Honoring God by Setting Him Above Your Fears
Daniel Hering
Greetings from Becoming the One!
Dear Becoming the One family,
This month at Becoming the One, we’re talking about a culture of honor. Honoring God is a beautiful act of worship that, generally speaking, looks like choosing Him above all else and submitting ourselves to Him, even when the world invites us to do something different.
We treasure His Word and believe what it says about Him, about us, and about His ways on the earth. We practice listening for the Holy Spirit’s voice and doing what He leads us to do. We choose to trust the Lord instead of listening to our fears. When the world says, “You should be VERY afraid of this!” we get to say with confidence, “No, I’m going to trust the Lord.”
Every time we have the opportunity to be afraid, we honor the Lord when we choose to focus on Him instead of that fear:
Do not call conspiracy
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
and do not dread it.
The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
he is the one you are to fear,
he is the one you are to dread. (Isa. 8:12–13 NIV)
We could be concerned about many things these days…but we are invited to honor the Lord instead. Isn’t that amazing?
Beloved, you get to honor the Lord even if you are anxious today. “I am going to trust You. I choose to put You above my fears.”
You get to honor Him with your hopes and dreams today. “I trust You to do what You promised at the right time.”
You get to honor Him in your dating/married life, even if you are single. “You are the Faithful One, and I will see Your faithfulness.”
You get to trust Him with your city and nation. “May Your kingdom come and Your will be done in this place!”
We honor the Lord as we place Him above all the “stuff” we could be concerned about. Join us this month as we discuss honoring God in our daily lives and relationships. We’re excited to have you on this journey with us!
In His love,
Leon and Salomé for the Becoming the One Team