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. There was something about picking out a new backpack, fresh notebooks, and school clothes that made a new year feel full of possibility. So what really is the difference between that giddy expectation you felt in the backpack aisle and those icebreakers that made you want to disappear? “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” You can walk into it with power, love, and a sound mind because the God who goes before you is already there.