On serving the Lord. When we serve the Lord, there will always be resistance and struggle. "Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution." (2. Tim. 3:12, NKJV). Even my own parents have problems understanding me. "But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.” " (Mark 3:21) I love my parents with all of my heart, but they don't always understand me. The resistance in church can be similar. Rick Joyner writes one place that each church can only handle two Christians of the new breed. The churches cannot really handle brothers who are completely surrendered to the Lord. Still, the worst kind of resistance comes from the world. 2. Timothy makes this point very clear. As Christians we will always suffer persecution. The world will not understand us. "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world." (1. John 2:15-16) We are not supposed to love the world. Yet we are supposed to love the people in the world. Jesus said that we should love our enemies. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. " (Matt 5:43-44) We are supposed to love our enemies. And that is one of the hardest tasks for us Christians.