Comments on: In the face of Opposition… http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/ Connecting students to Christ for a lifetime Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:28:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David Mehrle http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/#comment-33 David Mehrle Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:10:37 +0000 http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/#comment-33 Lindsey - thanks for sharing that. That is an incredible story and I know that it was difficult to go through. Thanks! Lindsey – thanks for sharing that. That is an incredible story and I know that it was difficult to go through. Thanks!

]]> By: Lindsey http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/#comment-32 Lindsey Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:43:49 +0000 http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/#comment-32 This is very hard for me to deal with. I'm glad you brought this up. I can share one of my experiences. Last summer all my best friends were in band and I thought that they would always be my best friends. We would have conversations about God and they knew I was a Christian. But somewhere down the road they decided they didn't like me and ended up saying some really horrible things. Especially my best friend's boyfriend.My friend ended up siding with her boyfriend and a bunch of my friends acted like I didn't exist, especially after I quit marching band. And it was just really hurtful when I thought I'd be friends with them, I guess forever. It took months for some people to talk to me again even though I had felt I didn't do anything wrong. I just kept the door open for friendship but didn't push anything. Things actually turned out a whole lot better. I am now incredibly close to a lot of friends at church and have branched out from just band friends and I have learned to deal with that hurt. Even if they reject me, if they reject Christ, it isn't my fault or my failure. And I'm always improving on how I talk to people about Him and it is their choice to accept Him. Not mine.There's my input! This is very hard for me to deal with. I’m glad you brought this up. I can share one of my experiences.
Last summer all my best friends were in band and I thought that they would always be my best friends. We would have conversations about God and they knew I was a Christian. But somewhere down the road they decided they didn’t like me and ended up saying some really horrible things. Especially my best friend’s boyfriend.My friend ended up siding with her boyfriend and a bunch of my friends acted like I didn’t exist, especially after I quit marching band. And it was just really hurtful when I thought I’d be friends with them, I guess forever. It took months for some people to talk to me again even though I had felt I didn’t do anything wrong. I just kept the door open for friendship but didn’t push anything. Things actually turned out a whole lot better. I am now incredibly close to a lot of friends at church and have branched out from just band friends and I have learned to deal with that hurt. Even if they reject me, if they reject Christ, it isn’t my fault or my failure. And I’m always improving on how I talk to people about Him and it is their choice to accept Him. Not mine.There’s my input!

]]> By: David Mehrle http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/#comment-31 David Mehrle Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:31:32 +0000 http://dmehrle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/in-the-face-of-opposition/#comment-31 christine - it is tough to deal with. I now that there were times when I was in high school that I wanted to run and hide under a bush and just pray that the whole God thing would disappear and never return. I wished I could get my friendships back as if I had never gone down that road. However, after a little time God would work in me and give me the faith and the strength to continue. Even if I was being made fun of. Somehow you have to find it in yourself to continue even when the road is difficult. Let me pray for all of us... "Dear God, we know that we are not to operate on our strength, but rather to lift you up and find our strength through the Holy spirit that you send upon us. Lord, it can be really hard at time to sit and take what people are saying or doing to us because we believe in you. Please give us the strength and the perseverance to follow you no matter what and to see you as our stronghold in our times of need. You are an awesome God and I thank you for suffering ridicule for us. Amen!" christine – it is tough to deal with. I now that there were times when I was in high school that I wanted to run and hide under a bush and just pray that the whole God thing would disappear and never return. I wished I could get my friendships back as if I had never gone down that road.

However, after a little time God would work in me and give me the faith and the strength to continue. Even if I was being made fun of. Somehow you have to find it in yourself to continue even when the road is difficult. Let me pray for all of us…

“Dear God, we know that we are not to operate on our strength, but rather to lift you up and find our strength through the Holy spirit that you send upon us. Lord, it can be really hard at time to sit and take what people are saying or doing to us because we believe in you. Please give us the strength and the perseverance to follow you no matter what and to see you as our stronghold in our times of need. You are an awesome God and I thank you for suffering ridicule for us. Amen!”

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