Freedom
In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. -- Psalm 118:5
We are slaves to the opinions of others. Even when we don't want to be. Who among us doesn't want to be popular, well-liked, respected, valued? Who doesn't want others to seek their company? Those inner desires make rejection so very painful.
Yet, why do we care? Why do the opinions of others matter so much to us? We can easily be led astray by trying to win the esteem of others. Just ask anyone who drank too much because he tried to keep up with his friends. Or spent too much because she wanted to shop like her sister. Or denied herself because she wanted to get along with the "in" crowd. I could go on and on.
God's opinion matters. That's it. He's the only One. And, really, that is so very freeing. We don't have to pretend to be someone we're not. We don't have to pretend to have money that isn't in our bank accounts. We don't have to own the nicest car or the best house or lots of possessions. As we stand before God, we can just be who we are.
That's where we get to bask in His glory and wisdom. That's the place where we feel the full impact of His advice and His blessings. When God's opinion matters before all others, somehow everything else seems to work out. Oh, other people might still reject us. People don't like those who are different. But it won't matter so much as we seek God's praise.
When the world and its opinions get to be too much for you, cry out to the only One whose opinion matters. He can set you free from the bondage of popular opinion and lead you to the peace of His perfect truth.
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