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Don't Worry About Playing The Fool!

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"We hear the Lord knocking on the door and calling us by name.  We sense something drawing us to Jesus…But we are afraid to say “Yes”.  We are afraid of what people will think.  It has never been popular to follow Jesus.  To be His disciple means becoming a fool in the eyes of the world…We are afraid and hesitate to follow the Lord because we are not secure in His love.  If we knew deep down that He died on the cross out of love for each of us, we wouldn’t worry about playing the fool. We would be afraid not to follow Jesus, instead of afraid to follow Him.  When we know we are loved by God Himself, unconditionally, sacrificially, and eternally, we are freed from worldly manipulation and freed for obedience to Jesus."

(One Bread, One Body, September 21, 1999

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