18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own.
This is one I think about quite a bit. I have a strong desire to be like by everyone. This verse tells me that if I'm living right....the world will hate me. Am I ok with that? Am I living that way? Does the world look at me and say, "that guy is crazy?" I don't think I'm living different enough to really honestly say that.
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your take is pretty convicting, my answer has to be no I look pretty much like the masses.
ReplyDelete5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
along those lines am I really in him, I feel like I'm plugging along just trying to survive in this world. Not sure recently I've really been much more than a withered vine as far as doing his work goes. i try, just feel like I'm in a low spot. Its not like I'm against God but what am I really doing to try to be productive for him?
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