Is it important to you to be liked or even admired by others? Most of us want to be respected more than we care about being universally liked. The truth is, when you are doing what’s good, right and noble, you will still piss some people off.

My last statement might surprise you. How can doing the right thing be irritating to others? Well, biological males don’t belong in women’s sports. But there are some who will die on that hill, regardless of the danger it poses to women.

Consider the life of Jesus. He brought hope and mercy to the people. He called out some of the religious leaders who took God’s law too far. The ones who should have recognized Jesus as the Messiah were the ones who had him killed on the cross. But the cross wasn’t the end of the story.

Take a stand for good. Be the voice for the voiceless until they find their own. Concern yourself with what’s right rather than being liked. You will never please everyone, but you can make God smile…