Love Casts Out Fear

Fear and love cannot fully coexist — as love grows, fear is driven out. Many people live their faith from a place of fear: fear of God's punishment, fear of failing, fear of not being enough. But John insists this is a sign of love not yet fully received, not yet fully known. The more we know ourselves to be perfectly loved — with nothing to prove and nothing to hide — the more fear loses its grip. Receive the love that is already yours, and let it push fear out.