What will it mean for you this week to not fear, to trust God, to know that He is good?
What will it mean for you this week to lay down your phone and pick up your Bible?
What will it mean to let God shape your week and not your diary?
What will it mean to love not fear your congregation?
What will it mean to dwell in the gospel of Christ, of repentance and redemption this week yourself?
What will it mean for you this week to extend and share that gospel of Christ with just one other person, if your whole congregation is one step too much this week?
What will it mean for you to meet with your team this week and live the gospel rather than plan?
Your calling to shepherd God’s people is given by God, He goes with you, you do not need to fear. He is also with His people. He is with you all. If fear is shaping your preaching, your decisions, your vision, stop. Go back to God. Repent and receive His loving forgiveness and then share that with His people.
We are praying for you. If you need to talk to someone about this, find someone you trust, contact us, don’t stay in that place of fear.
Praying for that wrong fear to be broken, that you may know God’s love and find a way to live renewed by the gospel. Don’t stay silent. Praying for courage, for life and hope to fill your days once more.
Below is a link to Andrew Peterson’s song Be Kind to Yourself. He wrote it for his daughter when she was younger but I strongly believe the message is one many of us need to hear now as adults. Part of being kind to yourself is to take that step and find someone else to talk to you that will help you move out of fear of failure and fear of your congregation.
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