“ I will
stand here unashamed and sing my declaration.
I will let my life display Your power and salvation-fearless-make me
fearless.”
When God gave my husband and me the task of writing the
theme song for the 2011 BLUME conference, we had no idea what a journey He had
in store for us. Steve and I had been
co-writing songs for years, but this particular song stretched us musically,
lyrically, and artistically. Though “Fearless” was written and recorded over 9
months ago, God is continuing to reveal Himself to us each time we share this
song in worship. Just last month, at the
“Connection” conference in Gatlinburg TN, we were overwhelmed to listen as 500
teenage girls lifted their voices and prayed that God would make them fearless!
2 Timothy 1:1-12 was the inspiration for “Fearless” and as
we were writing the song, we literally lived in that scripture passage. We studied Paul’s words to Timothy and
several themes kept jumping off the page.
Paul wanted to remind Timothy that God had not given him a spirit of
fear. Instead, God supplied him with
power, love, and a sound mind or self-discipline. Having no fear, or being fearless, was what
Paul wanted to encourage Timothy to embrace.
The Bible says that perfect love casts out fear and since the love of
God is perfect, then we do not ever need to surrender to fear. When it does well up inside, we need to
immediately take it right back to the Lord in prayer. We need to search scripture and claim the
promises that God gives to us. The
promise that He will never leave us (Hebrews 13:5), the promise that He will
guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7), the promise that
all things will work together for our good (Romans 8:28), the promise that He
will supply all our needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians
4:19)-and the list goes on. Knowing that
God’s promises are true and that we can claim them 24 hours a day is what makes
us fearless.
Paul also challenged Timothy not to be ashamed to share the
gospel. Once again, as we search
scripture and we begin to understand the depth of God’s love for humanity, how
could we not tell everyone we meet? Why
would we want to keep this beautiful truth to ourselves? When I find a new store that I love, or an
app that I can’t live without, or I find a great bargain, I tell everyone that
will listen to me. I could ramble about
these things for hours. Then I have to
ask myself, how much time do I spend telling others about the ultimate
Truth-the great news of the gospel. I
pray that I am never ashamed to tell what God has done for me.
As Steve and I prayed through the writing of “Fearless”, God
taught us a lot. I will summarize it
this way-when God calls you, listen to Him, take the step He calls you to take,
listen again, then take the next step.
He will give you everything you need to accomplish whatever task He has
set before you. Cling to Him every
moment and let His love make you fearless.
What is God calling you to do and what can you do today to live Fearlessly?
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