It is now. Seriously though. I've been thinking (whoa...I know). We as a body of believers (when I say "we" I guess I mean "me"), have become so desensitized to so many things. It's crazy but it's true. I hear myself blatently defending things I know are boarder line. For instance...clothes. My excuse..."it's the style...everyone's wearing tight pants." OR "They don't make modest shirts anymore!" That at least is partly true (it's so hard to fine taseful stuff....but I guess you just have to know where to look). But when I'm given cause to think about it (and believe me...I am on numerous occassions) I find myself in a defense court of ONE, and He's not particularly interested in my lame excuses for society, or for my "I'm just trying to identify with those around me" arguments. That hurts.
Or...better yet, take cursing/swearing/fowl languate/bad words/__________(insert your own euphemism here). Whatever you wanna call it. I sit and watch movies all the time with questionable diologue in it and it's so easy for me to shrug my shoulders at it or turn a not-so-blind-eye to what I'm hearing. Even though I know it's wrong. But I'm not one to sit and let the Prosecution stick it to me. No. I've got defenses. I've got reasons to back up my rhyms. You wanna hear 'em, you say? Well, I like that good 'ol "It doesn't affect me" argument. Ah yes. That's a good one. Nothing affects me. I can watch/listen/look at whatever I want and it doesn't phase me in the least. Yeah right. I'm living proof that somewhere it DOES. I hear that crap on the T.V all the time and guess what words threaten to pop out of my mouth when I'm upset? Here's a clue...it's not "I love you hunny," or "shoot," or "poopie diapers..."nope. It's usually much much worse. And I didn't get those words from sitting in my room reading my Bible either. I got them from the junk I allow to enter my world on a day-to-day basis. Normal everyday junk that an average believer lets into their world (that is, I'm assuming average).
Thank the Lord I am a work in progress. I read a quote this morning that really rattled my cage. I hope it rattles your, too.
"Sin is the dare of God's justice, the rape of his mercy, the jeer of his patience, the slight of his power, and the contempt of his love." ~John Bunyan
2 comments:
These are alll great points. We do these things all the time. I have quickly cleaned up my mouth from using the words "Crap" "frig" etc.. now that I am around 4 year olds. But I was so desentized before and I would just say them because everyone else did. We all get so comfy that we forget what we r doing.
Jess, I can deffinatly see were you're coming from...I have the same stuggles even in my all to completely sheltered life :) btw, that quote is awesome, I'm gonna print it ;)
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