It May Cost You Everything

 

Yes, it’s true.  If you are a true Jesus follower, it may cost you everything.  You may suffer and be persecuted for your belief in Jesus Christ, and all that you have may be taken from you.  Being faithful to Jesus may even cost you your life.

One article I’ve written, warning you of the cult that brought me to Kansas through deceit, shares how I gave away a lot of my material possessions.  At the time, I was willing to give up everything for the God I love and serve.  However, once I arrived in Kansas and learned the truth about the supposed ministry I gave up everything to join with, believing I would be serving God in a new and different way, I ended up losing even more when someone affiliated with that ‘cult/ministry’ started burglarizing my home, perhaps out of jealousy or vengeance, stealing nearly everything else I’ve worked my entire life to obtain.  In this instance, all was taken from me and not given away by choice.

I sold, gave away, or donated much of what I owned in New York before moving, only bringing with me what I thought I would need.  In the end, I lost most of that because of the thefts.  The person who is still robbing me and vandalizing my home is still on the loose because no one will believe me when I tell them who is doing it.  They are apparently non-believers who know nothing of people under the spirit of Jezebel and don’t recognize how blinded they are by the enemy.  It almost sounds like how many Americans are being blinded about the New World Order.  No matter how many times you share the truth of what is going on in the world, people just refuse to believe it.

 

Human Weakness

 

In the beginning, once I learned what I was up against in Kansas, I reacted with great anger at the audacity of these people who choose to call themselves Christians.  Those who pretend to be Christians make the term into something it was never meant to be.  So I instead call myself a true believer or Jesus follower because the word “Christian” does not always relate to followers of Jesus Christ as it once did.  There are way too many false Christians out in the world these days.

But I have taken a step back since being ousted from the cult that lied to get me here.  Sometimes the Truths of Scripture may not mean anything to you until something bad happens which forces you to seek God more.  And just for the record, yes, it was God’s will for me to move to Kansas, but those walking in disobedience refused to accept what God wanted me to teach them.  All they wanted from me was money and control over me.

For years I have read and studied much of the Scripture, from cover-to-cover, but unless God opens one’s eyes to the meaning of certain passages or verses, often times the true meaning of them may not sink in until you go through something terrible.  In this case, Philippians 3:8-11 and Luke 14:33 became even more real to me, not to mention the entire book of Job.

“…It was because of Him that I gave up everything and regard it all as garbage in order to gain the Messiah and be found in union with Him, not having any righteousness of my own based on legalism, but having that righteousness from God based on trust.  Yes, I gave it all up in order to know HIm, that is, to know the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings as I am being conformed to His death, so that somehow I might arrive at being resurrected from the dead…” Philippians 3:8-11 (Complete Jewish BIble)

“So every one of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has cannot be My talmid.” Luke 14:33 (Complete Jewish BIble)

 

All Believers Will Suffer

 

Throughout my life I have experienced all sorts of trials and tribulations, which included physical and emotional abuses, put downs, slanders, libels, false accusations, etc.  And now I have lost pretty much everything I ever worked hard to own.  Ninety-nine percent of my wardrobe was stolen, my entire book, CD, cassette, and LP collection, my collection of statues/knick knacks, kitchenware, bakeware, DVDs and videos, etc.  Even my vacuum cleaner and other appliances are gone.  And things weren’t just stolen, many were just utterly destroyed, tampered with, and/or vandalized, so had to be thrown out.  Again, as I mentioned, these losses include the loss of my car and home I lived in in New York, the total value being in the thousands and thousands of dollars.

All of these things I have suffered because I am a true believer in Jesus Christ.  He is my Lord and Savior – my EVERYTHING!

In coming to grips with my losses, it took me awhile to realize why God was allowing all of this to happen.  After I laid aside my anger, I realized that all of this is meant to strengthen me as a believer, for the more difficult trials that are soon to come.

The Holy Bible – God’s Word – states that all who are His will suffer.  In many countries, especially today, we see followers of Jesus Christ being persecuted and killed for their belief in Jesus Christ.  It is what all believers face and may inevitably have to go through.

I just want you to know, in case you aren’t aware of this.  It is why so many believers throughout the world are going through the evils from Islam, in particular.  True Christians know that when we die, we will go to Heaven, to be with the Lord Jesus Christ for all eternity.  Our suffering in no way compares to the wondrous things He has promised us and has waiting for us in Heaven.

Yes, Jesus Christ is well worth the loss of all things.  In my case, it has also made me stronger and less vulnerable to the enemy’s attacks against me, which are indeed many.

But know this, I would gladly go through all I have suffered, gone through, and lost in order to gain Christ.  A relationship with Jesus Christ is the greatest part of my life and one I would not trade for anything.  A life without Jesus is not a life worth living, as the coming New World Order will soon bring to light.  Since its agenda is to have us worship Satan, AntiChrist instead.

I pray you will agree and accept Jesus into your heart as your Lord and Savior before our world becomes even more wicked.  Knowing you may suffer loss or persecution is trivial compared to what is waiting for you in Heaven.  it is why true Christians, believers if you will, do not fear death.  Because we know our future…as Satan knows his.

 

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” (2 Timothy 3:12 KJV).

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake:   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:   for great is your reward in heaven:   for so  persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” (Matthew 5:10-12).

“But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;” (1 Peter 3:14 KJV)

“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:   if we deny him, he also will deny us:” (2 Timothy 2:12 KJV)

“For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently?  but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. (1 Peter 2:20 KJV)

“Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.” (1 Peter 4:16).

 

Refer to:

http://www.gty.org/blog/B101130

http://www.netbiblestudy.net/faithful/new_page_20.htm

http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/2008/Suffering-for-Righteousness-Sake.htm

http://www.meetingwithchrist.com/E018%20Blessed%20are%20those%20who%20are%20persecuted%20-%20Mt%205%2810-12%29.htm

http://www.bereanbiblechurch.org/transcripts/matthew/som/5_10-12.htm

http://theologicalmuse.christianblogsites.com/blog/post/2010/11/05/suffering-for-righteousness-sake

http://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality/the-beatitudes/persecuted-for-righteousness-sake

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