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Scripture: 1 Peter 4:16
"Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter" NKJV

Being a Christian is perhaps the toughest job on the planet. Following and doing as Jesus did is tough gritty work. So how can I do it without speaking a word?

Smile when I am hurt
Listen when I'm lonely
Lend a hand when I am down
Share my life when I'm losing it

Share my food when I am hungry
Give attention when I am slighted
Spare my time when I'm in a hurry
Forgive when I have been wronged

Greet the one who has spurned me
Share a dollar when I only have one
Shake the hand that has just defeated me

Yep --- clearly being a Christian is the toughest job on the planet.

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