Peace be unto you my fellow sojourner.

“The weakness of so many modern Christians is that they feel too much at home in the world. In their effort to achieve restful “adjustment” to unregenerate society they have lost their pilgrim character and become an essential part of the very moral order against which they are sent to protest. The world recognizes them and accepts them for what they are. And this is the saddest thing that can be said about them. They are not lonely, but neither are they saints.

http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/tozer/5j00.0010/5j00.0010.39.htm

I do not claim to be a perfect person, but my heart belongs to Christ. I do not follow the crowd here, and that makes me a very lonely person. Evey thing that I do always has God and the Kingdom in mind. Perhaps that makes me a boring person to many. But should that not be the way “Christians” should think as well? You would think so. I have never met such a brood of mean-spirited people – in the church – as I have met here in Atlanta. I am heartbroken over the way people who profess to belong to Christ treat those who do not go along with their program.

Because I choose not to, knowing that one day I shall give an account to God – I spend everyday alone. I have a few family members here, but we are not on the same spiritual level, and it causes me to walk this walk in heaviness. I spend my time writing about domestic violence, and it is my ministry from God. If not for the work that God gave me to do, I don’t know how I would survive this place. Moving back North is not an option at this time. Although I think about it all the time.

I commend this young lady for taking a stand. It is not easy – especially for young people. She will be the better for it, although it may not feel that way right now. I admit I made my share of mistakes as a Christian, but I, with the help of my Lord, am trying to correct them. The more I draw closer to God and immerse myself in my ministry, the more I am alone. What keeps me sane is my heavenly goal. I know that one day I will leave this wicked place, and the tears and pain shall be no more.

“Some things are just not easy. For example my friend has a daughter in college. She is beautiful, talented and delightful. Her GPA exceeds most and yet she is not content. Not happy in college.”

When you have a lot going for you, and have God in your life – you will be hated. Many of her peers are jealous, and they can detect the scent of God on her, and hate her for it. I know, I go through this. And yet, I refuse to dumb down to fit in. It leaves me questioning myself a lot, but in the end – I conclude that this is my “cup of suffering” in this crazy world. Will I cave in to have “friends?” No! I have four best friends – God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and my dog “Cherry.” I will deal with that. Tell this young lady to be strong for this too shall pass.

Peace
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