Matthew 5:11-12 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
These verses hit me as I read them. I remember times in my lie when people would call me names and make fun of me because I declared myself a Christian. I felt beat down and humiliated when I was never seen as Lindsay but as that "Bible thumper". At the time it hurt, and I do not wish that upon anyone. However, if you look at the history of Christians, and let's start with Jesus' day, those followers were persecuted just as I get persecuted for following Jesus. We hear about these great prophets during the time of Jesus and we wish that we could relate to them and be just like them, but look at your life. How many times have people put you down because you are a Christian? You are like those prophets that Jesus trusted so much. We are the prophets of Jesus and we need to make sure that when others persecute us, we take it as a blessing that they are noticing that we are Christians and they are verbally recognizing the love that we have for Jesus.
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