Day 127

Today I read 2nd Nephi chapter 8. Nephi is quoting Isaiah in this chapter, and it's a prophecy about the last days. What mainly stood out to me are verses 12 and 13.-

"12 I am he; yea, I am he that comforteth you. Behold, who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of man, who shall die, and of the son of man, who shall be made like unto grass?
13 And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth, and hast feared continually every day, because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?"

I feel like the Lord says over and over again that we should not fear man above him. We should not take into account too seriously what others think of us, or what we think others think of us. We need to worry about how we are living our lives according to God's commandments and wonder if he thinks we are doing a good enough job of honoring his name. It's so easy to get caught up in what others think of us, but if we are focusing on Christ and what he thinks of us, we can have the light and strength within us to not worry about others judging us.