Tricia McNair: Noble Life Ministries

"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9 Two weeks ago today, when I was working in Dallas, Texas for Medtronic on a research and development initiative I received an unexpected text from my sister Rachel to let me know that our sister Janice was found in a car slumped over and now was at the hospital in critical condition due to a rare disease order of the blood called T hrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with the following symptoms: kidney failure, 10 to 14 seizures, anemia, low platelet count (purpura) . The doctors in Corpus Christi, Texas said if she did not get a blood transfusion by 2:00am she would die and that hospital could not do it so she had to be transferred to a hospital that could. I immediately prayed for God's grace to remove this mountain of difficulty in our lives and especially to heal my sister Janice and save her life. I asked him not to take her now. Then I booked my flight and hoppe...

Paul writes to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:7 while he was now in his second imprisonment in Rome, " For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control." [Amplified Bible] Paul is telling us not to be afraid because fear can be very destructive. Paul was in prison, confined to a dungeon and probably had reasons to have a lot to be fearful about, but he knew he could not allow fear to overtake him, because fear can destroy you. This Paul who was once named Saul, did not want to be like King Saul of Israel; King Saul was once so full of fear and anxiety that he could not allow even one moment of his people praise and admiration to be given to anyone else. When the people saw how David had slain their enemy, they shouted praise and wrote a song to honor his victorious defeat. "Saul has slain his thousands, A...