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3/13/2010 - People Are Too Big; God's Too Small Psalms 56:11

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PEOPLE ARE TOO BIG, GOD'S TOO SMALL

Reference: Psalms 56:11 I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?

Observation: The cause of anxiety and fear is two fold: we fail to trust in God and we give “mere mortals”, people, the power to frighten and intimidate us. The real problem is that God is too small and people are too big in our hearts and minds. We give God too little credit for being able to control our lives and bring the best out of what ever happens to us, and give people too much credit to being able to thwart the good plans of God for us.
To live without fear we need to remind our hearts that God controls the universe and that people are, well, just people. They can’t do anything to us that God does not allow.

Application/Confession: How often do I find myself fearing man rather than fearing God? I would pray more, worry less and try to manipulate and control a lot less if I could simply get this equation right.

PRAYER: Not only do You, Lord, control all the universe, You also love me, deeply, eternally. May my peace and security be grounded in that. Teach me to trust you and never fear what man can do to me.

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