Stuff God Didn't Give

Nobody wraps up a on old dirty sock and gives it to someone on their birthday.  Or if you do, well that is pretty messed up.  When we give gifts, we try and get something good.  2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.  Why does God have to mention here that He didn't give us a spirit of fear.  Well, because sometimes we think that some of the bad stuff is from God.  So God is clearing it up a bit in His word.  He says, “Hey, if you got some fear, well I didn't give it to you.”  But you know, those really cool gifts that you have, yeah, those came from God.  Gifts to help you overcome, gifts to help you love in the face of rejection, and a gift to help control what you are thinking about.  These are from the Lord.  So the next time you open a box of fear, or a box of "I hate", well, check who it's from, and when you realize it's not from God, give it back. Take it back to the store and exchange it for a nice shirt or a waffle iron.  If it’s not from God, well don’t keep it.