We live in a comfy culture where we usually do not have to face a firing squad or be beaten for our faith in the one true God. But we may often encounter lesser forms of persecution such as ridicule, back biting, gossip, or being shunned. Some of my worst critics have been fellow church attendees rather than a non church attender. But we we can encounter other tests to our faith as others watch how we handle the heat of the moment. It doesn’t matter what others think or say. We are accountable to His love and pull in our hearts. Our only response to His call is surrender to what He sees best.
“Now I know that you love me more than anything in the world.” That’s what “the fear of God” means.” - Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods
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