Becoming A Target, For All The Right Reasons

There is a spiritual axiom that“When we raise our head above the crowd, we place a target on our back.”  Ever toss out a casual comment concerning a sports team or politician and find you have struck a nerve? When it happens we usually try to find a simple and quick exit since we had no intention of initiating a serious discussion or debate on the matter, especially with someone so emotionally attached and easily offended.

Secular discussions are one thing but the real devil jumps up when it comes to spiritual matters (politics a close second) for nothing engenders more passion than when we speak of God. By Living on the Spiritual Basis we cultivate peace, joy and harmony in our lives, becoming beacons to others. Living in this manner we avoid gratuitous debate or attempt to answer "unasked questions", we let our life serve as the demonstration and when questioned we answer clearly and directly about what we are doing and how we live. When moved to, we present our beliefs with tact and confidence, as one of God’s children we stand and rejoice at the opportunity to be of service and if persecuted or attacked we do not shrink. But we must remain calm while standing tall and when the conversation ends we wish them well telling them we understand their position and perhaps they will consider ours. We then withdraw, thanking God for knowing Him better; praying for continued enlightenment of all, and though we don’t look for trouble, we rejoice in the spiritual target on our back for there is no clearer indicator that we are on the right path.

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