Ouch!

I recently read 1 peter 3:8-4:19 and it was all about what it means to be a Christian and living like one and how you will endure persecution, no doubt! The purpose of our lives here is to be refined and molded more and more into Christ. He wants us to become more like Him and in doing that its going to cause a rift in some of the relationships we have with people in this world. I mean he was put on a cross by the people of this world, even the ones that seemed to love Him, for living a life glorifying to God. Sometimes it feels like choosing Christ in a situation with non-believers actually hinders them from trusting me because I don't "get on their level" but God has that under control. We just pursue Him and the people that don't know Him in a loving, graceful, and humble way and God will take care of their hearts the rest of the way. WE aren't going to change anyone. And we aren't going to make sense to some people in this world if we follow after and pursue a life glorifying to God BUT as hard as it is sometimes to be looked at as a weirdo from people that you care about, God is THE most important thing and He is beaming because of your trust that "being a weirdo" is the better more fulfilling route ultimately. We are going to be blessed immeasurably by guarding ourselves from some of the things that suck the rest of the world in. so value the purity you have or the purity that God has given back to you because your life and mine are going to be beautiful in the sight of our God!