Thread by @GbengaWemimo

I wonder why people always angry with those who do not agree with them
Different opinions make for a healthy society
We must protect the dissenting voices
They might be right
They might even be God
Jeremiah found himself alone with his message at his time
God gave him the word

He shared it with the king and His noblemen
Nobody wanted to hear it
Jeremiah was slapped, insulted, and thrown into the well for holding on to the truth
Jeremiah was accused of trying to defect to the camp of the enemy and beaten for being a dissenting voice in his time
Hmmm!

Thank God Jeremiah didn't compromise
Thank God Jeremiah didn't throw in the towel
Thank God Jeremiah kept prophesying
At the end of the day, all the other prophets that rose against him died and their voices perished
It was Jeremiah's prophecy that guided Daniel in Babylon and

inspired Cyrus and Nehemiah
The one voice that nobody wanted to hear led to the rebirth of Israel
Walking with God is not for the fickle
Somebody once wrote a long thread about how he was leaving the Christian faith
A lot of people retweeted it
Many felt it was a moment of truth

They said the man had finally seen the light
Nobody who met God remained the same
People who met religion and other believers can walk away
Apostle Paul couldn't despite all the shipwrecks, floggings, and stonings
I cannot because I have seen the Lord
I have seen the Lord Jesus

I do not say this to feel important
I say this to explain why I know the difference between being born again after hearing the word and giving your life to Christ
Speaking in tongues by mental consent
Living the Christian life from the flesh and calling it a life of denial and

sacrifice
Becoming a hypocrite unwittingly
First by masking pain with make up & a fake smile
Second by pretending all is well when it is not
Thirdly by struggling and acting as if you got it when you have not
Again by being tempted and falling for such in secret and then getting

disillusioned and drifting off
C. S. Lewis said nobody ever left the faith at once, first they drift off like a boat without an anchor and later they become a victim of terrible winds
I believe him
Meeting the Lord on the other hand is a paradigm shifter
Something happens inside

you
Its like having an unfair advantage over others
No matter what happens for good or ill, you will find yourself unmoved
Only one thing gives you joy and that is the Holy Spirit
Nothing else even comes close
Not your spouse or your children
Not properties, gifts, or influence

Nothing!
Your source of confidence has nothing to do with lack or plenty
You are because He is
He leaves His presence with you in a unique way and it abides
This is why many who were persecuted and killed died singing hymns and blessing their killers
It is an unspeakable joy from

within
His presence numbs you from the temporary happiness many fight and dies for
His presence gives you the confidence to say to the mob, "You are wrong" and set them on the right course
Lift your walk with the Holy Spirit above emotionalism
It is time to meet the One!