If God Is For Us…
Even with all of that scripture to guide us, being the only Christian in the room can be hard. I explore the truth in “If God is for us, who can be against us.”
My company recently hosted a celebration for our team after a successful project rollout. We went to a place in Columbia called Hexagon Alley. It had walls of board games, shelves of drinks, a food menu, and easy background music. It’s the kind of spot my younger self would have dismissed as “nerdy,” even though I’ve always loved games. Back then, I cared too much about how things looked instead of who I really was. Thank goodness I now know that God knew me before I even existed, set me apart for His purpose, and loves me fully just as I am (Jeremiah 1:5).
We played a few games, and one stood out. It was a guessing game where you paired questions with a persona card and had to guess how the persona would answer the question. When a card about Jesus showed up, it caught me off guard. Out of the whole deck, I drew the only two cards with references to Christianity which was kind of comforting given the game made me a little uncomfortable. The question was “drug of choice” with options like cocaine, acid, vodka, and The Bible. My persona was a made-up “brother of Jesus.” Clearly meant as a joke, but of course I picked The Bible. Everyone guessed correctly, and I laughed about the coincidence, pointing out how funny it was that I got those cards. That led a teammate to ask if I was a Christian, and I simply said, “Yes.”
Later, in another game, a teammate jokingly dismissed a card with, “Well, she’s a Christian,” then quickly said she was kidding. I didn’t even see the card, but I knew what she meant. And she was right in one sense. I am a Christian. I believe marriage and family are sacred, that life is precious, that scripture should guide decisions, that we should strive to live free from sin and seek forgiveness when we fail.
I don’t pledge loyalty to one political party but to ideas. Lately many of those ideas line up more with one side of the aisle, as many Christians have noticed. I can’t support ideas that pull people further from God. Scripture makes it clear that while God loves sinners (Romans 5:8), He is also justc (Psalm 9:7-8), and sin carries consequences (Romans 6:23).
At the same time, I know it is not my job to decide who gets into heaven (James 4:12). I do not condemn others for their choices (Luke 6:37). Their salvation is between them and God (Romans 14:12). What I do take a stand on is how Christians are treated. Jesus warned us this would happen: ‘If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first’ (John 15:18). Too often, we are mocked as if we belong to some cult or fit into a single stereotype. The truth is, we are all made in the image of God, even those who mock believers (Genesis 1:27). Christianity is not built on hate. If anything, Christians spend more time praying for those who reject God than hating them (Matthew 5:44). We forgive (Matthew 6:14–15), we extend grace (Ephesians 4:32), and we hold fast to the truth that God loves every single person, even those who deny Him (Luke 23:34).
Even with all of that scripture to guide us, being the only Christian in the room can be hard. Jesus tells us to “turn the other cheek” (Matthew 5:39), but we also see Him flipping tables when His Father’s house was dishonored (Matthew 21:12). Those two instructions can feel confusing when someone makes a joke at your expense. Do we stay quiet? Do we laugh it off? Do we speak up? More times than I care to admit, I’ve chosen silence. I’ve been a coward.
But here’s the truth I want to lean into: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). That doesn’t mean fighting back or proving a point. It means standing confident in who we are in Christ. It means not being ashamed of the gospel and trusting that God’s Spirit will guide us in those moments.
At the end of the day, some things cannot be denied, even by those who choose not to believe in Christianity. Archeology has never disproved the Bible, and new discoveries keep supporting the bibles version of events. Over 500 witnesses saw the risen Christ and never recanted (1 Corinthians 15:3–6), even under torture or faced with death. And when you live by God’s Word—the Ten Commandments and Christ’s teachings—your life becomes fuller, not emptier. The writers of the bible, were all historians that were revered in their day for writing down the truth of history. If everything else they wrote was to be believed, why would they lie about Christianity? The answer is, they wouldn’t.
So yes, I am a Christian. Not perfect, not fearless, but forgiven. And I pray that the next time I am the only believer in the room, I’ll remember that God is for me, and no one can stand against Him.