How to Disable the Disablers

Ever want to introduce a new thought or idea but felt scared to share it? It's almost as though we get disabled just by the thought of it right? Our mouth opens, our words stay in, our heart beats 10 times faster and we want to pull a 180 and run as fast as we can. Being scared is a common response in this scenario but the question is why? Why or how can someone have such influence over us? It's as though we put them on this pedestal and whatever they say, whether positive or negative, is going to have that much of an impact on our lives that may alter it forever. We might perceive that to be true but it's not. Anything anyone says to us is just their opinion. It may be right, it might be wrong, it may even be hurtful, but in the end, it's just another persons opinion.

"The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that." Prov 29:25 (MSG)

If we have something that we feel is good and have a desire to share it, go for it! If it's something that God has dropped in our hearts and it lines up with His word, let's not hoard it. Let's go out there and share it. But if we're scared and back down, we have allowed others to disable us. Instead, let's go to God, trust in His councel and He will protect us from that.