Renewal

6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men,[a] who will be able to teach others also. 

Today I'm considering the renewal of Spirit. It's spring, I've just returned home from a vacation where the weather was much warmer and there were thousands of migratory birds singing and dancing in the wind. I would like to see renewal come to the agency I lead and I've been feeling stagnant in many areas including my own spiritual walk.

I know that I can find renewal and that God's hand is in everything, so I humbly prayed for God to renew my faith and enthusiasm this morning. I asked God to re-direct my heart and mind in His Direction and in His Spirit. 

I asked Him for guidance in leading the agency and in walking a Spiritually fit path in my own personal life. 

Today I consider these scriptures from Timothy in that walk. I consider what it is to fan into flame the gift of God which is in me through hands of faith; power, love and self-control.

In Christ...