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“Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭18:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/act.18.9-10.nkjv   It is often true that the only way to confirm fruitful engagements in life is through the persistent appearance of intimidation from people. And by taking the acts of intimidation personal, the first battle against the extension of the evil agenda is lost. But through the experience of Paul in Corinth, we know that insightful intimidation from people is mostly an inspired invitation from God. When the enemy intend to enslave the mind with fear through intimidation, the scriptures alway want believers to understand that they are rather invited to focus on a bigger picture. For example, Brother Sosthenes would have been lost by Paul, if he had taken the insightful intimidation from the people (apparently spe...

“Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭18:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.18.9-10.nkjv Specialization in professional and ministerial calling is often influenced by personal biases, rather than a clear passion for excellence. Notwithstanding, consistency in the pursuit of specialization receives encouragement from the good background of interpersonal relationships. For example, the passion for the evangelization of the Jews by Paul was borne out of his cultural bias and the deep background of interpersonal relationships with the Jewish religious beliefs. But when he was called out to focus on ministering to the gentile, there was no intent for discrimination in the call for specialization. Discrimination in the pursuit of specialization is observed to be influenced by negative mindsets, like fear, reve...