Once we have accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts and we begin to grow in our Christian walk, we begin to separate ourselves from our old life. We don't do all the things we did as an unbeliever and those we hung around with don't always understand the change in our spirit. In fact, it tells us in scripture that they think it strange that we do not run with them any longer. Let's look at 1 Peter 4:4-5 "In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead."
Because they don't understand, we see here in scripture that they often begin to speak evil of us, they ridicule, mock, and withdraw from us because we now don't share the same goals. They don't understand why we don't do the same things we used to do before our conversion, so this is an opportunity to witness to them and explain the wonderful transformation Christ has made in your life.
Christ is my living hope! Our Heavenly Father gave His only Son so that we might be saved not Condemned as we see in John 3:17 'For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.' Thank you for the sacrifice You made so that I could be Forgiven! I am a child of the living God ~ I am redeemed, my life has been transformed! Be a living example of God's love and allow God's light to shine through you to a world who lives in the dark.
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