Fear or Faith

Last week I had a conversation with my friend about making our decisions in life in faith instead of out of fear.  Today I found this verse as I was reading and it reallly summed up our conversation so beautifully.
2 Timothy 1:7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I love how it clearly distinguishes that our fears are not from God.  Satan tempts us and tries so hard to get us to doubt the good, the possibilities, and the hope in life.  But the gifts from God are power, love, and a sound mind.  Not power like Satan tempts us to seek after--power over others or at the expense of others--but power to do works of righteousness.