"Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of man or be terrified by their insults." Isaiah 51:7
Sticks and stones may break my bones and words will definitely hurt me, but God heals the wounds of both. You know what the hardest thing about being a people pleaser is? Not doing the things people ask me to do, but allowing someone to deter me from doing the things God has told me to do.
My husband, Brett, is a professional golfer, but he doesn't get paid like Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods, actually he doesn't get paid at all until he makes it onto one of the tours. That makes for a huge struggle financially in our home, but this isn't something we just decided to do. After being laid off last November we prayed for guidance in Brett's career path for a month and a half when he got the leading to go back into golf. This leading came directly from God because Brett had swore he would never ever go back to golf. We knew without a doubt that this is what God wanted for him to do. Since then many people have put their 2 cents in about what he is doing and there have been some truly hurtful comments. I don't like for people to be upset with me or think down of me, so I allowed their comments to discourage me. When I'm discouraged then I discourage Brett. But God called me as a wife to be an encourager of my husband, and I have allowed others insults to deter me from God's Word.
I am choosing today to put their insults aside because "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." Psalm 118:14. And everyday, "I rise before dawn and cry out for help; I have put my hope in your word." Psalm 119:47.
Do not turn from God's truth. Don't allow anyone to deter you from what you know as truth. For if the word you heard was from God, he will strengthen and protect you, "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6.
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