Stand still & do it afraid
I believe that God wants me to work where I work and do what I do because He needs do some major pruning of my character through my job. Character is something that was to be learned. I need to stop running from what I fear at work so I can become all that He wants me to be.
I am a very introverted person and talking in front of people freaks me out sometimes. I fear getting up in front of people. I also sometimes fear confronting people at work about what they are doing wrong. These are two really big problems when you are a manager. I have become somewhat passive in my job and I avoid as much conflict as I possibly can but it is starting to eat away at my peace. There are things that I know I should be doing and people I should be dealing with but I'm running from it because of fear. The thing is why do I fear this? I can understand why I fear talking in front of a group of people because I'm too worried about what others think of me but why do I fear dealing with people on what the should be doing at work? If I let my feeling of fear control me here at work, I won't be doing what God whats me to do and how can I hope to go on and do anything else that He has for my life?
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm {and} well-balanced mind {and} discipline {and} self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7 (Amplified Bible)
Joyce Meyer's messages the last two days deal with having a courageous spirit. I need to stand still and do it afraid. I am not anointed to be a quitter and I need to stop letting the devil steal my destiny. If I remain confident and fearless and go ahead and do it, I will receive a glorious reward.
God will put us into a situation that we would rather not be in but we must stand still and see the revelation of God. God is not going to ask us to do something that we are not prepared to do. The is no promise that we won't feel fear. But when we do, God will strengthen us to do what He wants us to do in the midst of our feelings of fear. Stop running from everything that is hard. We are anointed for hard things. We are the children of God and He enables us to do what ordinary, everyday people can not.
Fear is a demon spirit. If Satan can get us to bow down to those feelings of fear, then we are stopped from doing what God wants us to do. Jesus said, "Fear not, for I am with you." Fear means to run away from; to take flight. When we fear, don't run. We are going to feel fear but Jesus wants to stand still and do it afraid. Look at God, not the giants. God will deliver us from our enemies little by little.
21 "No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the LORD your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. 22 The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, for if you did, the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. 23 But the LORD your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. 24 He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all. Deuteronomy 7: 21 - 24 NLT
I am a very introverted person and talking in front of people freaks me out sometimes. I fear getting up in front of people. I also sometimes fear confronting people at work about what they are doing wrong. These are two really big problems when you are a manager. I have become somewhat passive in my job and I avoid as much conflict as I possibly can but it is starting to eat away at my peace. There are things that I know I should be doing and people I should be dealing with but I'm running from it because of fear. The thing is why do I fear this? I can understand why I fear talking in front of a group of people because I'm too worried about what others think of me but why do I fear dealing with people on what the should be doing at work? If I let my feeling of fear control me here at work, I won't be doing what God whats me to do and how can I hope to go on and do anything else that He has for my life?
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm {and} well-balanced mind {and} discipline {and} self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7 (Amplified Bible)
Joyce Meyer's messages the last two days deal with having a courageous spirit. I need to stand still and do it afraid. I am not anointed to be a quitter and I need to stop letting the devil steal my destiny. If I remain confident and fearless and go ahead and do it, I will receive a glorious reward.
God will put us into a situation that we would rather not be in but we must stand still and see the revelation of God. God is not going to ask us to do something that we are not prepared to do. The is no promise that we won't feel fear. But when we do, God will strengthen us to do what He wants us to do in the midst of our feelings of fear. Stop running from everything that is hard. We are anointed for hard things. We are the children of God and He enables us to do what ordinary, everyday people can not.
Fear is a demon spirit. If Satan can get us to bow down to those feelings of fear, then we are stopped from doing what God wants us to do. Jesus said, "Fear not, for I am with you." Fear means to run away from; to take flight. When we fear, don't run. We are going to feel fear but Jesus wants to stand still and do it afraid. Look at God, not the giants. God will deliver us from our enemies little by little.
21 "No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the LORD your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. 22 The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, for if you did, the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. 23 But the LORD your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. 24 He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all. Deuteronomy 7: 21 - 24 NLT
posted by ENS at 11:48 AM
1 Comments:
I can totally relate to this. I own my own business and reminding people of payments due is uncomfortable. But, I try to say a prayer as I do it, knowing that I am doing no good to anyone. I am setting an example of accountability and responibility.
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