Obey Christ and Have Peace

You might become sad because someone whom you trusted and thought was your friend, suddenly turns on you, without provocation, or will not express why they are angry, then left you.

In an effort to remove you from their lives or to manipulate you into becoming what they thought you should be, you remain confused.

Even though you have been walking with the Lord and cannot figure out what there was to be angry about, you agonize over their loss, as though you lost something precious.

Let me remind you that often we have in our minds things that are not true, but more based on how we want to view matters, rather than how they are in reality.

When we lose people like this, it is good to remember that God is the One removing them. He knows the damage they do to us unjustly, even more He knows the future problems they could cause by their continual acts of hate. In cases like this, we need to let them go and trust Christ that He knows what He is doing.

Mean people view us as a problem, an irritant to be squashed or controlled. Unkind people judge often and badly, based on their own personal feelings rather than what is happening in truth.

Righteous people are more tolerant and will quickly dismiss a clue because of their desire to avoid falsely judging, realizing that they are not perfect and they want to do no harm. They realize they could be wrong so they let the little things pass, and that's good. When the little things become constant, regular and even escalate, the clues pile up and the events get worse, then we begin to understand what we are dealing with, God shows us what is going on, when this happens, we must obey Christ even if it means temporary loneliness.

Remember that the lonliness is short lived when we begin to experience the peace that comes from the absence of those who are mean spirited and bent on our devastation.

When someone sees you continually in a bad light as you walk with Christ, it is probably because there is a tormented and angry spirit within them. It is common for selfish people to judge badly because they are jealous or that we didn't do what they thought we should.

Those who judge badly with intent to demean, almost always refuse to talk about a matter. They want to believe their own judgment, so they quench any attempt to learn more in order to reconcile with the one they wish to hate.

Do not engage in an attempt to reconcile with someone like this. God to prayer making sure you are not at fault. If you are, ask forgiveness, if you are not, be blessed that you have a clear conscience and move on to better relationships.

Isaiah 26:10 ". 10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD."

Our walk with the Lord is stagnated and quenched by the continual presence of those who will not obey Christ while working to cause you to disobey Him too.

1 Corinthians 15:33 "33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” "

Proverbs 4:13-15 "…13 Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.…"

2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."

When we realize who these people are and what God wants us to do about it, then we can move on with our lives in peace, knowing those who act badly, whether they say they are Christian or not, will not enhance our walk with Christ, rather will attempt to destroy what God is doing, God tells us to get away from them.

Remember what God says in 2 Timothy 3:5 "Avoid such men as these."

Life is much more peaceful and we are more contented when we obey Christ. If we cannot avoid trouble, then we can still maintain our peace through knowledge of what is going on and what God says to do about it.