If you’ve spent any time watching the news recently, you’ve undoubtedly heard the same subliminal message from a million sources: “Be afraid.” Sure, most people aren’t telling you directly to be scared, but the way they’re presenting the facts makes everything seem...hopeless. Thankfully, God offers us a gift -- (and does anyone not love to receive gifts)? -- that gives us a way to replace our fear with an unstoppable hope.