Understanding comes with time. Its something that we've all been told but always questioned when we're young. I think today I finally reached a point that by God's grace, I finally am able to look back and just say wow, I've been fudged up. And now that I can see that, I think I can now start to forgive, repent, and in return hopefully be forgiven.
Something that sort of struck in my head this weekend is Persecution. No, I wasn't told by anyone that they were going to murder me, instead it was a few words from a few people when they saw that I was reading a Bible or was displaying the cross that I wear around my neck.
Now you may not say that that isn't what persecution is, but when I was going to reply to the above mentioned persons, I stopped and thought and remembered that it wasn't too long ago that I was in their shoes. It was then that I thanked God and held my tongue. You see, the world is filled with people like who I was -- those that don't understand. And its those that don't understand that persecute those that do. As in 2 Timothy 3:12 "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted"
What I did do though was smile at them and did a prayer in my head that someday they'll hopefully come around and understand. I knew from experience that if I tried to reason with them, it'd likely get nowhere and they'd just bunker down even more. So as its said in Proverb 17:14 "Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out", I did, and although I can not remember where in the Bible its says to do it, I prayed that they would eventually see the light and follow the path God has placed before all of us.
eh, and thats it. Check back in a little bit for Part Two. =]
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