Jesus was not a "nice" man-you shouldn't be either

Jesus was perfect and kind. But He did not play nicely with everyone. Those who seek to be nice and liked by everyone cannot at the same time be good. A good man stands up for the helpless against those who oppress them--if put yourself between the abused and the abuser, the abuser is going to be angry with you. If you are a GOOD person, all kinds of abusers will despise you. If you stand up for social justice, those who benefit from injustice will seek to knock you down. Oh, "Be careful you who think you stand". . . If no one is trying to knock you down, you may be down already--you may in fact never have stood up in the first place. If you are the friend of God, you are the enemy of His enemies. And they are Legion. But in the end, if He is for you, who can be against you? You may have to sacrifice your life fighting His enemies, but you will not do so in vain. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. That means you can endure anything He calls you to because His grace is sufficient. Although He makes no such promise for 'callings' of your own design, You can do all the things HE CALLS YOU TO. If your heart is ringing, pick up the phone.