other people are observing you watching how you handle pressure. Here's Nancy

Damascus. Our willingness to suffer for Christ's sake glorifies God in this way.

It becomes a visible witness to the watching world that Jesus is worth living and

dying for. This is the Revival Hearts podcast with Nancy Damascus, author of

Choosing Gratitude. For August 24th, 2023, I'm Dana Grasch.

Think of a character or someone in history whom you admire. It's likely he or

she went through some extremely difficult trials. The way they responded to

the pressure is probably one of the reasons you admire them. So here's

something to think about. What other people watch your life? What do they

notice about the way you handle pressure? I mean, in this cancel culture, you

might be facing persecution just for something you said at a family gathering

or innocently posted on social media. Today, Nancy's going to help you think

through those kinds of situations as she continues in a series called

Faithfulness and the Crown of Life. If you've missed any part of this series,

you can find every episode on our website RevivalHearts.com or on the Revival

Hearts app. Here's Nancy. The date was February the 2nd and the year was

about 156 AD. The Jews had incited the Romans to arrest an 86 year old church

leader named Polycarp. They had made wild accusations against him, totally

untrue, and it was a festival day. So crowds were out celebrating and the mob

was easily inflamed. On the way to the amphitheater, the Roman officer who had

arrested Polycarp begged him to recant. He said, what harm can it do to just burn

a little bit of incense to Caesar? Polycarp said, I can't do it. So he was

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