Yesterday I was looking through the newsfeed on Facebook and found two separate people expressing what I have been experiencing for many years. They found the source of joy and peace in Christ and no longer fit into the mold of their "Christian" churches or families.
The more we seek Christ and His truth the more we realize how little that is done in the modern church that is in obedience to Christ.
Many claim to believe in Christ, but seem to have no desire to search Him in prayer and read His word to learn from Him. They merely want a sugar daddy who gives them comfort and bails them out when they can't get themselves out of trouble. Its not about worship or dedication to Him, it is using him like an amulet to get their own way.
Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you."
So many use the Matthew 7 verse to justify expecting God to do for them when God commanded that we follow His will.
John 14:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
The Holy Spirit
16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever; 17 the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you."
Born-again believers are looking for direction from God, they dare not direct God.
My comment on one of the news feeds was as follows. I though that probably others are encountering what I have and would be encouraged that they have their own family to belong to that does not follow the world. That is the family of Christ.
The comments
"I just saw another post addressing "being an outsider." Interesting two in one day minutes apart for me. I wrote the following in response to it;
"This is the story of my life, and I see it now as a blessing. When I have always been on the outside I was free to develop my real personality and talents given by God. Those who remained in the "group-think" never seemed to grow emotionally or spiritually. I wanted to grow but knew if I remained with the group I would not be able to grow. We were all expected to be the same, if anyone stepped out of the group think they were intimidated to come back as long as they changed their thinking to fit with the group."
Never feel left out when cliques ignore or reject you, count it joy and peace to your soul that you remain free in Christ to follow Him, His way!!!! Hallelujah!
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