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By Mary Fairchild, About.com Guide to Christianity since 2005

Feeling Like a Fool for Christ?

Wednesday July 23, 2008
Second Thoughts

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Job pressure ... temptations ... doubts ... embarrassment. Are you having second thoughts about being a Christian?

As a Christian man, do you feel mostly like a fool and rarely like a faithful follower of Christ? You're not alone. In this devotional for Christian men, Jack Zavada of Inspiration-for-Singles.com reminds us that even the greatest men of the Bible had second thoughts.

Jack writes, "A man who follows Christ sticks out in this world, and as the old saying goes, the nail that sticks out is usually pounded down." Yet Jesus knows about these frustrations and second thoughts, and he doesn't think you are a fool. Rather, like John the Baptist, he'd probably call you great!

• Read more: Second Thoughts About Being a Christian

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