Fearing Others: Putting God First

Title: Fearing Others: Putting God First

Author: Zach Schlegel

ISBN: 9781629955001

Publisher: P&R Publishing

Pages: 96

Binding: Paperback

Weights: 150g

Contents
Tips for Reading This Devotional 7
Introduction 9
Understand and Identify Your Fear of Others
Day 1: We Obey What We Fear 15
Day 2: Monument Building 17
Day 3: Watch Out! It’s a Trap! 19
Day 4: The Difficulty of Waiting 21
Day 5: Busy, Busy, Busy 23
Day 6: The Fear of Falling 25
Day 7: The Surprising Source of Confidence 27
Day 8: Confidence in Your Insufficiency 29
Day 9: The Grasshopper Syndrome 31
Day 10: Keeping People at a Distance 33
Day 11: Don’t Take It Personally 35
Day 12: You Shall Not Covet 37
Overcome Your Fear of Others
Day 13: Overcome Your Fear of Others by Fearing God 41
Day 14: Fan the Flame 43
Day 15: Remember That God Is Mindful of You 45
Day 16: Relax; You’re Not the Expert on You 47
Day 17: Take the Leap of Obedience 49

Day 18: Redefine True Greatness 51
Day 19: Know God’s Purpose for Your Life 53
Day 20: Embrace the Accusations 55
Day 21: Fight Fear with Prayer 57
Day 22: Look to Your Future Hope 59
Day 23: Compete to Love, Not to Be Loved 61
Day 24: Know Who You Are 63
Day 25: Fight Fear with Thankfulness 65
Day 26: Rejoice—God Is for You! 67
Day 27: Learn True Contentment 69
Day 28: Face the What-Ifs of Life 71
Day 29: Walk in the Light 73
Day 30: Serve Your Father Who Sees in Secret 75
Day 31: Pray for a United Heart 77
Conclusion 79
Acknowledgments 81
Notes 83
Suggested Resources for the Fight 87

“If you fear others, this book can serve as a GPS that God will use to get you out of that person-fearing country, with Zach as a wonderful guide . . . a man who seems to know the Bible as well as he knows his own heart. Profit your soul with this book.”

—Mark Dever, Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC; President, 9Marks

“Pastor Zach Schlegel has done us all a great favor by writing this book about fear and how to deal with it. His insights are biblical, and his counsel is practical. . . . A book like this . . . would have made me much more effective in my home and in the church.”

—Warren W. Wiersbe, Author, Be Series Bible Commentaries; Former Pastor, Moody Church, Chicago

“Zach Schlegel helps us to see the true anatomy of this condition and the only remedy for it. . . . These careful reflections on Scripture will call you to a holy fear that puts all other fears to death.”

—John Henderson, Council Member, Biblical Counseling Coalition; Executive Director, Center for Church Equipping