Those who reject us will use every manner of manipulation to try to cause doubt in us, to relent and follow them.
They will deliberately treat others who follow them with respect and treat disrespectfully those who have the audacity to follow Christ instead of them.
Galatians 4:17-21 "17 They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. 18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, 19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! 20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you."
People will reject you, hoping you will become jealous and desire to follow them. They will exclude you and court others so that you will sense the rejection and give up seeking Christ.
The more we resolve to obey Christ the worse the pretenders become. They are not satisfied with rejecting us they must also win others to reject us too.
It isn't hard to see in our day the manipulation of the devil who uses people to torment those who follow Christ. The beauty of seeking Christ is that there is no longer hurt associated with the rejection because Christ is all-important in our lives.
James 1:2-9 "2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:"
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