How do you handle those that talk bad of you or question your faith?

2nd Corinthians Chapter 13

Viewing the Standard King James Version.

¹ This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

² I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

³ Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.

⁴ For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

⁵ Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

⁶ But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

⁷ Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

⁸ For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

⁹ For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

¹⁰ Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

¹² Greet one another with an holy kiss.

¹³ All the saints salute you.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. (The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.)

We are at times challenged by those that do not understand our commitment or our calling. These folks want to do the right thing but are deceived or distracted from the true meaning of our words. Do we attack them or do we cut them apart with sharp words. No, we speak the truth and then tell them that we are weak but the weakness is our strength. Jesus could have easily prevented his death but he wanted us to know that through weakness we can sometimes be extremely strong. By giving someone the ability to make us look weak we are allowing them to show others and themselves how we are really so strong that we choose not to sink to that level . But instead we bring forth the true meaning and not debate it but let it stand on it's own glorious truth. Let the Lord's words be his message and no matter what is said or thought of you present them, for you are his servant , you do not serve anyone else but him. He has told you what to do and anything else is not important. Faith is following when it would be so much easier and more logical not to. 

Please have a great week and spread our Father's words to the world it really needs them right now. CHUCK 

Lovin God