When I read the following bible verses they seemed at first brutal and scathing to me, but upon reflection of my own situation I see that it is so.
Matthew 10:34-38
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
God is a jealous God and in turn His only begotten son Jesus has those same qualities. In my life I have noticed that as a person who believes that Jesus is my Savior and Redeemer, I must put Jesus above all family members and friends and suffer the resulting persecution with grace. This is my cross. It takes courage which I did not even know I had but which Jesus granted us by carrying his own cross with strength and world-overcoming fervor. This takes humility because as the Son of God he could have destroyed his persecutors but in his humility and meekness in the world he demonstrated the strength of God. If you can identify please leave a comment. Thanks for reading.
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