If you are truly going to live out your calling for God, you’re going to have to be okay with being misunderstood, criticized, and laughed at. And dare I say, it may even happen the most from those who claim to love God. That’s right, the pharisees are the very ones who missed Jesus. They should have recognized Him right away, but their hearts were actually far from Him. They appeared to do and say all the right things but they crucified the very one who came to set them free.
The sinners noticed our Lord, repented, and received Him but the very ones who knew the scriptures and were “theologians” missed the Messiah Himself. This is something I am currently struggling with. It can be easy to understand why the world doesn’t see us, in fact the Word says that the unsaved are blind to the things of God- so, it would only make sense that they can’t understand us or our walks. But the saved ones? They should know better, shouldn’t they?
Except many times they are the very ones who are missing it. The church has been running rampant with pharisaical mindsets, strongholds, and division. Pride has replaced true repentance and humility- the kind that causes change and action. Craving numbers, the microphone, and the spotlight have replaced being unknown in the secret place with our Creator. Pure, clean hearts have been overcome by worldly knowledge and striving. The church has done a terrible job at representing Jesus. We look more like the Pharisees than we do the One we should be chasing after. We let fear of man and tradition replace the Presence of the One who can truly change everything.
In fact, the Lord’s heart is grieved at the state of His church today. But, He isn’t allowing it to stay that way. The pure, fiery ones are awakening and rising up. They are ones who fear God and not man. They won’t back down, they won’t shrink back, and they love their lives not even unto the death. They have been mocked, ridiculed, shut down and called crazy… but nevertheless they press onto their heavenly prize and they only long for one thing: to hear their Savior say to them on judgement day, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”
So, let them… let the ones who are not walking by the spirit or in total freedom mock you. Let them misunderstand you, call you radical or extreme, or even say you’re unbiblical. Let them post about you on FB or even confront you face to face. Because the thing is, the Lord will prove you true. He will fight for and defend you. It may not happen soon, or maybe not even until heaven, but if you stay pure and on the course, you will one day be vindicated by our Creator Himself. And you have work to do!!!
Just keep running your race and pleasing the One who gave it all for you. Many souls are waiting on your yes. When you see your Savior face to face, all that hurt and pain will just melt away.
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin” – Hebrews 4:15
He’s worth it ya’ll and He is walking with us hand and hand. So, let them…
Hannah Smith, author of the Moving Mountains blog, is a woman who feels she has experienced a lot of life in her 33 years.
At 19 years old, Hannah joined the Army. After moving around the country, getting a divorce and losing what seemed like everything, she landed back where God wanted her in Ohio, even though she fought the whole way. She is now a devoted follower of Christ and seeks the Lord with all she’s got.
Hannah is married and a RN, but works as a stay-at-home mom to her 3 children per instruction from the Lord.
She loves to hike, travel, drink coffee, and talk about Jesus. Hannah also has a heart to create a home and life in which she can be a safe place for the hurting and the broken. Her biggest piece of advice would be to never tell the Lord you will never do something- because He will most likely then ask you to do that very thing, LOL!
To her readers, Hannah says, “I believe that God set every single one of you reading this apart, for such a time as this. It is my hope and prayer that God would use the words I say to change your life in a way you and I never thought possible!”
by leaps and bounds 
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