Ezekiel 2:6 Meaning You

Be not afraid of them, nor of their words. The hostility of others, their sharp speech and disapproving looks, has power over you only through the ego that takes it personally. When someone's negativity meets no self in you that needs defending, it finds nothing to wound.

You may dwell among difficult people, surrounded by what feels like thorns and scorpions. Their unconsciousness is theirs, not yours, and you need not be pulled into reaction by it. Once you see that their cruelty is only the noise of minds in pain, their looks cannot dismay you. Remain present, and their words pass through you without leaving a mark.

To speak the truth is to walk among scorpions, and the command repeats because the fear is that strong. Ezekiel is sent to people who will hate him for what he says. The thorns and the hostile faces are guaranteed. What he is told is not that they will listen, only that he must not let their looks silence him.

Most people are governed by the words and glances of others, and so they say what keeps them safe. Fear makes them obedient. A man who fears the rebellious crowd more than he values what is right becomes its instrument. Say the thing that needs saying, even when the room turns against you.