Psalm 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
Jeremiah 17:5
Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD.
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
My brother, who is a pastor at our church, preached God's word last night. The Lord convicted me of some sin in my life. I realize that I put too much trust in man...I worry about what people think, and my feelings get hurt when they don't do what I want/or think they should do. I'm praying today that the LORD will give me the strength to put HIM first...for HIS glory...to live my life the way he would want...to speak the words he wants me to speak...not to worry about others or try to please them. My prayer is that I would strive to please HIM instead of man.
I've had a lot of changes in my life over the past couple of years. A LOT of good changes have taken place, but with changes comes stress...I'm still learning. I pray that the Lord will continue to draw me closer to him. I want to fear the Lord instead of man, and I pray that the fear of the Lord will drive me to Jesus!! Because really, when I get my feelings hurt or get upset with other people, this is really me fearing man & NOT God. The Bible tells us to confess our sins one to another, and I figure that this is one way for me to try to hold myself accountable.
3 comments:
such an uplifting post. And it was just what I needed. I came home for lunch {thats a first for me} and just had a few spare minutes so I randomly got online. I know this is exactly what the Lord wanted me to know. Because I struggle with the same thing. COMPLETELY trusting Him. I, too, worry about what others will think. I've made a lot of decisions that way and they've really backfired on me. Thank you Bonnie for all your sweet words! You are absolutely precious to me!!
Give that sweet baby girl a hug for me! By the way, I'll be back in Montgomery after this week, so I absolutely MUST come meet little miss hadley ASAP!!
GOOD post! :)
Amen! I said the same prayer with you. You truly are an inspiration to me and this post just hit me like a ton of bricks (in a good way). We all tend to worry too much about what other's think, we just cant help it, but hopefully with friends like you and prayers like that, we can become closer to God and not worry with the rest. Thank you!
What church do you attend?
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