The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe. Pr.29-25 NKJV
Sometimes our fear of people is not so much what they will do to us as it is what they might not do for us. A pastor once confessed that he was afraid of loosing church members if he didn’t jump through certain hoops for them. This fear was keeping him from effective ministry. Others have confessed a fear of a dominating boss, and sadly even hard to please husbands. There is little happiness when one has to walk on pins and needles around another. Fear brings a snare and truly robs us of joy.
Now the answer to fear is faith. When we trust God with our security we will find Him void of human fickleness. When He is the one director and audience of our life, we are set free of the fear of others. There is no want in those who have their minds fixed on the faithfulness of the Almighty. In this faith we may live with confidence and boldly say, “The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Ps.118 NKJV
10/2/07 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
