Wednesday, January 23, 2013

No Naysayers Allowed Here


This post relates to my own personal struggles as of late, but fear not I will update you on my readings in Exodus when I find the time as we continue our series on “What does God want us to know?”

This post is about naysayers, everyone knows a few. They can be strangers, relatives, or friends. They are the people who, when you attempt something great, tell you it cannot be done. They are the people who make critiques on your goals, and tarnish your achievements.

This causes a great deal of frustration; it’s tough when you walk out your door only to be on edge should some passerby comment on the label of your clothing or your most recent aspiration. While I cannot change the world around me, I can change my inner self and how I choose to react.

To connect to my current study, Moses was a man who had to change a lot to become the great man he is considered to be today. Moses was found by God as a reject, immature and very unsure of himself. Moses could have continued listening to the naysayers around him, however he chose to listen to God instead.

Do you listen to naysayers and critics? Do you allow others’ opinions of how you dress, walk, and talk dictate how you act? If so you may be in order for a change. Why listen to mere men’s opinion of you when there is a God who thinks the world of you? I could let people bring me down, yet I look out and see how God has entrusted this blog, FCA, and my own personal ministry through my life—why listen to people who cast criticism when there is a God who thinks so highly of me?

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