“I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.” Psalm 23:4
Have you ever, whether as a child at school or in the playground or, maybe worse still, as an adult in the workplace, been bullied by someone who wanted to undermine, belittle, control or dominate you? The bully in the office may be bigger, older and sometimes bolder than the playground bully, but their behaviour and tactics resemble each other more accurately than we may imagine. Unfortunately, when you are on the receiving end of such overbearing dominance when it is being played out by adults, you may feel as equally, if not more so, unsure of how to deal with it than when you were a child and the bully was twice your physical size.
When you were a child though, it helped when you had a big brother you could call upon for help. Then, whenever the bully appeared you just needed to call out their name and then, as soon as they appeared, the bully would bid a hasty retreat. In time though, you only needed to call out your big brother’s name and the bully would run for cover. One important lesson we all need to learn is that when we have a relationship with our Saviour, Yeshua, and have submitted and entrusted our lives to Him, we have no need to fear the evil one who comes to steal, kill, destroy and bully us. We then only need to call out His name and the enemy will flee from us. (James 4:7). Some translations even use the term that he will flee in stark terror. Now there is a promise to remember next time the enemy of your faith tries to bully you!