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  FEAR OF TRYING
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: The fear of trying should not be greater than the fear of
failure in doing God's duty.

Topics: "Obedience To God", "Christian Responsibility"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 5:32, Matthew 7:24, Philippians 4:13, James 1:22, 1 John 2:3

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Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of obeying God's commands
without turning aside, as stated in Deuteronomy 5:32. She highlights
that failing to fulfill our duties is a more serious condition than the
fear of accepting responsibility. Tileston stresses that it is easier to
do what God assigns us, no matter how difficult, than to face the
consequences of disobedience. She also points out that knowledge and
insights into perfection should lead us to take action towards achieving
that perfection.

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Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded
you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

DEUTERONOMY 5:32

NO duty, however hard and perilous, should be feared one-half so much as
failure in the duty. People sometimes shrink from responsibility, saying
they dare not accept it because it is so great. But in shrinking from
duty they are really encountering a far more serious condition than that
which they evade. It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives
us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibility of
not doing it. We have abundant assurance that we shall receive all the
strength we need to perform any duty God allots to us; but if we fall
out of the line of obedience, and refuse to do anything which we ought
to do, we find ourselves at once out of harmony with God's law and God's
providence, and cannot escape the consequences of our failure.

J. R. MILLER

KNOWLEDGE is a call to action; an insight into the way of perfection is
a call to perfection.

J. H. NEWMAN

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/fear-of-trying/
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