People think my faith is a joke
My coworkers think my faith is a joke. They’re never mean about it. They just don’t realize the significance of it. What should I do? Your question speaks to the heart of many conversations I’ve had with believers in secular spaces. We’re all acutely aware our non-Christian coworkers often don’t “get” our beliefs. And that’s not the end of it. Our brains can take one idea and pile on a whole host of other assumptions: The rest of the team must think I’m so dumb for believing what I do. We have nothing in common. He probably dreads working with me. I bet she thinks I’m a goody-goody, sitting on my high horse, thumping my Bible. He knows his lifestyle isn’t supported by my faith. He probably thinks I hate him. The mental leaps can continue far beyond these examples, depending on your situation. When clients or friends tell me their coworkers think their faith is a joke, I usually respond, “Oh, do they? How do you know that?” I know. That’s a truly annoying response to give someone who’s