Mistreated?

Okay, so it's been a little while since I've blogged. (Understatement alert!) But Liz told me that she's starting to send people to the blog, which is her way of shaming me into action. So, here we go again.

Quote for today = "For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God." 1 Peter 2:19

Well, that's not a very popular philosophy now-a-days, is it? So, many people are clamoring and fighting and whining over their "right" to not be offended or treated unfairly lately. How dare you make me feel uncomfortable?! But the Bible kind of squashes that way of thinking altogether, here. You mean, being mistreated can be a GOOD thing? How?

Here's how; "because he is conscious of God." You see, no matter how badly or unfairly people treat you, it should always make you mindful of how badly and unjustly we treated HIM... yet He loved us. As a matter of fact, He loved us so much that He gave His only begotten son to die for us. Was that FAIR? Was that JUST? No, but I sure am thankful.

So, it CAN be good to be treated badly IF you don't let it make you angry. Let it make you thankful instead.