Dare to stand alone!

It is possible to live for God in a hostile world. Godliness can, and does strive  where there are no ideal circumstances. (...)When we think of difficulties, we usually  only think only of our own. We persuade ourselves that everybody has it easy, and that we would make more spiritual progress if we were in some other situation.  The factory worker thinks it is easier to live the Christian life in the office, while the office worker is convinced that it is easier to be a Christian housewife at home. The housewife is not aware of the difficulties of living for Christ at school, and the student looks forward to the day when he will face comparatively easier challenges of the factory floor. (...) We each imagine that nobody has difficulties as great as our own.We excuse our poor standards of Christian living by pointing to the circumstances in which we are found.

The book of Daniel exposes us completely. It proves that true spirituality never depends upon things being easy.

Excerpt from Dare to Stand Alone by Pr. Stuart Olyott