Suffering for... being yourself

[fons_vitae]

I know that to suffer for doing good is meritorious. However, if you suffer for simply “existing” (i.e., someone doesn’t like how you look or speak or what have you, and targets you), is that qualitatively different, or would that also count as suffering for Christ?

 

[SeaShoreGirl]

While we can offer all suffering to God, He dosn’t look well upon foolishness.

I would suggest removing yourself from the situation with a bully. God never has one person suffer for another without providing an path that will benefit both in the end.

 

[fhansen]

I know that to suffer for doing good is meritorious. However, if you suffer for simply “existing” (i.e., someone doesn’t like how you look or speak or what have you, and targets you), is that qualitatively different, or would that also count as suffering for Christ?

We all suffer for being ourselves- the world doesn’t necessarily value the innocence God created in us. The truer we are to ourselves, and the less we compromise and conform to the world’s ways, the more we’ll be persecuted. And this is why we need to learn to keep our focus on God. If we judge according to the world’s standards, we’ll never find peace, because the worlds standards are all* relative*. We can never be all things to all people. We’ll always be too fat, too skinny, too tall, too short, the wrong hair color, nationality- you name it- compared to someone else. Only God is all in all, but He created us to be exactly who we are, no more, no less.

 

[fons_vitae]

While we can offer all suffering to God, He dosn’t look well upon foolishness.

I would suggest removing yourself from the situation with a bully. God never has one person suffer for another without providing an path that will benefit both in the end.

Eh don’t worry, nothing’s happening now… I was just examining situations I’ve experienced in the past. Thank you for your concern, though.