My blog has primarily been about the love I find in Christ
and my experiences. I have not shared much or really anything at all in the way
of what may be cultural or political controversies, and I don’t intend to do
that here. Rather I seek to again share what my seeking after the Lord and
falling in love with him has taught me.
Many of my Christian friends who I know love Christ have
reacted today as though America has just signed some proclamation as through no
one will ever be blessed with knowing the love of Christ again.
Dear friends,
Have you met my Jesus? When was the last time you talked,
really talked, heart to heart with him?
See, the Jesus I know loves every single heart that has
fought so hard to earn an equal stance in the eyes of the law (United States law,
not God’s law.) He loves the heart of every Judge who made the ruling. I would
even venture to say that he loves them more for making the ruling to declare
same sex marriages legal. In fact, that
choice is more after the heart of God than the act to make it illegal in the
first place. See it was God who started this thinking; that EVERY man and woman
has the choice to live the life they want. God did not and has not eliminated the ability for same sex couples to marry. God clearly defines that such an action is death, but he did not eliminate the act. I have not heard once that a same sex couple walked down the isle and suddenly they were frozen in place or burned to ash because God banned the act and made it so that they could not sign a piece of paper made by the USA for rights/privileges also designed and carried out by the USA. If God does not force our actions,
why are we so arrogant to try that on others?
NEVER in the ministry of Christ did I learn that he spent
even one minute lobbying the government or prosecuting a case in the judicial
system to force people to behave according to his guidance. No, actually he
declared it was impossible to achieve perfection. He said we would only follow
him when we truly love him. Jesus didn’t get the Judge to order us to love him.
He accepted us exactly where we were, loved on us, and taught us without even
letting on that he was changing us. See, he didn’t get up in our faces and call
us dirty names or point out that we were worthless. On the contrary, he proved
that we were, and remain, priceless, beloved, the betrothed, cherished, perfect
through him sons and daughters that he still sees today.
My heart sinks as I read Christians (Those following after
and becoming like Christ) post things like “this is the darkest day for America.”
When I read that I am shocked and my soul aches as I realize that the darkest
day for America happened long ago and we missed it….when those who claim to
desire nothing more than to follow Christ, stopped following his blueprint for
showing and proving Christ’s love in order to gain love and rather got lazy and
expected the government to enforce “Biblical Marriage.”
Biblical marriage is meant to be another piece of our
journey to help us better understand Christ’s love for us. No one can change
that definition. It was set by God. The Supreme Court did not change that
today. The Supreme Court changed the ability of the United States to penalize a
group of people. Unfortunately the United States has made marriage about something
it has nothing to do with. The USA has made marriage about tax incentives, the
ability to talk to a doctor about a loved one’s needs, to be afforded time off
to care for someone, to make a medical decision on their behalf, or to be
forced to testify against them. I would have much rather have seen the Supreme
Court eliminate the ability of ANY law to be made concerning marriage. However,
if that could not be done today, progress was still made. Perhaps now there is
one less distraction the enemy can use to keep the ears of people God loves so
dearly filled with sounds of hatred and inequality.
My, how Christ like we could sound if we all would be
willing to agree this is progress. This is more God given freedom for a person
to choose their life and much more clear path for honest falling in love with
God. Now, there is less ability for a person to half love God, to be caught in confusion
or a life that is lived because they felt they did not have the freedom to
pursue their wants and were merely left with the alternative of trying to be an
“accepted” person. That is not the love God desires.
May all know they truly are accepted, may we do as we were
commissioned and love and accept ALL and leave the pursuit, heart change, and judgment
to God.
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