What is an overview of how Christians interpret 2 Timothy 1:6-7 and apply it to their own lives?

2 Timothy 1:6-7 (ESV): > 6 For this reason I remind you **to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands**, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. What did Paul mean when he advised Timothy to *"fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands"*? How was Timothy supposed to apply Paul's advice to his life? I would like to see an **overview** of how Christians usually answer these questions and how they go about applying whatever the passage is teaching to their own lives. Do most Christians tend to understand 2 Timothy 1:6-7 in the same way or is this one of those passages that cause a lot of controversy? ________ *Personal thoughts*: my educated guess is that Paul is probably using figurative language, similar to the "go buy more oil to keep your lamp burning" of the parable of the ten virgins (that's my own way of paraphrasing it by the way), to mean the gift of the Holy Spirit that Timothy probably received by Paul's literal laying of hands on him (like the many examples in the book of Acts) and as an invitation/command for Timothy to give himself more fully to the control of the Holy Spirit, although the exact concrete way in which he was supposed to do that is not totally clear to me.