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“𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐀𝐦 𝐈 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤?”

People sometimes wonder about their identity when the world starts pushing back against them.

There are times when holding onto your faith makes you feel pretty isolated. Folks might not get you, they could make fun of your beliefs, or they might ask why you stick to doing the right thing even if it hurts a bit.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲. Jesus put it this way. "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first." - John 15:18

Persecution does not always come with a lot of noise. It might show up as quiet dismissal, gentle teasing, or just getting excluded for living your life in a different way. That kind of thing can leave you thinking the Lord might see you as off-track somehow.

But that is not the case. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. Picking kindness instead of pride, faith instead of worry, and purity instead of giving in to pressure all help you show what Jesus is like. The world might not grasp it every time, but light has a way of exposing what shadows keep hidden.

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" - Matthew 5:10

Staying true to your faith gets tough when everyone around you suggests just bending the rules a little. Regardless, God lets you know you belong to Him. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲

" You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden" - Matthew 5:14

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂. It begins with understanding who God declares you to be: chosen and loved, fully redeemed.

Persecution might hit hard at times, but you can hold steady since your base is built on God's unchanging truth. If your faith ever makes you feel ridiculed or out of place, hold onto these reminders. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. He stays right there with you.

"The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children." - Romans 8:16

Just keep moving forward. Keep letting your light show. Keep holding your ground. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅.

🖊️: Abiezer Aaron Intad
🎨: Nicka Acosta & Bea Lattao

Get ready PASCIANS!🔥

In celebration of ESP & Values Education Month, Elevate PCSHS is teaming up with the ESP and VE Department for SPORTS FOR VALUES CLINIC — an inspiring session with some of today’s outstanding athletes! 🏀❤️‍🔥

Join us as Kim Aurin, Poy Erram, and RR Pogoy of TNT Tropang 5G share not only their skills, but also the values that shaped their journey on and off the court to become champions. 💙💛

Let’s learn, be inspired, and champion values through sports! See you there! 🙌💯