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Broken...yet close...

My beloved SOUTH is enduring loads of pain currently. We have rallies being put on to save our confederate monuments and then we have rallies that say they are to save our monuments and are being used to spread "White Supremacy" propaganda. We also have companies paying actors to go to rallies and incite violence. It's just not a good time in my homeland. However, I can say this with all honesty, those who are willing to sit down and talk and sit and listen to the others can find common ground.

All people in America are tired of being mistreated and misunderstood; we have stopped being a nation that is united to being a nation that is out of control and all about "ME." Our nation is spiritually broken. There was a time when I didn't realize that my heritage was hurtful to others; but heritage is exactly what I have. There was a time when HISTORY was fun to learn and enjoy whether or not I liked what happened. There was a time in our nation, when people of all races could come together and spend time with one another. But I fear my friends that this time has come to an end...an untimely end.

So what is the answer? Jesus is our only answer. You see when we are broken, not just has a nation, but as a person, David reminds us in the Psalm that the Lord is closest to the brokenhearted. It is in our moments of brokenness that we can see God clearer. Yet in our brokenness we also feel farther away from God. In our brokenness we oft times seem to forget to look for God. However, it is in these moments of brokenness that we can see God a bit clearer and the way to him a lot more clearer.

I want to encourage my friends and family as they read this post to draw near to God in these moments. To draw near to God asking that he reveal solutions and not adding to the problem by joining sides. Be the bridge for others to communicate and above all love.

Love Doesn't Always Support

Earlier this week I posted a story about a woman who was trans gendered and had a baby. I noted that no matter what this woman thought of herself, she was still a woman and not a man. Many of my friends got upset and tried to sway my thoughts on the matter. However, instead of swaying me, I stood my ground. Why? Because Proverbs tells us that "Faithful are the wounds of a friend..." So what does that mean? Does it mean that we always sit by and support our friends or does it mean that we stand up and actually say something?

To me, I'd rather wound my friends by telling them the truth. I'd rather them know where I stand, and either respect me for it or not. How can we show someone we love them if we aren't willing to show them the wrong? As Christians we are called to tell our friends and family when they are in sin. We are not to sit idly by and let them continue in sin.

Let me ask you something. What if your loved one died today and you never told them the truth about their sin and where they would end up because of it? What if you got a chance to visit them and you met them in their torment of hell and they said "Why didn't you ever tell me this was where I would end up?" How exactly would you feel?

Personally, I have many friends who are in the LGBTQA community. However, I love them enough to say "Hey, what you are choosing is wrong!" It doesn't mean that I don't love them. It doesn't mean I don't care. On the contrary, it means I love them enough to be hated by them and risk losing their friendship to say these things. And I know that someday when I stand before a Holy God, and He looks at me and says "Did you truly love your friends in the LGBTQA community?" I will be able to say "Yes, Lord, I did." Can you?