I think it's important to read the bible, not only on sundays but all the time.
I once heard something on the radio, and it was good.
We're always wanting the next best thing, and that's not a bad thing, it has be in good time.
I want to talk to you today, about suffering for doing good.
The person who wrote Peter was the apostle, himself.
So he knew about suffering because he later died in the name of Christ.
It was the Holy spirit who guided him to write from his heart to instruct but also encourage the Christians of Rome.
The key verses, are Do not repay evil with evil, or insult with insult, but with a blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
In society, we talk a lot about ourselves, or we get super critical, about things or someone, or we get bullied because we stand up for what is right.
Sometimes we get so hurt that we can't go on, and that's ok.
It's alright to feel sad, just for a time, or worry for 15 minutes a day, but not to let ourselves stay in that place.
Because when we let ourselves stay there we get super critical, we get resentful, and we get bitter.
We have to go into things with an open mind, and we have to let ourselves be open to people, if they say no if we ask them to do things within reason of course, that doesn't mean that we can say no to things every time, but sometimes we are called to say yes if the timing is right, and if it's the thing.
We are meant to be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves, so be careful of who has influence on you.
Always be kind, that doesn't mean to be a wet sponge and go around fixing things, but you can show kindness this means saying no, and not to be bullied into things, just to try and fix someone out of the problem.
Peter says not to repay insult with insult, rather to show mercy, it's quite hard when your caught up in the moment, when your under fire, even harder when people agree, just because well it's the problem, they may not agree totally underneath it, but because the moment is there, they do.
I've learnt in life, not to take sides, on things because taking sides doesn't help because we are all human, and we are weak.
Peter then says to turn from evil, and do good, we must seek peace and pursue it.
Because we know in the end we will win, and we will come out of it alive, even though right now, you might not be thinking that way, you will.
For the eyes of the Lord is on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
Right now we are living in incredible evil times, there seems to be even more blood shed, and yes sometimes it probably feels like evil is winning, and it is, that's because we are here on earth.
But we have Heaven, and heaven, is a place without evil, no evil will be there ,we won't see evil and we will be completely without blame.
Christ died for our sins, once and for all, we have died for our sins, we have been raised with Christ, we are called to be new persons. Like a tree growing the the spring, it's always green and new shoots are coming up growing.
With Christ on our side, we new people, and we don't have the baggage that we feel the need to carry around anymore.
Christ died for us, so that he himself would bring him to us. He died so that we might live, a complete new person.
I am getting to my point, suffering for God isn't easy, it's increabliy hard at times, however we do win in the end, the righteous for the unrighteous. Without labeling without putting them in a box.
We are called to live Christian lives, not only for others, but also for ourselves.
Suffering for doing good, what does that mean for you?
Does that mean standing up in your work place for what is right, or helping that person less than you, or how about helping that ''enemy'' that one that really doesn't like you.
That's a hard one, but it's also exactly what we are called to do, and the more we do that, the more we win souls for God.
David says in his Pslams to sing, and encourage our souls, with good things.
I want you to read all of the bible passage, because it's so inspiring and it covers the reasons why we are Christians, and why we have baptism, it's not just a symbol, but rather it's cleansing us from the dirt we have on earth.
So please read it, because it's important, and it opened my eyes to these things, because I was thinking
that it's just a symbol, and a ceremony. but it's more than that.
So to those people out there, who are suffering, keep up the faith, i don't mean to slap that on like a bumper sticker on a car, but pray.
And for those people who need encouragement encourage others, and for those people who are waiting and wanting to help, pray, pray for the right things, for God's timing.
And for those people who have unspeakable pain, God is there, with you through it all, you are more precious to him than all the world.
Take care now.
Chloe
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