When culture strongly challenges Christianity, we discover that many professing Christians were Christians in name only. They are not willing to face persecution.
Those of us who genuinely love the Lord are also challenged. It would be a lie to say that taking a stand is easy. It's not. But we believed the Lord when He said:
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” ~ Jesus, Matthew 16:24
When we became believers, we counted the cost (Luke 14:25-33). We understood that those who refuse to take up their cross and follow Christ are “not worthy” of Him and cannot be His disciple (Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:27).
We believed the warning in 2 Timothy 3:12 that says “everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”
We understood that “if [we] falter in a time of trouble, how small is [our] strength” (Proverbs 24:10).
At the same time, we also grasped this very important truth: We are too weak to do it in our own strength. But we don't have to do it in our strength. Our Lord assures us:
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
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