The Gift of Fear of the Lord rounds out the seven gifts for sanctification. The word fear is really an unfortunate term. In our human language the word fear connotates a desire to avoid or run away from, lest one is harmed. It should be rather called to be in awe of God, to have a reverential awe of the the Most Holy One. No father wants his children to be afraid of him, but to with respect to be with him. The Spirit gives us the grace or gift to come before the Lord with a basic understanding of who God is and who we are in relationship to God. God is a Father who loves us and desires us to be with him in glory. The scriptures tell us that the Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. When we come before the Lord God with the reverence and awe that is his, we open ourselves to the ability to perceive what is in the mind of God, which is Wisdom.