Whom Shall I Fear?

Sometimes, you may feel that being in ministry has put a target on your back.  The enemy seems to save his nastiest attacks for those in ministry (as well as their families and marriages).  Being visible as a leader makes you especially vulnerable to false accusations, hurtful comments, gossip and outright antagonism from those outside as well as inside the church.  Our pastor’s wife, Denise, shared that one of the issues we may face as women in ministry is fear.

Do you fear the enemy?  Do you fear some of those people that you are called to serve?  Our pastor rightfully says that “sheep can bite,” and we all know that those “bites” from those we serve are particularly hurtful.  In Psalm 27:1, David says “The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life.  Of whom shall I be afraid?”  God is our Protector and our Strength.  God says in Isaiah 54:17 “‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,’ says the Lord.”