You Obey The One You Fear

Jon Bloom with a great reflection here.  He writes:

At the root of insecurity — the anxiety over how others think of us — is pride. The pride is an excessive desire for others to see us as impressive and admirable. Insecurity is the fear that they won’t, but instead they will see us as deficient. As King Saul shows us, it’s a dangerous fear because insecurity can lead to great disobedience.

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