Persecution of the Heart

Over the last few days I've still been thinking about the two hour movie Underground Reality Vietnam. As I was thinking about it today, something that really struck me was how it is always so easy for us to focus on the physical persecution of a believer, and yet the emotional persecution I think can be far worse.

Persecution of the heart is what I call emotional persecution. For the follower of Christ we understand better than those who do not know Christ, the depth of love and passion Jesus Christ has for us. He loved us so much, and He died for us.

As Christians, our hearts are changed from stone to flesh because God has circumcised our hearts. So when Christians are persecuted for their faith and trust in Christ, it is deeply felt...and it is painful.

This is really evident when you watch Underground Reality Vietnam. There are interviews in the film that made me cry, and the reason why is because you can see the hurt and the emotional pain that these victims of persecution went through. But what is so inspiring is that despite the brokenness of heart, there is a deeper faith than I can imagine because I haven't experience their depth of persecution.

You have to see this film to know what I'm talking about. If you're interested, be sure to visit www.undergroundreality.com and when you're praying for the persecuted church, don't just pray for their physical healing, but also for the healing of their hearts.