Fear God or Fear Man More?

are you suppose to fear God?? i fear humans much more than God. humans make horrible irrational choices that can lead to very scary consequences. i feel a sense of Peace when i think of God. but that's just me.

*LadySunShineღ

RYC: i guess i just see god differently i dont see it as i will be punished by god but i will have to learn through life what ive done wrong. its not i say im sorry and all is forgiven, i have to learn through my mistakes. and yes, an RN would be the best i could be nursing wise, but i dont want to go through all the schooling it would take, i mean if i could easily i would but ive tried and i didnt do well. i think i have other things id like to do to so i just need a stable job and provides ok money for now.

*LadySunShineღ

12/4/2009 - After watching a Joyce Meyer sermon, I think I could clarify this even more for those of you who do not get where I am coming from. In this sermon I've just watched, she teaches something very consistent with what I am saying but she uses different words. In her words, she said that we "find favor" with men (such as our bosses) more than we do with God. That's very consistent with what I'm talking about. People fear losing their jobs and they are driven to find favor with their bosses. If we only have the same attitude toward God in fearing Him and finding favor with Him, more so than with our bosses.

I guess the first question I might have is what definition of fear am I using. Is it the fear of punishment? Certainly there are parts of the Bible that would indicate we should have a healthy fear of God as it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God and we see God's wrath at times in the scripture.

Are we speaking of reverential fear or a great respect above all else.Again the answer is yes. We see this throughout the scripture as well as man comes before God and understands immediately He is God and worthy of that reverence.

The question I believe should be more how is my life balanced understanding that God is and should be lifted high above all others and that sinning against Him is not wise and God expects obedience from us and also reconciling that with the fact that our God tells us that perfect love cast out fear? The Word also states that we are not given the spirit of fear.

The answer to that question will direct how you view your relationship with God. Is God the proverbial policeman with the club waiting to execute his judgement upon us? Is he the God of love, mercy and grace that understands our infirmaries and frailties and as a loving father does correct us, but not to have a terrifying fear of him, but a love unto Him?

For the believer I believe the answer is to lift the Lord high, live your life in the understanding of his great plan for you, place your trust in Him as difficult as it may be. Yes, we may stumble and we may even fall down hard, but I know whose hand will lift me up and set me back upon the Rock. His desire is NOT to punish me but lead me with a strong hand and has already delivered me into the promise land. I just haven't got there yet.

P.S. I don't think I ever want to compare my boss to my God. It is like comparing apples and oranges as often the intentions of man is not pure and not for our good but self ambition which is so contrary to our God.