"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you" Matthew 5:10-12.
I fear persecution, I don't want to be un-liked, I want to fit in, to fly under the radar. I don't want to be labeled, I don't want to be harassed, I want an easy life.
And yet, I long to be a woman who is firmly planted in her convictions, who has both feet solidly placed on The Firm Foundation, Jesus Christ. A woman who speaks openly and directly, uninhibitedly. A woman who speak courageously and gladly, a woman who speaks openly and sincerely about her savior, about her King! Jesus Christ! Who has no fear of persecution. although she knows it will soon ensue, who has no fear of labels or harassed, who does not place so much importance on the notion of needing and having to be liked by everyone she meets. Instead to be one who is intransigent(uncompromising) in her belief's.
Ah yes, that is what I long to become...
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