Letting Go of Your Reputation
Your reputation is not located in you. It resides in the mind of others. Therefore, you have absolutely no control over it at all. If you speak to 30 people, you will have 30 reputations. You must listen to the Father and conduct yourself based on what HE tells you is your purpose here. If you're overly concerned about how you're going to be perceived by everyone, then you have already disconnected yourself from God and allowed the opinions of others to guide you. This is your ego at work. It is a simple illusion that stands between you and the power of God. There's nothing you can't do, unless you disconnect from the power source and become convinced that your purpose is to prove to others how masterful and superior you are and spend your energy attempting to win a giant reputation among other egos. Do what you do because God directs you. Stay on track of your purpose, detach from outcome, and take responsibility for what resides on the inside of you: your character. Leave your reputation for others to debate; it really has nothing to do with you. Or as a book title says: "What You Think of Me Is None of My Business!"
