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I decided to do the whole “open your bible and see what verse pops out to you” today.  This it the first verse I saw and it was awesome!  God is so good!

Proverbs 29:25 “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.”

I can’t tell you the number of times I haven’t said something to someone because I worried about what they would think of me.  I haven’t gone up to someone, obviously hurting, because I didn’t want them to reject me.  I haven’t shared the gospel even though the opportunity presented itself.  I have hoarded a project to myself because I wanted it done just so. 

The other night when I was giving my talk to the MOPS group, I was able to share the gospel with them.  It was fantastic for me.  I don’t know if any of them accepted Christ, but it felt so right sharing the gospel.  Jesus calls us to make believers of all nations, He doesn’t say, only if you feel like it. 

It is so easy to be scared of what the next person will think of you.  I have struggled with that all my life, as I am sure many of you have also.  If we fear man’s retribution, then that shows that we don’t trust in the Lord.  If we live in fear, we can’t dwell in His love.  If we dwell in fear, then we can’t trust anyone. 

It is hard to let our guards down and to trust someone.  So often we get burned.  That person might tell someone else our issues or talk about us behind our backs.  But when we trust in the Lord – He will make our paths straight.

For me, the hardest thing to trust someone with is a responsibility that I want done right.  It isn’t my words, instead, I can’t trust people with actions.  If you want something done right, do it yourself- right?  But so often, I don’t end up doing it correctly either, when if I had trusted the Lord with that situation, then it would have turned out much better.

Today, I challenge us all to let go of something in our lives that we have been holding onto.  TRUST in the Lord, don’t fear man, just trust that God can make it right.  He can heal our broken hearts, He can lead us down the right roads, He can make us a success- the only thing holding us back is ourselves.  Lets let go and let God.

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