With all the evil around us, it's sometimes hard not to give in. To just quit fighting it. To quit being the odd person out who gets the tough questions and funny looks. It can be tempting to embrace the world. I take solace in Psalm 20:8, which says,
"They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright."
Every time I think, "I could have that thing I desire so much if I just joined them," I remember that many have bowed and fallen, but God says, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)
"For the entire Law is fulfilled in in this one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."—Gal 5:14