Scripture: Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Observation: I am guilty of this way too often! I am always worrying about what others think. Doing my bible study on this blog has been a huge stretch for me and makes me weigh every word I write. This is ridiculous! This is a time I'm supposed to be devoting to the Lord and creating a record of what I'm learning and yet I'm so worried of what someone will think or say. Sheesh. I worry every time I make a meal for someone or have someone in my home. I never feel that what I have to offer is good enough. Wow, I really need to work on this!
Application: This is hard for me. How DO I change the way I think? Well, obviously the first thing I need to do is pray. As I give this further thought, this is actually a pretty selfish way of thinking. I mean I need to be doing these things out of love...Love for God and my neighbor. So where does thinking about myself come in? Well it shouldn't be. I will be praying that God helps me to focus on Him and being His servant and not on myself and what others may think.
Prayer: Dear Lord, Thank you for showing me some unflattering things about myself today. Lord, I pray that my focus would be on pleasing you. I'm sorry that I have been a bit selfish in worrying about what others think. Show me how to change that way of thought so that I might do greater things for your kingdom. When my mind is on myself, I know there's so much I'm missing out on. Thank you for always meeting me for these few minutes of quiet time and revealing these things to me.
I love you, Lord.
Amen
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