i realized that tonight was my last chance to save my 1-post-per-month-habit. soo i'll write.
do you know that feeling where you feel self-conscious about everything you do? thats how i feel, i guess. it is one of the dumbest fears in the world, to be afraid of what other people think of you, so i am somewhat ashamed to feel this way.
first of all, what do the thoughts of man matter? when we subject ourselves to the way of caring what people think of us, and want to continually please them, we are in a way making them a god. I don't believe that we should just throw everything out and say "who cares what anyone thinks, i am who i am and i'm ok with me." it is necessary that we are conscious of how we appear to others because as Christians we represent Christ and who He is to the world. But this is very different than being overly concerned with what others think of believe to be true of you. If we are seeking our Lord's approval of how we live, and reveling in the life He sets before us to live with our eyes on Him....what have we to fear? prayer and wise counsel are what should be payed attention to, not what other people think. "The Lord is on my side, I will not fear...what can man do to me?" [Ps. 118:6]
Praying that God will show me what to do. it is easy to say all of these things, harder to do. pray for me if you think of it :) thanks.
