"There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life-fear of death, fear of judgment-is one not yet fully formed in love."  

1 John 4:18 (MSG)

Fear, it is a devastating and destructive force the enemy uses to keep us from developing into all God has called us to be. Fear causes us to react, crippling us, and destroying the faith of God in our lives; the very faith God has called us to live by! But, love on the other hand creates and strengthens faith! When we are moved by love we act instead of reacting. Love is intentional and is generated by the love we experience through Jesus Christ with our Heavenly Father. There have been many leaders throughout time that have moved in fear trying to establish kingdoms to themselves: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Genghis Kahn, and Nero being among a few of them, but they all failed! For nothing created out of fear can stand! But, nearly two thousand years ago Jesus Christ established His Church built on love, and though many have tried to destroy it, none have been able to! For when something is created and established in God's love it will always endure and prosper! As God's children we must always choose to act in love, and at the same time refuse to react to anything in fear! If you want to be transformed into all God has called you to be, live to day and every day in love, regardless of what comes your way! Love and fear are both choices. Refuse to allow fear to BANKRUPT you! Choose to act in love daily, being a reflection of Jesus Christ upon this earth, living up to your full potential in Christ!

"If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love." 1 Corinthians 13:3 (MSG)