Here lately as I’ve been reading, I’ve been learning a lot about boldness and how Jesus and some of the apostles went about living in boldness. Jesus would go about life not afraid of what people thought about him or even if he would offend people in high places (Pharisees). Jesus always spoke the truth and sometimes the truth hurts, so he didn’t care if people were upset with him for speaking the truth. So God was really showing me I can’t be afraid of what people think or say about me. Which was hard cause I’m kind of a people pleaser, so hearing I can’t worry or be concerned what people say or think about me was kind of hard. During this time I began to just rely on God and listen to what he said about me instead of trying to hear others, because he reminded me that I am here for him and where he calls me. I’m not here to please people and make them happy with me. Then I came across some passages of scripture about a guy named Peter. At the end of Matthew he is fearing for his life and what people might do so he denies knowing Jesus three times. Then in Acts we see a Peter that stands up proclaiming Jesus in front of thousands of people. That’s some change and it stood out to me. God took this fearful man and did such a work in his life through the Holy Spirit that he was no longer afraid or concerned with people. After this I realized that I don’t have to figure it out on my own. God is always right there with me and I have the same Holy Spirit inside of me that Peter had so I can have that same change. From a guy that cares what people think and doesn’t want to step on toes to a man of God that will go about proclaiming the name of Jesus with boldness. And that’s what he has been doing in me taking away that part that cares what people say or think and replacing it with more boldness to do whatever he may call me to do. Later on in acts we see people that are beaten, stoned, killed, and persecuted but that didn’t stop them from going and proclaiming the name and the glory of Jesus to more people. And Paul even knew that more chains, pain, and persecution were coming but he continued on his path that leads to sharing the gospel even though it’ll hurt. God has still be walking me through that part to even if there is pain and hurt that I would continue on loving people where they are and tell them the good news of Jesus. But this is What the Lord has been walking me through and teaching me.
