People Don't Like Me! I'm Different!
In this fallen world we live in, people will dislike you
for practically anything. It might be your skin color,
your nationality, your social status, your friends,
and the list goes on and on.
The problem is that ALL have sinned and fallen short
of the Glory of God. While we shouldn't condone sin,
we should always love the sinner.
That is the person that Jesus died on the cross for!
We have NO right to look down on a person.
We should be saying in our hearts with compassion,
"so go I, except for the grace of God".
There are absolutes of right and wrong
In the WORD of GOD so I am in no way
saying that everything is acceptable.
But there is a loving way to share with
someone whose life is contrary to the Bible.
This is not judging but showing/sharing
what God's Holy Word states.
So if you feel unaccepted, unloved,
an outcast by people
(maybe even by some "religious" people).
Do not let it destroy you.
What really matters is what God thinks of you!
And I can tell you, God loves you
and wants you to enter into a relationship
with Him through Jesus Christ.
As you turn your life fully to the LORD,
some things (those things needing change) will change.
It will be God doing the changing as you yield your life to Him.
As you do this, life will not be based on what others think of you,
but it will be based on what God's word says
about you and about God's love for you.
I encourage you to seek the LORD,
read the Bible and get in a good Bible-believing church.
As you do, the LORD will continually reveal
to you what needs changing and what does not!
So in conclusion, different is okay, sinning is not!
May God bless you in your endeavor to be like Jesus!
Jim
(Jim@communityfellowshipofkane.org)