“18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” ~ Matthew 11:18-19
Isn’t that the world? No matter what you do, the world is going to find fault with it. With John, he didn’t drink or eat, and they said he was demonized. Jesus came eating and drinking, and they said he was a gluttonous drunk. The world is not your friend. It will never be there to lift you up but to only accuse you and watch you fall.
We can’t find our identity in the world, because the world will never accept us no matter how much we change for them. But instead, we need to find our identity in Christ Jesus, for it is Him that we are molded after. We have to find our identity in the one who lifts up, instead of puts down. The one who rejoices in our successes, instead of condemns. The one who picks us up when we have fallen, instead of the one who kicks us when we’re down.
We cling to the world because we desire confirmation from those we can see. From those that seem to have it all together. From those who we look up to. In doing so, we forget that we are not a part of the world. We are not of the world. So, the world will never accept us. We have to seek acceptance from only one, Jesus. For it is better to be an enemy of the world, than an enemy of God. Why be afraid of offending he who can only kill the body, when we should be afraid of offending he who can kill the body and then the soul in the eternal flames of Hell. Find your identity in He who does not change. So that you may change for the better.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Find Your Identity.
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