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\u201cFor this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.\u201d -2 Timothy 1:6-7<\/em><\/p>\n Have you ever noticed the dichotomy between faith and doubt? Doubt is dull, lifeless, and cold. It\u2019s rain on a parade, a needle that pops a balloon, a wet blanket, or a party pooper. Nobody likes a wet blanket, or a party pooper, but there are doubters and haters nonetheless. Some people cover up their doubt by saying they\u2019re being \u201crealistic\u201d.<\/p>\n Sometimes we have to make a conscious effort to diffuse the doubt in our lives \u2013 whether it\u2019s coming through our enemies, our friends, or even our own mouths. Just like clouds, doubt is everywhere. But we shouldn\u2019t let it deter us or cause us to feel hopeless. We should let it be an indication that God is working in our lives. We should let it cause us to let our faith grow stronger, and make adjustments where necessary.<\/p>\n Although the reality of some situations exists, our faith is something no one can take away from us \u2013 unless we let them. Living in faith is not about living in a false reality \u2013 it is about living in God\u2019s reality \u2013 that anything is possible.<\/p>\n The cool thing about things that are truly God-birthed is that no one can squash them \u2013 unless we let them. We are the guard of the God-given dream, while God is our protector. We don\u2019t need to let other people trample our dreams or our faith so easily.<\/p>\n Discern the difference between faith and doubt. Are you \u201cfanning your faith\u201d today?<\/p>\n Subscribe Now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fan the Faith, Diffuse the Doubt \u201cFor this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.\u201d -2 Timothy 1:6-7 Have you ever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[5109,2281,348,5108],"class_list":["post-16422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-devotionals","tag-diffuse","tag-doubt","tag-faith","tag-fan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}