Rise Above Ridicule

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.” – Matthew 5:11 One remarkable aspect of unstoppable dreamers is their ability to rise above ridicule. This can be particularly challenging for Christians. For instance, have you read the story of Noah? He was a righteous man who found favor with the Lord and was called to build an ark. I’m reminded of the story of Noah from the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons, which depicted him building an ark to save the animals and his family. Noah received a vision that God was going to flood the earth, so he was called to preserve creation.  He is constructing the ark while the people around him mock and ridicule him. As a ten-year-old in Sunday school, I think, oh, they’re so foolish. Yet, consider what they’re observing: a man in the