1 Peter 2:13-25English Standard Version
(ESV)
13 Be subject for the Lord's sake to every
human institution,[a] whether it be to the
emperor[b] as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him
to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God,
that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free,
not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants[c] of God. 17 Honor
everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with
all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing,
when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when
you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer
for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been
called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that
you might follow in his steps. 22 He
committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did
not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued
entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we
might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 For you were straying
like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
There is so much
I want to write on this subject but I keep deleting it all. I want to reveal my deepest secrets but I
don’t know that they are worth sharing or even appropriate to share. I have subjected to authority when I
disagreed with their direction because I have felt that God has placed me in
settings in order to bring Him glory.
When I am attacked in that setting I am hurt and distraught because I
feel that I have not done my part as a Christian, I have not given God the
glory and honor that He deserves.
At this moment I
am suffering. I am trusting that God will help me through it and allow me to be
the witness that I need to be in order to bring glory to God. How I handle this is something to be seen but
at this time I am asking for prayers that my pain will be no more and that I
can be the woman that God created me to be.
Let us all seek Him with all our hearts.
Seeking Him with
all my heart,
Sheila
