Not to come off as Debbie Downer or Bobby Buzzkill.. comfort and sweetness ain't always going to be there for you. The opposite'll sadly happen again.
Under the guise of "religious tolerance" many Christians will continue to be persecuted and killed.
This world's system tells you what to do. The world tells you all the blessings that you deserve and it lies to a lot of people. "You deserve a place to feel safe with lots of down-pillows, puppies and warm blankies. Just stop functioning. Your boss should know that you need time off work to heal. Take all the time you need...
It's been happening, and those who do it to Born again Christians will think that they're doing God a good service. And I don't just mean that many will be killed from religious Muslims alone.. like we've been seeing.. as the media is often trying to hide.
Factoid: More Christians have died for their faith in this current century than all other centuries of church history combined.
People do this -- they don't recognize God's children, because they don't know and have never known the Father.
It's not comfortable.. persecution, trials testing's being reviled..nor do we desire itvall, but you can still testify and share the gospel in the power of the Spirit. Do that wisely in love. He who honors the Son (Jesus) honors the Father as well. We can glorify God when we are reviled for Christ.
Those water baptized as believing adults instead of as infants ..like in France and Germany we're killed more ..more than the number of born again Christians killed during the first century during the Roman persecution. The Huguenots in Berlin (Born again Christians) were killed for their faith by rulers who presumptuously thought they did God a good service.
Be biblically optimistic and realistic too. Be vigilant, discerning, balanced, kind, very aware, and walking circumspectly with God's wisdom. Be seeking the Lord and working in His Kingdom for His glory. The Rapture isn't far off. #Fish4peeps
Jesus warned us in advance so we'd be, stay ready spiritually and wouldn't freak out, "...the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me." John 16:2b-3
When you make a wise winner-kinda-decision, you get a winning result every time. When you make a foolish loser-kinda-decision, you get a losing result every time. You choose.
