Though I am constantly growing, as we all are, I am thankful for my ability to stand firm in what I believe and not give in to peer pressure that is in direct opposition to who I am. It is much easier to just go with the flow or go with the crowd than stick out like a sore thumb. However, the further along I get in my faith, I find it much harder to deal with the inner turmoil of knowing that I am going against my own personal convictions. I am grateful for that inner turmoil; it keeps me in check. It is amazing how after you get older and look back on all the pressures you have overcome that you never realized the magnitude of the pressures that would still await you. What is the saying, “New levels, new demons?”
I am just going to leave this tidbit:
And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God], speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, [let me warn you] beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men [who distort doctrine] and fall from your own steadfastness [of mind, knowledge, truth, and faith], but grow [spiritually mature] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. (II Peter 3:15-18 Amplified)
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