7 are great too! And they just really inspired me! So I will be discussing 2 Timothy 1:7-9 in this blog.. Here are the verses for your reference:

7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self‑discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me His prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the Gospel, by the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life–not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time. (NIV)

I guess it's mostly verse 8 that hit me the most.. WE DO NOT NEED TO BE ASHAMED! GOD IS ON OUR SIDE AND HE HAS CALLED US TO TESTIFY! I know I already said that in my first blog, the one about 1 Peter 2:9, but I just can't stop blogging about it! God did NOT give us a spirit of timidity! HE HAS GIVEN US POWER! SO LETS USE IT! Jesus Christ died on the cross for you and me.. Are we just gonna thank Him when we think about it and then kick back and relax??!? Or are we gonna live our lives to the FULLEST and serve Him with all the POWER and STRENGTH He has given us??? There are too many teens out there who say they love Jesus but don't do anything about it... And I'm sad to say, I'm one of them... But I'm gonna change that! Paul was willing to suffer and be thrown in prison just for preaching the Gospel.. Are YOU willing to do that??? Would you die for Jesus?? Would you be willing to be beaten, stoned, and arressted for Jesus?? A lot of people (including me) would hesitate before they answered those questions... But do me a favor... Think about those questions and then get back to me either through email or on this blog.. And remember, God has given us a spirit of POWER! Let's use it!

God bless,
Sarah