Why does it Matter??

Why does it matter what people think of you? The world has us so blind and insecure about ourselves that we minimize who we serve and who we belong to.

The only reason why it matters what people say or think about you is because you are still in question about what they see when they look at you.

But if you’re living according to His Word, if you are allowing Him to continue to order your steps and guide your tongue, if you’re walking in obedience, aligned with His will and His purpose—for we sing it all the time, “My life is not my own; to You I belong. I give myself; I give myself to You”—then it shouldn’t matter at all.

Because when they see you, they see Him. When they see you, they see you faithfully exalting, praising, and lifting His holy name above everything life throws at you. Glory to God!

For His Word declares that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. Isaiah 54:17

And at the name of Jesus, every knee must bow and every tongue must confess that Jesus is Lord.

So I ask you: What do people see when they look at you?

Turn the light on in your life. What’s the light? His glory! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Stop walking in darkness. Stop walking in confusion. Stop walking in defeat.

For He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless, my God.

Start walking in your dominion and your authority. Start walking in your God-given light unapologetically. Start seeking God for clarity. Get in the Word, for there is nothing new under the sun, and everything you need you can find in the Bible.

Start walking in victory, for we are victorious. Why? Because the Almighty God we serve is undefeated, mighty and strong in battle, and rules over all. Nothing is above Him, and His Word declares that we are the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. And this too shall pass in the mighty name of Jesus.

Pick up your cross and walk, woman of God.

Pick up your cross and walk, man of God.

Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

And if you struggle with loving yourself, then ask God to help you love yourself the way He loves you, so you can love others through the fruits of the Spirit rather than the things that are not of God. Let's go to Galatians 5.

Galatians 5:19–23 (NLT):

19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

God reveal in us our shortcomings, reveal in us our sins, reveal in us our iniquities. Father, we ask you now to reveal it in us so that you may begin to work on us oh God. Create in us a clean heart and renew in us the right Spirit, transform our minds and allow us to shift our perspective about life concerning you. When you convict us, help us to accept your conviction quickly, humble ourselves repent and turn from our wicked ways then our focus will only be to please you and we please you by doing for others as you have done for us on so many occasions and on a daily basis. For your grace is sufficient and your power is made perfect in my weakness may you get the glory out of EVERYTHING we do, we touch, we say, and we pray. In Jesus Name!!

Lord, I thank you!

Amen!

Surrendered Walk

-Te’Asha Heard, Co-Author