How to Stay a Christian in a Public Setting

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Remember that since you're already a Christian

   Even though being young and in school tempts you to give in to the crowd, don't.
   
   The Bible is clear that your loyalty to Christ should be number one!
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   Step 2: you're not going to get high on the social ladder (but that doesn't mean that you won't be popular at all; with prayer

   This will help you to become closer to God. , Be gentle and understand that they don't know who God really is, or else they wouldn't be teasing you about it.
   
   Don't let people calling you a prude, etc. hinder you from maintaining the morals of Scripture.
   
   Stay strong in the Lord and love the unsaved, especially those who are your fellow Christians. ,, Join a Christian club for encouragement! , Don't forsake it just because you're tired, you need that support. , Concentrate on stories the disciples told about Jesus' encounters "on the street" with people. , Some translations are KJV, NKJV, NIV, ASB, NASB, etc. Free of charge and open reading (no user login or email needed) you can study and compare Bible translations.
   
   View always free glossaries, maps and commentaries and read many languages including Spanish, Hebrew, Greek and Latin available online, at for example: http://www.biblecc.com, http://www.biblehub.com, http://www.biblegateway.com, at no cost.   , When do you get frustrated with people (drivers, not traffic; bosses, paperwork, teachers, etc.)? That's your entry point wherever you find yourself wanting to "act like a Christian in public."
   
   See his robes (or blue jeans), smell his sweat, hear the snaps on his backpack jingle. ,, That will get the love flowing. , Then, either. interfere only in a way Jesus was know to have interfered back when he lived: he could be seen comforting the sick, gently leading a woman into an ethical discussion about herself, correcting the treatment of holy spaces and places by inappropriate activity, etc.); or stand apart:
   Jesus did not try to save or heal everyone, and certainly not all at once
   - sometimes he just prayed for them. , This will eliminate the fear of special situations, because you will already have had plenty of practice, daily. , In every situation you're involved, how will He make this situation better (What would Jesus do?).
   
   Remember God should be in your mind everyday, all the time.
   
   Trust God, with Him you will accomplish all things. "God knows His plan for you and it is good, not bad!"
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   Step 3: you will find the best friends and that's as popular as it gets!).

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   Step 4: Read your Bible and pray everyday

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   Step 5: even if it means waking up at 4:00 a.m.

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   Step 6: When you enter a public setting

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   Step 7: be as innocent as a dove

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   Step 8: yet as wise as a serpent to those who tease you about being Christian.

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   Step 9: Find a strong Christian adult from church to pray for you and to help you with your problems.

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    Step 10: If you are in school

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    Step 11: find other Christians with whom to associate.

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    Step 12: Keep going to church for the encouragement

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    Step 13: that's what the church is for!

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    Step 14: Steep yourself in the Scripture (just like you steep a tea bag in hot water - be the water flowing around the wisdom of the Word)

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    Step 15: particularly the New Testament Gospels.

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    Step 16: Find and use the most accurate translation of the Holy Bible that is at your own reading level.

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    Step 17: Start the actual process from within the observation of your own actions: what makes you "unlovely"?

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    Step 18: Relax yourself (however you have learned to do so) and visualize Jesus standing next to you.

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    Step 19: Open your mind to his options for that particular moment: would he act or observe (get directly involved and start talking to them or sit in the dust and write something down)?

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    Step 20: Open your heart to why he loves them: he made them

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    Step 21: you know

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    Step 22: and then saved them from themselves at the expense of everything he held dear (his own life).

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    Step 23: When you feel full of love for the people involved in the given situation

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    Step 24: pretend they are your own children (or house pets or projects - visualize whatever you really love).

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    Step 25: When you can copy his actions well

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    Step 26: using only well known and well documented examples from scripture

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    Step 27: you can start to invent your own ways to walk with Christ in public.

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    Step 28: WWJD -- Think "What would Jesus do".

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