Luke 9:61-62 "…61 Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.” 62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”"
When we meet with opposition for moving on from ungodly family members we might want to remind those who are questioning our decision of the words of Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:16-18 "…16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” 17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”…"
Those who love God above everyone and everything will lose friends and family. The harder we chase after God the less we will fit into this world and its systems.
John 15:19
"If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."
John 18:36
"Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
Romans 12:2
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
The more time we spend with people the more we will become like them. When we surround ourselves with godly people who love Christ the more we will be encouraged in our choice to follow Him without conflict.
1 John 2:15
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him."
John 17:14
"I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world."
Hallellujah, when we walk with Christ we are never alone and the attacks against us have no effect.
