Dear
friends, don’t be confused and lose your way because you are mistreated and
opposed, even when it’s extreme. You should expect that to happen. (I Peter
4:12)
How
do you respond when your very best efforts are frustrated, and even seem to
cause problems rather than to solve them?
Peter,
who was clearly writing to people he loved, still was firm and very clear with
them. As Jesus had said before, “There will be a great cost paid by each person
who chooses to live God’s way.” Later in this letter (I Peter 4:16 & 19),
Peter explains that you will suffer because God wills it for your good. He also
says your response should be to, “praise God,” and “continue to do good.”
Will
you praise God while you are experiencing loss? Will you keep doing good when
the world calls it bad?
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