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Jesus? solution to group pressure
What do you do when you sense the expectations of others mounting?
Jesus felt people-pressure too. He had a plan. He was working on fulfilling that plan.
The people around him had another plan.
When Jesus perceived group pressure coming to a head, he took a time out. He sent his friends ahead of him. He then snuck away by himself to pray.
Jesus? self-imposed time-out created enough consternation that people ...
DEBORAH MASELLI Special to The Ledger
Sep. 30, 2018 10:22 pm
What do you do when you sense the expectations of others mounting?
Jesus felt people-pressure too. He had a plan. He was working on fulfilling that plan.
The people around him had another plan.
When Jesus perceived group pressure coming to a head, he took a time out. He sent his friends ahead of him. He then snuck away by himself to pray.
Jesus? self-imposed time-out created enough consternation that people became curious. Then they listened.
Do you need a people-pressure time out? Try walking away. Get alone with God. Then pray.
John 6:15, 25-40, The Bible
