We Think Entirely Different From the Culture Around Us

Do not be surprised when family and their friends don't understand you, it is to be expected. Believers think very differently from the world, even the opposite.

We process things in light of God's Word not in what the culture likes. We are not in bondage to the opinions of the culture as are the unbelievers.

1 Corinthians 2:14 "But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."

Get used to the idea that we will never fit into the world around us but we can be innocent in our ways and actions toward them. Even when they are raging at us we can remain calm, unaffected and unmoved by those who hate us.

What an incredible freedom we have to be who we are in Christ no matter what the enemy throws at us.

1 Corinthians 15:57-58 "…57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

Everything that happens to the believers has a purpose, nothing is wasted and nothing goes unnoticed by God.

Proverbs 21:21

"He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor."

1 Corinthians 16:10

"If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am."

Galatians 6:9

"Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

2 Peter 3:14

"Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace--spotless and blameless in His sight."