Overcoming opinions

“For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4)

Many of us find it challenging when we are criticized. Someone’s opinion can make or break our day, leading to anxiety, depression, and mood swings. We are healthier when we are able to take both praise and criticism in stride. One philosophy considers that, “opinions are not facts.” They are just opinions. We are reminded that the Lord’s view of us is all that matters when our focus is on Him and not on people. Exhale! That remembrance relieves us of much undo stress.

Spurgeon wrote, “The world has flattered and applauded him. He has drunk the flattery. It was an intoxicating draught. He has staggered, he has reeled, he has sinned, he has lost his reputation. And as a comet that dashed across the sky, does wander far into space and is lost in darkness, so does he. Great as he was, he falls. Mighty as he was, he wanders and is lost.

But the true child of God is never so. He is as safe when the world smiles, as when it frowns. He cares as little for her praise as for her dispraise. If he is praised and it is true, he says, “My deeds deserve praise, but I refer all honor to my God.” Great souls know what they merit from their critic. To them it is nothing more than the giving of their daily income. Some men cannot live without a large amount of praise and if they have no more than they deserve, let them have it. If they are children of God, they will be kept steady, they will not be ruined or spoiled, but they will stand with feet like hinds’ feet upon high places, ‘This is the victory that overcometh the world.”

Overcomer, only what we do for Christ will last.

GiGi❤️