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.