A three-year-old girl had not felt well for close to a week. She had a runny nose and a cough. Her mother took her to the doctor. The doctor asked her if her throat hurt.

The little girl said, "Yes, it's been hurting all week!"

The doctor then asked, "Can you point to where it hurts for me?"

The little girl emphatically said, "Right here." Then she proceeded to rub her stomach.

It is easy to get confused in life, isn't it? I wonder how many of us fully understand Christ's expectations of us. Even the parts we fully understand can be difficult for us to effectively and consistently put into practice.

In today's passage of scripture, we find a model for how to respond as Christ's ambassadors in an increasingly hostile environment. As we carry the message of Christ into the world, we wil…