Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the LORD means safety.
—Proverbs 29:25 (NLT)
Loving and Caring LORD,
Keep me far from the dangerous trap of fearing people—whether it is a fear of what they may think of me, or a fear of what they might try to do to me, or even a fear of what they might choose to do to themselves—and help me find my safety and rest in trusting You.
Don’t allow me to let my
fear of people keep me from doing that which You have called me to do, or from
being who You have called me to be—but help me keep my eyes focused on You, so
that I won’t be enslaved by the power that the fear of others can hold over me.
Let me fear You only—to
respect, reverence, and honor You with wholehearted trust—knowing that You are
well able to turn what others intend for evil, into great good, and so protect me
and provide for my every need, through Christ Jesus.
And let me fully
experience the liberating freedom of rejoicing in all things, by placing them and
leaving them all—both the overwhelmingly big and the seemingly small—in Your
hands for safe keeping, with the absolute assuredness that You are always in
control and want the very best for us all.
Keep me far from the dangerous trap of fearing people—whether it is a fear of what they may think of me, or a fear of what they might try to do to me, or even a fear of what they might choose to do to themselves—and help me find my safety and rest in trusting You.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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