Finding Hope

Social consequences

Hello all. May the peace of the Lord be upon all who read this. I haven't written here in awhile and I want to write on here consistently, I'll try my best.

So I wanted to talk about the social aspect of being Christian, as it's affected me lately. Let me start off on some advice on leaving worldly friends. I've lost my fair share of friends on this journey, including friends I've had for a long time. I'm not mentioning anyone by name but it's been a few, and it can be difficult but afterwards I think I made the right decision. Darkness and light cannot coexist and the Bible makes this clear. I know how hard it is to purposely leave someone who you've known for so long, but sometimes the best thing to do is to kindly explain why and sow a seed in their minds. When I left my worldly life for Christ I had to leave a lot of people who were doing me no good and there's nothing wrong with that, I just recommend explaining to them in a kind but blunt way and leaving them, I don't recommend ghosting people but that's just me.

Another topic I wanted to touch on is experiencing bullying or people judging you for your faith. There's too many to quote, but Jesus talks various times about how we are sure to be persecuted on some level for being openly Christian, and there's nothing that can change that. It can be so hurtful the things people will say to you. I'm not giving examples but people have said some very scary and concerning things to me regarding my faith in Jesus Christ. The best thing you can do in this situation is to let it go and not react, better yet compliment the person and show them the unconditional Christ-like love. The second option will also likely further anger the person or make them loose interest in insulting you. Anyone who is that pathetic to care enough to insult you for your faith is probably miserable and has nothing better to do, don't take their words seriously because they say more about them than you. And if it's your friends saying that stuff just leave them. Those people are honestly not worth your time.

You can leave me suggestions under comments or my messages if you have any requests for topics that I should write about in this book. Have a blessed day or evening, Jesus loves you!