Right or Wrong?

Have you ever stood up for something you believe to be right?

Were you standing alone?

Sometimes it takes that one brave soul standing up for what's right to give others the courage to stand with them.  That lone soul stands feeling a little lonely, a lot scared and very insecure.  But that soul stands......believing.  Believing Christ will sustain them.

These days, even in churches worldwide, Christians lose sight of Christ, of what is right and true.  We lose sight of why we even attend church, why and what we teach our children about Jesus, why we reach out to others.  Some go to church out of habit, some go to be with their friends, others go to be seen as "good".

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7

Our world is terribly cluttered and it is MUCH easier to float along in our little boat, still, not making any waves.  Not facing change, not looking a challenge square in the eye.  But we must row against the tide, go against the normalness of society, we must make sacrifices.  Change is good, but it sure is uncomfortable and can even be ugly. 

2 Corinthians 4
1Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"[a]made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

People may see us as the enemy when we stand for the right.  We may feel "pressed on every side", but we will not be destroyed.  God is in control.

I pray today that you and I will be standing in our own corners of this wretched world for Jesus....and standing only to further His kingdom.  To give Him glory for what is accomplished through His jars of clay.

Thankful, Sheryl