People will always judge you. Regardless of who you are, Christian or not, you are judged, and judge in turn; that's just how it is. Not to say you can't work at it, but the point I make is simple. They are judging you on how you live, but you too, are judging them no?
People scoff and fear that which they cannot understand. If they do not possess your level of understanding then you cannot expect them to just "see the light". They must derrive that conclusion on their own.
Sometimes people need to walk in shadow, that is, they need to walk down the wrong path, suffer, and learn their lessons. Just as a child is told not to touch a hot stove, sometimes they'll never learn until they get burned. It might be just the thing they need; they go down the wrong path, realize their blunder and steer clear henceforth. They'll never consider or wonder about the other path afterwards.
You need to stand strong in your beliefs, IF you truly put faith in them, regardless of what people tell you. Don't be close minded, as more perspectives lead to better understanding, (which in turn can strengthen faith) and stand your ground.
Being judged for being a Christian
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Lanrete wrote:You need to stand strong in your beliefs, IF you truly put faith in them, regardless of what people tell you. Don't be close minded, as more perspectives lead to better understanding, (which in turn can strengthen faith) and stand your ground.
I wouldn't advise her not to be "close-minded," seeing as how she's having issues with things that her friends are telling her to do that are un-Biblical. Our minds (and hearts) should never be open to those kinds of thing, because God commanded us not to be open to them. Remember: sometimes, if your mind is *too* open, your brains will fall out! (Sorry, I just had to throw that quote in there. . .
)Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
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