Persecution: Being seen as The Problem

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?”  (1 Kings 18:17)
Whenever Ahab saw Elijah, he said "Here comes trouble..."  When we are serious about standing for God, speaking and living the Truth, and unafraid to take God's side, we will be seen as the problem, and will be mistreated in varieties of ways.  We can expect that.  But we also must beware crying "victim", which Elijah went on to do.  God's response to that is "What are you doing here?" We are not alone; He is still our Sovereign Lord; He will see us through our struggles and suffering and loneliness.  In a pagan culture such as ours, we will be seen as "the problem", but if we respond with faith and trust and continue to act in a Christlike manner, no one will be able to point their fingers at us and honestly say we are the problem.  And our conscience will not convict us; we will remain confident despite any suffering we may face.