Christianity and the Ultimate Rebellion

You become many things when you sign for salvation through Jesus.  Accepting His sacrifice for you sin does so much more than secures your place in Heaven or Heaven on Earth or however else you may interpret it.  For one thing, you have this sort of peace that you probably did not have before.  It is hard to explain, but you suddenly find less to worry about.  Naturally, you do take care of the day-to-day rituals and all that, but you are not as concerned over the many problems you may face.
But there is something else now.  You find yourself at odds with so many things in front of you that you may get a little overwhelmed.  Paul Coleman said it best when he sang this:

Well I seeing the irony, the battle inside of me
You brought me peace and now I’m at war with world

Those two lines just about sum up what you become when you decide to dedicate your life to God’s Will and bringing Him glory.  You become a rebel of this world and an outcast.  You are no longer welcome and many forces, both natural and supernatural, will begin to work against you.  It is not an easy life to live and nobody will make it easier on you.
The world is not ruled by God.  Naturally, He could rule it if He so chooses, because His power is absolute and nothing can stop Him.  But He allows things to happen and it is not clear exactly why.  This is one of those great mysteries about Him that I doubt we will even get an explanation when we do meet with Him.  In any case, for whatever reason, God does not rule this world.
This world belongs to Satan.  He may be open about it, but he rules it through sin and fear.  He revels in open rebellion against God and loves to deceive and corrupt those around him.  No, I do not believe that he is hiding in the shadows directing the actions of the world leaders.  He does not have to do this as long as they are not with God.
But since God is not the king of this world, that means that His followers are in open rebellion against the ruler of this world.  It is not a good position to be in.  He has so many followers who are generally not even aware of his influence on his side.  He incites hatred and disguises so many vices as virtuous that it is pretty confusing even for us Christians.
This is one of the reasons why I do not trust governing authorities.  How much can you trust them when you know that the ultimate ruler of this world is not God?  That would mean that they are representing the authority of sin in one sense.  Even those who claim to be Christians cannot possibly claim to be perfect and blameless.  We are all sinners and it is only through God’s power, mercy, and grace that we are saved from it.  As such, there is nothing we can do except ask, weep, and praise.
I feel as though I have chosen a hard road for myself.  I really hope that it is not a road marked with pride.  I have chosen Jesus as my Savior.  It is difficult to deal with people and not feel a certain ting of fear that the person I am interacting with harbors some hostility to me and my beliefs.  But I know that in the end it does not matter.
So not only am I a libertarian, which puts me at odds with just about everyone politically, I am also a Christian which makes me even more of a rebel than I already was.  On top of that, I have vowed to attempt to buy my first home with no mortgage.  I just cannot seem to not pigeonhole myself into a normal person’s status.  I am a little strange like that.
It is OK, though.  I am used to it after living this way for 27 years.