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Bible Question: My boss gives me a hard time at work quite often and I guess mocks me because I'm a Christian. It seems he's harder on me than on some other employees who are not Christians. When he starts to be negative or rude, I just pray that he goes home early and that God will help me through that day. God does, but it's really hard. I struggle with this every day I go into work. Sometimes he'll have a snide remark about my truck cause I have JESUS FREAK on the front and other Christian stickers on the back. I have an opportunity to transfer stores. I'm not sure if I should or not because I really like the store I'm at (I've been there for 3 years). But it's getting harder and harder to stay strong and not say something about his negativity and mocking. I've started praying and having others pray for me also. Thanks so much. God Bless.
Bible Answer: Here is a verse from the Sermon on the Mount that I trust gives
you comfort.
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Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you,
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me.
Rejoice, and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great, for
so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (NASB) Matthew
5:11-12 |
You are not alone for the prophets and many disciples have suffered
before you.
There has been a great "cloud of witnesses" - faithful men and
women (Hebrews 11:35-12:1) who have suffered. We do not suffer
because others hate us, but because they hate Jesus (Mark 13:13).
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If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it
hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its
own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out
of the world, therefore the world hates you. (NASB) John 15:18-19 |
Your calm, prayerful reaction to your boss is exactly what God
wants. It finds favor with God.
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For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God
a man bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. For what
credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you
endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and
suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
(NASB) 1 Peter 2:19-20 |
Shall I Leave? You asked if it is okay to look for another job. This is a good
question, "Should I stay and suffer?" The answer is actually provided
to us by Jesus when He told His disciples how to respond to persecution.
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But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to the next
. . . (NASB) Matthew 10:23 |
Here are a number of examples.
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