Christian Persecution Today

Christian persecution is defined as any hostility, experienced from the world, be of one identification with Jesus Christ. That can cause hostile feelings, attitudes, word or actions.

But what does the Bible mean by the word “persecution?” In Matthew 5:19-12 Jesus says in the Beatitudes that persecution is a blessing Not one that many of us ever desire..

Jesus also defines the word for us in Luke 6:22 using four verbs. He says, “Blessed are you when man hate you when they insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.” Not that it is Jesus in you who is the reason for and the target of persecution.

In Romans 8:17, the Apostle Paul tells us “Now if we are chili, then we are heirs of God a d co-heirs with Christ if indeed we share in His suffering (hatred, exclusion. insults, and rejection) we become heirs who will share in His glory. The four verbs above can be experienced in varying degrees of intensity.

Unfortunately, many Christians today operate under the assumption that persecution is a part of the Church’s past. The truth is that there are members of the body of Christ who currently face severe persecution and restrictions because of their faith of Jesus. Every day of every year, and on every continent, men and women face persecution because of their beliefs.

Examples Of Persecution Christians Face Today:

  • Physical and verbal abuse
  • Imprisonment
  • Kidnappings
  • Bribes
  • Deportation
  • Destruction of property
  • Fines
  • Torture
  • Murder

How Does Prayer Draw Us Closer To God?

In our spiritual life it is important to continually be moving forward and growing stronger in our faith. In our relationships with family and friends, our connections grow as we talk with each other. We share dreams, desires, and struggles with them, they do the same, which causes our relationships to move forward and onward. The same is true in our relationship with God. We grow closer to God as we spend time talking to Him through prayer.

James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” As we pray to our Heavenly Father, we draw closer to Him, and in turn, He draws closer to us.

As we communicate with God, we become more in tune with what He wants us to do and how He wants us to live. The deeper we get into prayer the easier it becomes for us to love others well, to make wise decisions and to become a light in a darkened world.

Waiting To Die Continued

My last post was me having a breakdown. I still have these every so often. I’m human and everyone has bad days. I watched a video that was a trigger for me, and get it shut off in time.

No matter what happens in life we have to be able to get back to life at hand. At uplift ourselves. No one is going to do it for us. We have to realize we all have something to live for. We have to pick ourselves up and move forward. Every living thing has worth and are useful even if we don’t feel like it sometimes.

I could have went back and deleted this post, but that’s not how I work. Take responsibility for who you are and work on improving your life. Tell yourself everything will be okay, because it will. Time doesn’t stop just because you’re having a bad day. Time keeps going and so should we.

Don’t give up when everything seems depressing or scary. Keep moving. There’s a quote that says “A rolling stone gathers no moss but it gains a certain polish. Always be a rolling stone and you’ll become polished and shine like a diamond.

Waiting To Die

Does anyone else feel like they’re just waiting to die? I don’t mean feeling like to actively want to end your life, more that you just don’t care about anything anymore and wouldn’t be bothered at all if you died right now?

I’m not suicidal but I do feel like this sometimes. It’s like I care so little about everything, including dying, that I’ll just passively do nothing until my time is up. I wonder sometimes if more people feel like this than cate to admit.

I don’t want to sound like I’m ungrateful for all the blessings I have in my life, but I’m 55 and I don’t have much to live for. My children being grown and going on with their lives and careers, my husband just wants to sit in front of the television after he gets off work. I cook, I clean and that’s the basis for my life. I don’t have to worry for nothing, I have a home, food, a vehicle, in other countries I would be considered rich. But I know deep down there’s got to be something more.

We all need something to keep us going. In today’s society with so much happening it’s hard to find hope in anything. Everything changes, all things will pass. At the end of the day we have to be comfortable with ourselves.

Many people have settled for money, fame, pride, work, unjustified ethics or ideals. But where’s the balance? Right now I feel stuck.

I think the solution is to just get out of my comfort zone. I haven’t done that in a while. Time to try new things, get out there and explore and try some new experiences. Find a new passion, something that excites me.

I have to believe that sunshine is waiting on the other side of this.