Joel Wood | July 30 2023 How does fearing God overcome the pervasive fear of man in our lives? Whether it’s wanting to please people, fearing rejection and criticism, or just being concerned with what other people think about us, fear of man tends to run deep. A proper fear of God can enable us to overcome our fear of man and obey God even when it may cost us people’s approval and rejection or opposition. A BIG view of God enables us to see man in his proper place and as a result to not be held captive in fear of other people. And a correct view of God can give us the desire to please him alone and not live for the approval of people.