Jesus
said “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and
lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because
you are my followers.”
Matthew 5:11 NLT
Matthew 5:11 NLT
Being
attacked or slandered is not fun, it stinks, but in fact, though unexpected and not sought after there can be many benefits!
1.
You learn to receive God’s affirmation in new ways
2.
The Psalms become your prayer book and songbook
3.
You get weaned from being a people-pleaser
4.
You more readily empathize with those who suffer
5.
Your learn to forgive and not live in the prison of
bitterness
6.
You learn the power of prayer and worship
7.
Your discernment increases when you get free from
people-pleasing
8.
You become more resolute in following Jesus
9.
You have a new appreciation for the cross, suffering of
Jesus and communion
10.
You see how the kingdom advances through godly suffering
11.
Your self-reliance decreases and trusting God increases
12.
As you experience mercy you find it can flow more freely
through you
13.
You learn when to speak and when to be silent
14.
You grow in speaking the truth in love for the sake of
others
15.
You learn true humility and obedience whether you want to
or not
16.
You experience an increase in the power of Christ working
in and through you
17.
Your love for the world decreases and desire for heaven
and the new earth and God’s restoration increases
18.
You experience a deeper reality of Rom 8:28, all things
work together for good
19.
Attacks reveal chinks in your armor, and God is able to do a
deeper work of transformation in you
20.
When you run into the devil face to face its a good sign
you’re not walking with him
21.
You show that you belong to Jesus
22.
You learn to yield to authority- God’s authority and that of
the people he has placed in your life
23.
You find out who your friends are
24.
Your hatred of evil increases
25.
Your grip gets stronger as you learn to hold on to what is
true through hard times
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