Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A Quick Thought...
About many modern worship songs... stop singing and telling God what He CAN do, and instead start thanking Him for what He IS DOING!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Trying.
A few weeks back, I overheard someone. Her statement went something like this: "Some people like to hate everybody, but I try to find the good in everyone."
Friends, I can't even begin to describe how sad this makes me.
First of all, accusing people of 'hating everybody' is an untrue and unjust judgment against many people that she knows. Judgment must be left up to God because God's judgment is perfect in every way. His motivation and the result of his judgment cannot be questioned. Human judgment is flawed, however, and hers is no exception. Ironically, her claim that "some people like to hate everybody" indicates a lack of love in her own approach toward others.
The second part of her statement reveals a horribly skewed view on how people are called to treat others. Firstly, she is contrasting her own actions with the verb "hate," and I think this is an indicator of how she defines love. To her, love is the overlooking of the bad and the selection of what is good out of a whole.
But this is not what we are called to! We are called to love unconditionally, even if there is no good that we, as humans, can find. We are not called to overlook the bad, because that would be irresponsible. Instead, we are called to love in a direction that brings people into alignment with God.
(I do not know whether or not she is a follower of Christ, but I feel that this expresses a perversion of the Truth believed by many, both Christian and non-Christian. For that reason, I am of the opinion that this sentiment needs to be addressed.)
Friends, I can't even begin to describe how sad this makes me.
First of all, accusing people of 'hating everybody' is an untrue and unjust judgment against many people that she knows. Judgment must be left up to God because God's judgment is perfect in every way. His motivation and the result of his judgment cannot be questioned. Human judgment is flawed, however, and hers is no exception. Ironically, her claim that "some people like to hate everybody" indicates a lack of love in her own approach toward others.
The second part of her statement reveals a horribly skewed view on how people are called to treat others. Firstly, she is contrasting her own actions with the verb "hate," and I think this is an indicator of how she defines love. To her, love is the overlooking of the bad and the selection of what is good out of a whole.
But this is not what we are called to! We are called to love unconditionally, even if there is no good that we, as humans, can find. We are not called to overlook the bad, because that would be irresponsible. Instead, we are called to love in a direction that brings people into alignment with God.
(I do not know whether or not she is a follower of Christ, but I feel that this expresses a perversion of the Truth believed by many, both Christian and non-Christian. For that reason, I am of the opinion that this sentiment needs to be addressed.)
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