Teach Us to Number Our Days My Life Verse Protects Me From the Fear of Others

Teach Us to Number Our Days

My Life Verse Protects Me From the Fear of Others

Have words ever hurt you?

Have they ever kept you from your best?

Don’t forget God is with you.

 

I believe it is impossible for someone

to walk down a dark street

in a major city and not feel fear.

Fear of being mugged, raped, or even murdered.

The fear of physical harm is very real.

But the fear of physical harm and its dangers

is not as great as the emotional fear.

You have heard the old saying,

“sticks and stones can break my bones,

but words can never hurt me.”

 

What others say and what they think of us can paralyze us.

The fear of others can keep you and I from productive lives.

I just talked to a young man who was asked to lead youth in his church.

This 19 year old was afraid because he is young and inexperienced.

 This young man has a heart for God and will do well.

I shared with him that when I was 19, I was starting a church.

People today will tell you I wore them out; but they still love me today.

 Why? Because I had a heart for God.

I made a lot of mistakes; there was a lot you could criticize.

One day one of the Elders called me and said he had to meet with me.

When he arrived, he had a list.

The list included everything I did at the church

and even things about my family.

He, in short, said I was a failure in every area of life.

I was devastated.

The cuts were so deep,

I made immediate arrangements to get away for 3 days.

I could hardly see the road for the tears

as I drove up to Michigan crying out to God.

God was with me and He healed me.

After I came back,

I was told that this elder told a couple of other elders

what he had done and they rebuked him

and came to me to make sure I was ok.

I went on to serve God, and the other elder,

years later committed adultery and left his wife and kids.

You don’t have to be afraid of what man can do to you

when you have a heart that is after God.

Because He will be with you to protect you, even if you are wrong.

Scripture Reading

Hebrews 13:5-6 NIV

…because God has said,

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."  

6 So we say with confidence,

"The Lord is my helper;

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?"  

Psalms 118:5-7 NIV

5 In my anguish

I cried to the LORD,

and he answered by setting me free.

6 The LORD is with me;

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

7 The LORD is with me;

he is my helper.

I will look in triumph on my enemies.