When you live your life for Jesus you will find that some people are not so eager to be supportive of you giving up your will for His will. There will be people who do not understand. There will be people who do not want to spend time with you. There will be people who want to argue with you. There could be confrontation.
Jesus said He came to “disrupt and confront.” You may be on the receiving end of hurtful words and actions. You should expect disruptions to how things were in the past to how they are now that you are living for Jesus. The relationships you have might change. It may be tough to cope with as people treat you differently.
If there is not disruption and confrontation, then there is a Christian tucked away, fearful of moving forward. Remember those who told Jesus they would follow Him, but wanted to turn back to their family? Remember those who said they wanted to make Jesus their number one priority, but they could not quite let go? My friend, it may not be easy but I pray each day you may say, “Not my will, but Your will be done.” May each day be a day where you give up your will for His will.
“I’ve come to start a fire on this earth—how I wish it were blazing right now! I’ve come to change everything, turn everything rightside up—how I long for it to be finished! Do you think I came to smooth things over and make everything nice? Not so. I’ve come to disrupt and confront! From now on, when you find five in a house, it will be—
Three against two,
and two against three;
Father against son,
and son against father;
Mother against daughter,
and daughter against mother;
Mother-in-law against bride,
and bride against mother-in-law.”
-Luke 12:49-53 [MSG]
Tania Gutekunst 