As a follower of Jesus, we’ll find that many people around us have a different worldview from ours. They may be disapproving of or even oppose our Christian worldview. The challenge is how to live a life of uncommon courage that glorifies our Heavenly Father.

We need to do two things:

1. We need to accept God’s Word as our authority:

It’s the only source of truth and to be a man or woman of courage,we need to build our life on the rock that never changes and not on popular opinion.Hebrews 6:18 says, “God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us” (NLT).

The truth is that we will build our life on either world opinion or God’s Word. If we don’t know what we believe, we need to figure it out by getting to know the Bible. Our local church is a great resource and can help us find the material we need to grow more familiar with God’s Word.

2. We need to spend time with Jesus:

The more time we spend with Jesus, the less intimidated we’ll be by the opinions of others, and the more courage we’ll have to take a stand. This was true for Jesus’ followers in the Bible: “The leaders saw that Peter and John were not afraid to speak, and they understood that these men had no special training or education. So they were amazed. Then they realized that Peter and John had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13 NCV).

Today be encouraged that standing courageously for an unpopular opinion isn’t easy, but the rewards of standing courageously for the truth will last forever. Hebrews 10:35 NIV says, “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded”.

Erick Bouwmeester