Psalms 112 Fear and Love

Psalm 112 Excerpts

¹ Praise the Lord.

Blessed are those who fear the Lord……….

⁷ They will have no fear of bad news;
   Their hearts are steadfast,

Trusting in the Lord. ………

Their hearts are secure; They will have no fear……..
…….. But the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

What are you afraid of?

Put a different way………

What carries weight in your life?

Or……

What do you take seriously?

Personally, I have a great fear of……..

Failure…..

Embarrassment…….

Being seen as weak…….

Not being taken seriously……..

By  mere men.

I have wasted a great deal of energy in this life worrying.

Worrying over…….

Fearful of……….

What men would think of me.

It has paralyzed me at times…….

I wonder if it’s even possible to Love men

As long as we……..

Fear men.

Dominated by a fear of men,

Our longings will come to nothing.

Ah……. but Living from a fear of God-

God who is Good,

God who Loves me,

God who is able to do more than I can ask or imagine…..

Living from the Power and Love of The One who lives in me and through me……

Oh, living from that place……

Yes, Living from that place where we no longer fear men….

Yes, Living from the fear of God......... maybe……

Just maybe……..

We can truly Love men.

Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit,

Move deeply  in me today to live from a fear of You

To live from the weight of Your Glory

So that I am empowered to Love the people You bring my way.

Amen