In our neighborhood, we get a ridiculous amount of
solicitors. There seems to be a steady
stream of people knocking on our door trying to convince us to buy solar, buy
magazines so they can win a trip, switch over to home delivery dry cleaning, or
even buy meat from their truck. Ew.
They are all fairly smooth talkers and work hard at making
their product sound valuable and necessary. They certainly don’t take “no” for an answer
and will continue to push their wares on me or any other unsuspecting neighbor
who opens up their door.
So, that being said, I’ve learned to stop opening my door to
them. I don’t want what they’re selling,
so I’m not going to give them the opportunity to try and convince me otherwise.
I have no trouble keeping my door shut
on them.
Now if only I could just as easily keep the door shut when
Fear, Doubt, and Worry come knocking. I
would save myself the misery of listening to, and sometimes falling for, their
cunning sales pitch. But unfortunately,
more often than not, when they come knocking I open the door wide open and buy
into their empty promises instead of immediately slamming the door.
It’s not that I don’t recognize them and accidently open the
door. I know who they are and as much as
I want to turn my back on them and walk away, I get suckered in. It is by God’s
strength that I am able to take a stand against them and say no. I need to trust God and His promises to me
regardless of how hard Fear, Doubt, and Worry pound on my door. After all, they can’t get in if I don’t open
the door.
Deuteronomy 31:6 …do not fear…
Matthew 21:21 …do not doubt…
Matthew 6:25 …do not worry…
Dina Pugh
