2009-09-11T08:38:56-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/spirit+of.../ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%201:7&version=NIV 2009-09-11T08:38:56-05:00 A spirit of self-discipline--sometimes translated as "a sound mind"--is one of the characteristics of Christ-followers. Nobody who has experienced God's grace need be timid or afraid with God at their side.