Day 5 - Attachment to the Opinions of Others

 Begin with prayer -

"God, I believe that You are searching for me and I open my heart to You today. Please clear away the things that are blocking the door to my heart."

Meditation -

An attachment to honor can be an inordinate concern about the opinions of others. Biologically, we are social creatures and specific regions of our brain are dedicated to noticing and interpreting social feedback. It is often helpful to have this feedback and certainly isn't a bad thing in itself. However, it is a serious issue when the opinions of others matter more to us than living in relationship with God. Or when we often experience worry and stress over what others might think of us. In what ways does your attachment to the opinions of others clutter your heart and prevent God from more fully dwelling within you? Draw these attachments out of your heart and offer them, one by one, to God. Ask for His healing, healing from the lies about yourself that you have heard from others and healing from the judgements that others have made about you. Ask for freedom from these lies and from the attachment to the opinions of others.

Gratitude -

Now or in the evening, pause and reflect on one specific thing you are grateful for today, and give thanks to God for this and all the gifts in your life.