I can’t even begin to tell you all the times I’ve felt alone in my faith. How many times I’ve said no to peer pressure because what my friends were doing wasn’t right. Time after time, it’s felt like I’ve been alone in my stand for my faith.
Now, me saying that isn’t to say, look at me, look how good I am. Not at all. I still deal with sin. I still lie, mess up, don’t honor my parents and do all kinds of bad things. But what I’m saying is, I can understand a little bit where Noah was coming from in Genesis 6:9.
This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. – Genesis 6:9 (NLT)
Noah was a righteous man. He was saying no to the bad things going on in the world at the time. Was he perfect? No. But his heart was faithful after God and God counted Noah righteous.
So what about you? Do you follow after God? Even when it might mean that you’re standing all alone? Or do you cave to the pressures of the world?
As a child of God, you should be living your life to please Him. You should be striving after Him in all you do. So challenge yourself today, to make any changes you need to make to live for Him. Yes, there will be times when you’ll feel that you’re all alone. But stand strong. Let God fill you and stand up for Him in the world.
