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I'm finding it increasingly difficult to live the Christian life. I knew this week was going to be a tough one at work but it was worse than I had imagined. People take advantage when they know you are a Christian yet you are supposed to "turn the other cheek" and simply take what is thrown at you. I am left feeling like "I can't do this anymore". I have other stuff going on as well as this and I feel convicted - daily, really it's daily!
Is it just me or am I in the middle of a spiritual warfare battle everyone goes through at some stage. I just feel like "ugh"!
Is it just me or am I in the middle of a spiritual warfare battle everyone goes through at some stage. I just feel like "ugh"!
And, yes, at the same time, I will walk the extra mile. But I walk it only when it's not assumed it's something I have to do because of "tolerance." Only reason I'll do it is out of love.
And, I'll let someone slap me on the other cheek, but I draw the line with just two cheeks. (The two I sit on are not in the offering.)
I understand what the world and many Christians expect of me, but I have no idea why they think I'll roll over, just because they expect that. My cues are WWJD, not WSCD. (What Should Christians Do.) I will roll over, but only when I get a cue from God that this is a time to roll over.
Many get angry with me because of this. Funny thing is many have never seen that side of me. They don't see it, if they aren't assuming they can push me just because I'm a Christian so should act a certain way.
Many many things I've gone through because God put me there to lean on him. I'm not going through stuff just because others think they can manipulate me. All that stuff I've gone through/am going through is because the one in charge (God) wanted me to see the difference.