You are not who others say you are. You are who God says you are.
I'd argue that people today aren't rejecting Christ so much as they're rejecting the church.
Reputation shows who people think you are. Character shows who you really are.
What you fear reveals where you trust God the least
Rather than just reacting to the waves of things that come, ride them with deliberate intention.
God often guides by what He doesn't provide.