This is the question that has been holding way too many of you back from what God is telling you to do for way too long.

Some of you ministry leaders are currently contemplating a bold move of faith.
God has told you to do something.
To change something, start something, stop something, buy something, build something, fire someone, hire someone… whatever…
And you just keep revving your engine, fronting like you’re still praying about it.
You’re not praying about it.
You’re stalling out because you’re more concerned about what the Elders and Deacons and Donors will think about it than what God has said about it.
Pastor, you won’t stand before the Finance Committee at the end of your life to give an account. So don’t cower to them now.

Some college student reading this blog needed to dump that spiritually mediocre jerk she’s dating a long time ago. But what would her friends think? What would the guy think?
Sweetheart, who cares what they think?
Look that dude in the eye, tell him that everything he owns is in a box to the left, date Jesus exclusively for a year, and watch your spiritual life begin to soar again.

Some 36 year old dude with 3 kids, a minivan, and a pretty intimidating mortgage payment has a dream to start a business. The plan is solid, and his wife is behind him. But the last time he mentioned it to his buddies and in-laws, they all smirked and gave him 101 reasons why it might not work. So he shrugged it off and continues sleepwalking through life.
Hey pal: Why are you about to let your broke, jealous buddies talk you out of what God put inside of you? Who cares whether they think you can pull it off or not? Man up and go for it. Even if you fail, at least you’ll know.

It amazes me how many times we let the opinion of a loser silence the will of our God.

Our verse for the day is Galatians 1:10.
And our assignment for the day is to permit the courage of Christ to override the condemnation of the critic.