If you were to suffer great personal and material loss, as the Isrealites did, what would you cling to?

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

~I Chronicles 17:16

 

I would cling to my faith in God

Which person do you identify with - the one who is struggling to please God or personal strength alone or the one who is trusting in Christ for victory over sin?

So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

~Romans 7:21

 

I would say that I identify best with the person who is trusting is Christ for victory over sin.  I have learned over time that things are not going to happen when I want them to.  I have to trust in God's timing and be patient with it.

Have you ever felt far from God? Does Romans 3-5 say anythign that might help during those times?

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

~Romans 5:7-8

 

I haven't felt terribly far from God, but these chapters do provide a comfort shall I ever feel that way.

To what role does God call you? How does your persuit of that compare with the apostle paul's?

I'm not sure how to compare my role to Paul's, but I would say that God has called me to minister his people through music.

Have you ever felt yourself being drawn into another person's way of life, even when you disapprove? What can you do to escape?

I think it has been a while since I have been in that position, but what I have found best to do is to just tell that person the very truth about how you feel about the situation.

Is it better for Christianity to be popular or unpopular?

They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you.

~Acts 28:21

 

Probably popular because it would have more of a positive effect on people