It is astounding now the disrespect aging parents tolerate from their nasty adult children merely because they fear being alone.
I would rather be alone with Christ than surrounded by mean, disrespectful people.
Something I have noticed is that the prophets rarely spoke of their relatives. My guess is that they were too radical and beyond the fray of their own culture to fit in anywhere.
The prophets were bold but kind, they were staunch but dedicated to truth. They appeared to be strange but possessed wisdom beyond the culture surrounding them.
Proverbs 13:19-20 "…19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. 20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed."
1 Corinthians 15:33 "Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers."
James 1:5 "Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."
Born-again believers dedicated to truth will always be considered strange and avoided by others. There is no shame in this for the believer, there is only joy that they walk the path of Christ even if no one goes with them.
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