Proverbs 19:23 (NIV) - The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
The world, in 2009, seems to be crumbling around us. Distrust in financial institutions, business and political leaders abound. Uncertainty about property values, food prices, and jobs rules the day.
Disappointment, discouragement and despair can dog a leader – or any person. It is the discipline of the will that does not let our personal disappointments wash over others. That discipline, for the Believer, has a solid core, driven deep into the bedrock of faith.
Fearing God is not a trivial thing, or easily grasped and even held on to. It is the opposite of self-reliance and yet, paradoxically, the more we rely on Him, the more confident we appear to others. "Untouched by trouble" is not about the circumstances that swirl around us: it is about our attitude, born of faith, about God remaining sovereign no matter what's happening.
God-confidence vs. self-confidence – one is driven by faith, the other by sight.
Got real, alive, vibrant faith? That’s where contentment lives – no matter the circumstances.
[Gratitude is an attitude - see http://www.wisebread.com/spiritual-insights-from-a-rich-idiot ]
Copyright © 2009 by P. Griffith Lindell
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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