A Spirit of Fear...

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 - A spirit of fear is what they want us to have, they promote all the negativity, the propaganda, the hate, the injustices, they want us to fear for our lives, they want us to think twice of our importance... but I was created by the Creator of all, who created me perfect in His image; in His image He created me to have a spirit of faith, with that spirit of faith I have hope, confidence, trust, and assurance... I have hope that one day we will be delivered from all these tragedies, I have confidence that only He can guide my steps, I have the trust to know that He will always be by my side, I have the assurance that His return is soon whether while I'm alive or after I leave this world... His Will will always prevail over all... so despite how much they want me to be afraid and to fear leaving my house, to fear driving in these streets, to fear living next door to them, to fear shopping/eating in their establishments, to fear being Black in America; I WILL NOT... because I wasn't created to fear anyone, not even my Creator who's given me free will to choose as I please... I WILL NOT have fear but instead I Will use my power for good and His Glory, I WILL love my fellow man regardless of how they view me, I WILL be smart and of sound mind in my thoughts and actions as to not bring forth any reason to have fear, doubt and despair... Change is more than necessary, will it happen? I pray it does but I will not wait for it to happen... I will live my life in treating others the way Jesus would have; with love and respect and being smart not to allow myself to be taken advantage, disrespected or made to feel inferior because they are no better than I... I am a strong educated Black man who is a child of the Most High and nothing will ever change that... I am beautifully and wonderfully made in His image; in His image was I created therefor whom shall I fear.. NO ONE!