NOTHING to be afraid of...

Nothing to Be Afraid Of "He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." (Hebrews 13:5-6) Self-consciousness is a major problem in the Body of Christ today. It keeps us from doing the things God tells us to do. I know it did me before my WLS! Instead of simply obeying Him, it makes us start to wonder, "Now what will people think of me if I do that? What if I command that person to get out of the wheelchair and he doesn't get up? What if I start believing for prosperity and go broke? What about that, God? I won't look too good, will I? Or, What if I don't get healed after telling people I am? How will that look?" If you've ever been through that, let me tell you something: It doesn't matter how you look! It's obeying God that counts. When it comes to obeying God, your own reputation doesn't count; and the sooner you forget it, the better off you'll be. But you know what's ironic? Once you do that, your reputation gets better. It's a funny thing. When you lose that desire to protect your image, your image will improve. Why? Because then when people look at you, instead of seeing that puny little image you have of yourself, they'll see the image of the Lord Jesus coming through. So put aside that old self-consciousness and develop God-consciousness instead. Stop being dominated by the fear of man and start being motivated by faith in what Jesus can do. After all, He has promised He will never leave you or forsake you. Grab hold of that. Believe it. Act on it. Once you do, you'll realize there's really nothing to be afraid of anymore!

Thank you I needed that. God bless you, Annette

God bless you too Annette! Randall

As I read that I couldn't help but think of how Jesus must have looked hanging on the cross, bleeding and suffering for us. The bible says that He was beaten so badly that He was unrecognizable. And as He hang there holding the sins of the world on His shoulders, unbelievers came and mocked Him telling Him if He was the Son of God then to take Himself off the cross. How dare we allow ourselves to become consumed of what other people think of us when our Savoir most certainly didn't. Do you think as He was on the cross that He thought about what He looked like? I'm guessing He didn't. Instead He performed what God had called for Him to do, and He did it with excellence. Dawn

Amen Dawn! That is so true! While he was on the cross, we were on HIS mind. Not himself! Randall

What an excellent post and oh so true. The replies were also wonderful. Thank you all so much!!

Thanks Randall!