day no. 16,932: divine indifference

"What is the solution to all this? The solution is the divine gift of not caring what they think. But of course, not caring at all is apathy, and that is also a sin. Caring is another inescapable concept—not whether, but which. It is not whether your conduct will be approved, but rather which group will approve it. It is not whether you care if your conduct is approved, it is rather which group’s approval you care about." — Douglas Wilson, Real Offense and Not So Much

There is a Christ-like way to not care what others are saying about you.

Differentiated leaders embrace the diktat of divine indifference.

This is the way.

Luke 11:44-46

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

The lawyers were worried that Christ had accidentally included them in His critique of the Pharisees. Christ was concerned that any doubt remained, so He took the opportunity to clarify.

Matthew 15:12-14

Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

The disciples were worried that Jesus had offended the Pharisees.

Jesus was worried that He hadn't. 

“You could see that they were ready to be friends with anyone who was friendly and didn't give a fig for anyone who wasn't." — C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy

So, all that to say, in order to be Christ-like, you must be willing to be friends with the friendly while not giving a fig for those won't.

Christ-like not caring is the way. If you care a great deal about what God thinks, you won't care a bit about what blasphemers feel.