What does that mean?

The Little Red Hen

Bloom?

Yes, As a follower of Jesus Christ we are to live, and live fully for Him, even if our lives are tough, even if we do not feel like it, even if every Christian you know thinks you are strange.

If life is tough, then ask the LORD for help. He may not change your circumstances, but He sure can change your attitude if you let Him!

If you do not feel like it then ask the LORD to help you change your attitude.  Your efforts to let your life shine for Him can affect so many others. It will draw you closer to the LORD and may even draw others to Him!

If other Christians think you are strange for living your life fully for the LORD ~then keep going!  They definitely need to see another Christian actually living their faith and maybe they will learn how to do it!

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1 Peter 2:9-12

..."But you are a chosen race, 

a royal priesthood, 

a holy nation, 

a people for God’s own possession, 

so that you may proclaim 

the excellencies of Him 

who has called you out of darkness 

into His marvelous light; 

for you once were not a people, 

but now you are the people of God; 

you had not received mercy, 

but now you have received mercy.

Beloved, 

I urge you as aliens and strangers 

to abstain from fleshly lusts 

which wage war against the soul.

Keep your behavior

 excellent among the Gentiles,

(NIV: let your light shine before men) 

so that in the thing 

in which they slander you as evildoers, 

they may

 because of your good deeds, 

as they observe them, 

glorify God in the day of visitation."...

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