What the World Needs Now, is Love Sweet Love
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Sin is running rampant in our society. Daily headlines shout the atrocities of the latest school shootings, child abuse, pornography, serial killings, and terrorism. Our prisons are overflowing, our youth facilities are overcrowded with youth who have no purpose, who belong to gangs for acceptance and identity. Our world is overflowing with violence, hatred, corruption.
Reading, hearing, and perhaps even experiencing these tragedies i begin to understand the necessity of God's judgment. I even find myself wishing for justice, not mercy, not forgiveness, but justice! I mean really, I am being real here.
Today for instance, I got a report of a seventy year old man who has been molesting a twelve year old since birth. The guy even had illicit pictures of the child. Did I feel mercy? No! Did I feel forgiveness? No! I felt anger, I felt disgust, I felt he was beyond redemption. Then I am reminded that what these offenders need more than anything is a life change. Is that possible? In my human understanding .... no it isn't!!! But with God, it is...
I mean I don't even understand it at all. I realize how far God has brought me, how much He has worked and how much further I need to go. His love has Changed me and is STILL changing me. For that I am thankful, because I have a ways to go. Tonight I am angry, so I gotta let it go. Thanks for listening.
Reading, hearing, and perhaps even experiencing these tragedies i begin to understand the necessity of God's judgment. I even find myself wishing for justice, not mercy, not forgiveness, but justice! I mean really, I am being real here.
Today for instance, I got a report of a seventy year old man who has been molesting a twelve year old since birth. The guy even had illicit pictures of the child. Did I feel mercy? No! Did I feel forgiveness? No! I felt anger, I felt disgust, I felt he was beyond redemption. Then I am reminded that what these offenders need more than anything is a life change. Is that possible? In my human understanding .... no it isn't!!! But with God, it is...
I mean I don't even understand it at all. I realize how far God has brought me, how much He has worked and how much further I need to go. His love has Changed me and is STILL changing me. For that I am thankful, because I have a ways to go. Tonight I am angry, so I gotta let it go. Thanks for listening.
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 5:01 PM
3 Comments:
....It's the only thing.....that there's just too little of...
sending a listening ear, hugs, love and prayers your way....
donna
We are all a work in progress. We are human, and God only knows that all too well. Keep turning to Him and He will show you the way. The way to forgiveness, the way to hope, the way to love.
God will make the ultimate judgement of that man. We are told in the scriptures not to judge, but it is soooo hard sometimes,especially when you see an old man moleste a young child. We are not perfect and have to constantly work to become perfect. I sometimes wonder how far down the ladder I am in this respect.... Good luck!
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