Be as bold as a lion!

Have you ever been around someone who is constantly worried? They're always defending theirself both publicly and privately. Do you often wonder why that is? Well I know of a man who constantly has to defend himself. He's overly concerned at all times that people are out to get him or after him for one reason or another. Before, we bash anyone you can take a seat and understand that you do it yourself. Let me explain.
When you are driving down the interstate or the highway and you see out of the corner of your eye a police car on the side of the road, what do you do? That's right we all do it, we all slow down. It's commical to me how often I slow down only to realize that I was already doing the speed limit. But, as a teenager and in my younger days (and ocasionally today) I had a tendency to exceed the speed limit.
How can you explain someone who reacts the way I listed above?
Read Proverbs 28:1 "The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion."
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing. Well, guess what, it's all because of a guilty conscience. People run for no reason because they have a guilty conscience and feel the need to defent themselves, even to people who know little of what they've done wrong. It goes back to Genesis, what did Adam and Eve do after they had sinned? They ran and hid.
The second part of the verse says that the righteous are as bold as lions. So in order for us to become as bold as lions, we must first live lives that are exemplary of the things that please God. We must live righteously and be Christlike in all that we do in order to be affective in our walk with Christ. You can't share Christ with someone when you are afraid of what they think of you, or if you have a guilty conscience.
So be good, read Philippians 4:8 and focus your life the way Paul told us to and you too will be as bold as a lion!
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend! Don't forget Freedom Baptist 11am Sunday be there!