What do you do when fear starts writing stories in your head? In 2 Thessalonians 2, Paul writes to a church panicking over a rumor that Jesus already returned and, somehow, they missed it. Instead of feeding their anxiety with charts and predictions, Paul steadies them: don’t be quickly alarmed and don’t be easily deceived. Because when you’re afraid, you’re easier to deceive. This message unpacks how fear hijacks our thinking, why deception spreads so easily through “prophecy, word of mouth, and letters,” and gives three tests you can use to filter spiritual-sounding messages so you can live grounded, clear-minded, and confident in the victory of Jesus.