{"id":4727,"date":"2023-11-10T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/?p=4727"},"modified":"2023-11-16T22:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T22:49:18","slug":"prepared-for-persecution-the-at-any-cost-mindset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/prepared-for-persecution-the-at-any-cost-mindset\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepared for Persecution Part 1: The &#8220;At Any Cost&#8221; Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insights From Cole Richards, President Of The Voice Of The Martyrs, On Obedience And Fear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The following reflection on discipleship and persecution is part of a three-part series written by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/persecution.com\/bios\/cole-richards\"><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/bios\/cole-richards\"><strong>Cole Richards, President of The Voice of the Martyrs<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/strong>. In this insightful passage, he shares how persecuted Christians can boldly, lovingly, and humbly obey Christ, no matter the cost. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PART I: THE \u201cAT ANY COST\u201d MINDSET<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Lord has taught us the first step in preparing for persecution, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/china\/\"><strong>Chinese Christian family<\/strong><\/a> members have walked it out in exemplary fashion under a brutal Communist regime for more than 70 years. Christ instructed us to count the cost of discipleship and take up our cross daily. Following Him is costly, but since He is infinitely worthy, we must continue paying without a thought when persecutors raise the price by opposing us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VOM\u2019s founder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torturedforchrist.com\/\"><strong>Richard Wurmbrand<\/strong><\/a>, said, \u201cA man really believes not what he recites in his creed, but only the things he is ready to die for.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>The first step in preparing for persecution is identifying the things we will do&nbsp;<em>at any cost<\/em>. <\/strong>We will read God\u2019s Word, pray, worship, gather with other believers, and witness for Christ, and nothing will stop us from doing these things with willing and glad hearts.&nbsp;Because we do these things in obedience to the commands of our Lord, their worth is beyond evaluation. The value of everything else in this world pales in comparison, including our very lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When I talk with Christians here in the U.S. and in other free countries, the word that constantly comes to mind is&nbsp;<em>unprepared<\/em>.<\/p>\n<cite>Cole Richards &#8211; VOM President<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When I talk with Christians here in the U.S. and in other free countries, the word that constantly comes to mind is&nbsp;<em>unprepared<\/em>. Persecuted Christians in restricted nations have counted the cost and considered Christ worthy, so they prayerfully approach each day with an obey-at-any-cost mindset. Anchored by an understanding of God\u2019s greatness and with their desires fixed on His eternal kingdom, they approach life differently from most Christians in free nations. Too many Christians in free nations live in fear of those who oppose us while worrying about losing the things of this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vom-subscribe-ad\">\r\n\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/plugins\/vom-custom-block-subscribe-ad\/assets\/magazine-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Request your free magazine<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/free-magazine\/?_source_code=VSTORYM1\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to our free magazine\">Subscribe<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\n\n\n<p>For decades, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/china\"><strong>Chinese Christian family<\/strong> <\/a>members have boldly, lovingly, and humbly obeyed Christ, no matter how their government opposed them. When their gatherings were made illegal, they held church services anywhere necessary to avoid the secret police. And they also prepared for the inevitable arrests so that when pastors were imprisoned, others in the congregation were ready to take their place. Meanwhile, the imprisoned pastors embraced their time in jail as a new ministry assignment from the Lord: They simply continued their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Chinese Communist Party has arrayed a horrifying technological apparatus against Christians. Hundreds of millions of facial recognition cameras help track believers\u2019 whereabouts and create a digital record used to punish them for their so-called disloyal and illegal activities. Their response to this heightened surveillance has been the same as their response to previous threats and attacks. They simply continue in obedience with joyful hearts, having counted the cost and considered Christ worthy of\u00a0<em>any<\/em>\u00a0price they must pay. Are we, our families, and our churches ready to respond to opposition in a likewise manner? If not, then we are not prepared for persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The Voice of the Martyrs' President Cole Richards' Signature\" class=\"wp-image-4729\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole Richards<br>President of The Voice of the Martyrs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concluding Insights From Cole Richards, President Of The Voice Of The Martyrs, On Obedience and fear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In conclusion,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/bios\/cole-richards\"><strong>Cole Richards, President of The Voice of the Martyrs<\/strong><\/a>, shares how Christians in free countries are unprepared for persecution. In this insightful passage,&nbsp;he shares how persecuted Christians are grounded in biblical truth. Despite facing adversity, our brothers and sisters courageously advance the gospel. Cole Richard urges us to stand with persecuted brothers and sisters, amplify their voices, and unite in prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read Prepared for Persecution<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/the_enemys_objective_part-2-_vom_president_cole_richards\/\">Part 2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/prepared-for-persecution\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/prepared-for-persecution-our-heritage\/\"><strong>Part 3<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insights From Cole Richards, President Of The Voice Of The Martyrs, On Obedience And Fear The following reflection on discipleship and persecution is part of a three-part series written by&nbsp;Cole Richards, President of The Voice of the Martyrs. In this insightful passage, he shares how persecuted Christians can boldly, lovingly, and humbly obey Christ, no matter the cost. PART I: THE \u201cAT ANY COST\u201d MINDSET Our Lord has taught us the first step in preparing for persecution, and our Chinese Christian family members have walked it out in exemplary fashion under a brutal Communist regime for more than 70 years. Christ instructed us to count the cost of discipleship and take up our cross daily. Following Him is costly, but since He is infinitely worthy, we must continue paying without a thought when persecutors raise the price by opposing us. VOM\u2019s founder, Richard Wurmbrand, said, \u201cA man really believes not what he recites in his creed, but only the things he is ready to die for.\u201d&nbsp;The first step in preparing for persecution is identifying the things we will do&nbsp;at any cost. We will read God\u2019s Word, pray, worship, gather with other believers, and witness for Christ, and nothing will stop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[104],"class_list":["post-4727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-presidents-letter","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prepared for Persecution Part 1: The &quot;At Any Cost&quot; Mindset - Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;When I talk with Christians in free countries, the word that constantly comes to mind is\u00a0unprepared,&quot; said Cole Richards, VOM President.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/prepared-for-persecution-the-at-any-cost-mindset\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prepared for Persecution Part 1: The &quot;At Any Cost&quot; 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