And when he was about to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, . . . when the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. Say, I beg of you, that you are my sister, so that it may go well with me for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.
- Genesis 12:11-13
Are you so afraid of displeasing people that you say yes to a lot of things you know you should be saying no to? If so, your stress is not caused by all the things you have to do, it is because you are afraid of disapproval.
We are afraid to be different, so we desperately try to keep up with all the other people in our lives, and it wears us out. The truth is we just want to go home and sit in a chair, but we don’t want people to think we are a dud, so we keep pushing ourselves to do things we don’t want to do.
Take a minute to stop and look closely at the reasons you are doing the things you currently do. If any of them are being done out of fear, then eliminate them. You will be amazed at how much time you may have if you have a Spirit-led schedule rather than a people-driven one.
Lord, it’s so easy to succumb to the intimidation we feel from others. Help me to be true to myself and live for Your approval alone. Amen.
The Foundation of Everything
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 1:1–5
When the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris in 1889, it was the tallest man-made structure on Earth. Rising more than 1,000 feet over the Paris skyline, it is one of the most famous and most visited buildings in the world. But the ground on which the tower was built posed a major challenge to the construction. Because most of the soil was soft and the area was prone to flooding, engineers devised an intricate structure to provide a firm footing for the massive structure. They dug down some fifty feet, filling the spaces with a mixture of cut stone, limestone blocks, and concrete. This allowed the 10,000 tons of iron to form the familiar tower that still stands today as a testimony to the importance of solid foundations.
The society around us likes to question everything. Many people no longer believe there is such a thing as absolute truth. We often hear phrases like “My truth is...” or, “That may be true for you.” But no matter what the majority may believe, there is a firm and settled truth, and God has given it to us in His Word. Because the Bible is the Word of God rather than the words of man, it is not subject to correction, improvement, or revision. It is never out of date, and no one who has built a life upon its principles and truths has erred by doing so. Let the Bible form the foundation for your thinking and actions, and you will not go astray.
John 1:1–5
When the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris in 1889, it was the tallest man-made structure on Earth. Rising more than 1,000 feet over the Paris skyline, it is one of the most famous and most visited buildings in the world. But the ground on which the tower was built posed a major challenge to the construction. Because most of the soil was soft and the area was prone to flooding, engineers devised an intricate structure to provide a firm footing for the massive structure. They dug down some fifty feet, filling the spaces with a mixture of cut stone, limestone blocks, and concrete. This allowed the 10,000 tons of iron to form the familiar tower that still stands today as a testimony to the importance of solid foundations.
The society around us likes to question everything. Many people no longer believe there is such a thing as absolute truth. We often hear phrases like “My truth is...” or, “That may be true for you.” But no matter what the majority may believe, there is a firm and settled truth, and God has given it to us in His Word. Because the Bible is the Word of God rather than the words of man, it is not subject to correction, improvement, or revision. It is never out of date, and no one who has built a life upon its principles and truths has erred by doing so. Let the Bible form the foundation for your thinking and actions, and you will not go astray.
Today’s Growth Principle:
We can confidently base our lives on the Word of God, knowing that it is a perfect and unchanging foundation.
Being Spirit Led
by Joyce Meyer - posted August 26, 2017And when he was about to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, . . . when the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. Say, I beg of you, that you are my sister, so that it may go well with me for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.
- Genesis 12:11-13
Are you so afraid of displeasing people that you say yes to a lot of things you know you should be saying no to? If so, your stress is not caused by all the things you have to do, it is because you are afraid of disapproval.
We are afraid to be different, so we desperately try to keep up with all the other people in our lives, and it wears us out. The truth is we just want to go home and sit in a chair, but we don’t want people to think we are a dud, so we keep pushing ourselves to do things we don’t want to do.
Take a minute to stop and look closely at the reasons you are doing the things you currently do. If any of them are being done out of fear, then eliminate them. You will be amazed at how much time you may have if you have a Spirit-led schedule rather than a people-driven one.
Lord, it’s so easy to succumb to the intimidation we feel from others. Help me to be true to myself and live for Your approval alone. Amen.
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