(CS4U) Being Free From The Opinions Of Others!

 
Being Free From The Opinions Of Others!

Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.
Luke 5:29

Mark Twain said, 'Its name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some even think it is the voice of God. But loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.'
In the Bible whenever Jesus mixed with outcasts and 'other disreputable characters,' the religious crowd was mightily upset. But He told them, 'I have come to call sinners...not to spend my time with those who think they are already good enough' (Luke 5:32).
There is nothing 'spiritual' about distancing yourself from people who are not carbon copies of you. Chuck Swindoll says, 'True spirituality is about destroying the rigid mould of predictability where you do not have to concern yourself with living up to anyone else's expectation, or worry about who thinks what. It is about breaking the bondage of tunnel vision. Bottom line, it is about freedom. In Jesus' day He took His disciples across a lake to enjoy some rest and recreation. Who knows, maybe they climbed rocks, swam in a cool lake, sat around a fire. Whatever, you can count on this - they laughed. They probably did a lot of stuff that made the sanctimonious squirm. Why? Because real disciples know the truth and 'knowing the truth sets you free.'
It is high time you stopped living your life according to the opinions of others. Remember, 'If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed' (John 8:36). The truth is being a Christian allows you to 'be your best self,' and enjoy it!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, Your Word – YOU – has set me free from the opinions of others. Yes I can listen to those opinions but I do not have to be shaped by them unless I also see and hear you in your Word do the shaping! In Jesus' Name, Amen

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