Being Faithful in a Faithless World.

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This post may be for no one but myself, but I felt the need to share anyway. How many times have you been persecuted for your faith? No, I don't mean martyred, literally. But I believe that suffering is not always physical. You can be verbally abused as well. People can AND will make fun of you for believing in Christ at some point. I think it is inevitable. I can't count how many times I have been the joke. Here's the good news though: If people are making fun of you for your faith, then you must be doing something right.
They can see God in you. They can tell by the life you are living, by the choices that you are making, that you are living for Jesus. I am reminded of a very popular DC Talk song, Jesus Freak. If you should only get one thing out of this post, may it be that being a Christian is no reason to be ashamed. Jesus died for us, so that we could live for Him. So do not allow other people's negativity to keep you from doing what you believe is right. Jesus suffered far greater than we do now. Here are some verses from 1 Peter that speak to me on this subject.

1 Peter 2 21-25This is the kind of life you've been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came His way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step. He never did one thing wrong, Not once said anything amiss. They called Him every name in the book and He said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing. You were lost sheep with no idea who you were or where you were going. Now you're named and kept for good by the Shepherd of your souls.

 Happy weekend, friends!