worshipinspiritandtruth:

1 Corinthians16:24

(Source: kidnaseasy)

Why is it okay for you to speak of your favorite sports team, but not okay for me to talk about my religion? Why is it okay for you to talk about the highlight of the game, but not okay for me to talk about what my pastor preached about? Why is it okay for you to tell me that preaching about what I believe in isn’t aloud in school, but okay for you to talk about your favorite teams stats?Being in high school and holding strong to your religion is harder than it seems. Very few classmates, and even teachers, make students feel comfortable enough to profess their faith in front of others. Among the unwillingness of others, there’s many new temptations and obstacles.Although I am very strong in my faith, I have faced countless set backs throughout my three years in high school. Peers are not as supportive as they should be. Instead, they belittle you until you agree to do the things that they do. When speaking of your faith, many people automatically look at you as though you see yourself as better than them, but for many this is not true. Instead, it just means that we understand the wrong things we have done and are able to admit to them.Among the many set backs, there stands the largest: fitting in. Nobody, no matter how old or how confident they are, wants to be alone and made fun of for being different. But who really decides what’s cool and what’s not? For me, I hold much more respect for people who can stand true to their faith and themselves throughout their four years of high school. Not only because that means they aren’t being someone they’re not, but because they have not let their peers pressure them into forming into a “new” them.Religion to some people, are like sports to an athlete. It’s not just something they believe in or enjoy, but something that has become second nature to them. For the people that find it “cool” to degrade the kid that walks around with a bible instead of a cell phone, stop. People should not look at anyone who proclaims their faith out loud, as “weird” or “different.” Just because you don’t believe in the same thing as them, does not give you the right to tell them what they can or cannot believe in.