Fear & Shame

Our biggest cultural fear today is shame. People are absolutely riveted by the thought of their reputation somehow being misrepresented on social media and ruining their projected image. Fear paralyzes and the fear of failure is universal. It goes beyond our own cultural mindset and exposes the core issue, our pride. Sadly, even followers of Christ will bow to fear over living our faith to save our reputation. Fear is the unknown and taking risks for Christ will surely drive us into unchartered waters. Too often, we are more concerned about our reputation than doing good and taking risks for the Kingdom of God.