Persecutor or Persecuted?

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. (Matthew 5:11)
Are you a persecutor or are you persecuted? Chances are, if you don't like to hear the truth about your sin, then you're a persecutor. Of course, you'd probably claim to be persecuted, because you can't (won't) see the truth.
In Matthew 4:18-22, we're told about Jesus calling the first disciples. He says to Simon (Peter) and his brother Andrew, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Verse 20 says "At once they left their nets and followed him."!!!! AT ONCE!
Next he sees James and his brother John. "Jesus called to them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him."!!! IMMEDIATELY!
The first disciples dropped everything at once and immediately! Not after they did what they wanted to do, not after Jesus talked them into it, but right now! All Jesus had to do was say "come".
Are you that eager to follow Jesus? Are you that eager to hear His word and learn how you can be a better disciple? Are you being persecuted for the sake of Christ and His truth?
Maybe you're a persecutor. Too full of pride and offended by the truth. Choking the voice of the truth so that you feel good and look good.
Jesus said He didn't come to call the righteous, but the sinners. We are all sinners. That's why He came, that's why he died on the cross. If we don't want to admit to our sins we are disrespecting Jesus. Do you want to stand face to face with God and have that conversation? I'd rather be persecuted here on earth, my sins exposed, begging God's mercy and seeking to be a better disciple, than explaining to the one who gave everything up for me why I was so worried about looking good.