No Shame To Suffer For Being A Christian

“It is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!”  ~1 Peter 4:16

You should never be embarrassed for standing for the truth and doing what’s right. The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:16, “It is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!”  Is an insult going to kill you?, or, is a putdown going to kill you?, nor, Is somebody calling you a name or labeling you because you’ve made a stand for Christ going to hurt you?, "No". It’s not going to kill you. You need to understand something that will liberate your life: You don’t need other people’s approval to be happy. No matter what you do in life, somebody’s not going to like it. You can’t avoid disapproval. So if you’re going to have people’s disapproval either way, you may as well have their disapproval for doing the right thing rather than the wrong thing. This is important to remember as you face opposition. If other people’s opinion matters more to you than God’s opinion, then you’re going to crumble when those people attack you because of your faith in Jesus. But if you focus on God and what you know is right, then you can make a firm stand. As the Bible says: “Stand firm against [Satan], and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are” (1 Peter 5:9). Hallelujah, God bless