Fear is not a fear of an enemy, but the fear of offending the Person who loves you the most. If we fear offending God, we will work hard to guard our heart, to watch of thoughts, and think before we speak and act. But we also need to have faith that God has forgiven all our offenses–past, present, and future. Christ paid for them in full. There is no need for forgiveness where there is no offense. Let us work out our salvation with fear and trembling and strive not to offend Him; but let us also live with the faith that God’s love and commitment to us is not lessened because of our sin. Jesus saw to that. Such a balance of fear and faith takes all the fear out of living.
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True and edifying. Thank you so much for sharing. It helps me to focus and refocus. Blessings!
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Glad God worked in you through it. Thanks for the encouragement. =)
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Funny, I had not quite thought of it that way! Good stuff! I mean, I work hard not to offend my husband, friends and family. I should be working 10 fold as hard not to offend my Maker. 👍🏻😊
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It’s funny isn’t it. How often do I say, “I can’t do that, Mandi would kill me,” but do I think that way with God in mind? It’s not a bad thing to not want to offend your spouse, but we should be concerned about offending God too. =)
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Exactly! Good grief, we are soooooo human! 😂
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Sooo true. Thank goodness the Father loves me because of Jesus and not because of my performance.
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Ya think! All I can say is, “Whew!” 😀😂
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😎😎😎
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Reblogged this on Praying for the millennials.
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Thanks for the reblog Lillian!
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