Opinions are not Truth
I realized that Jesus’ act of dieing on the cross was probably scoffed at more than I’ve ever taken note of. Some probably thought he was weird, emotionally unstable, prideful, arrogant, out of His mind. And yet, He still did it. He never lost track of His calling and the voice of His Father. He never let people’s opinions take the place of Truth.
Oh how I’ve let people turn me from ideas or giftedness because they expressed a selfish opinion of me or my work without knowing the whole vision or trial I was facing. I need to figure out how to guard my heart so that it can still function with all it’s passion and not get trampled upon. I spend way too much time licking the wounds others have caused than pursuing the things God has given to me. To ME. As a parent I think about how my oldest son worries about what others think of him when all along we’ve given him the gift of a safe harbor, the gift of love, laughter and security – yet he tends to focus on people that are way less educated than we are. It hurts to see him not take hold of what we’ve spent so much time and energy building for him specifically. How often do we do this to God? How often have I done this?
Hebrews 13:5-6 & 20-21 says that He will never leave me – never abandon me. That I can be sure and confident – not afraid of what people think or say or try to do to me because God is MY helper. My God of PEACE will give me everything I need to do His will.
Praise God for victory!
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