As I travel further down the road of discovery, I find myself facing more and more challenges.
One of the most difficult is when I see or hear of a dear friend doing wrong. Especially when it is wrong in the eyes of our Lord Jesus but right in the eyes of this world. One example is the listening to music with profane lyrics or carnal word images. Just pick out any of the songs on the Top 10 charts ... the chances are high that there will be lyrics that paint salacious pictures or proclaim four-letter words to catchy rhythms.
Most of my life, I have taken the safe option and walked the middle road. I have kept silent because I have not wanted to offend people or be seen as 'narrow-minded'. But the more I read, the more I realise that this is not an issue of being 'narrow-minded'. Some may even use words like 'stuffy', 'straight-laced', 'square' and 'prejudiced'. However, the issue is one of being in line with what our Lord has wanted us to do all along. Well, whoever said being Christian will win us popularity contests?
Now I find it increasingly difficult to hold my tongue. How can I keep quiet when I know the price my friends will pay in the end? And I will pay a higher price for keeping quiet. I can share with them about this and if they do not listen, that is up to them. I've done my part. Yes, I will risk being laughed at, either openly or behind my back. BUT HOW CAN I KEEP SILENT?
Would you keep silent if you see a cobra in a room and you know your friend is about to walk into that room??
I know what has happened to us. Poor pitiful us. Our world and its environment has blinded, deafened and desensitized us to terrible things such as profanity, naked images, lewd gestures. We have reached a point where such things merely elicit a raised eyebrow or just apathetic comments. Some may think to display acceptance of such things is cool and gain admiration from friends. Even worse, a few even feel it marvelous to spew four-letter words or have pornography collections.
If I were the devil, I would congratulate myself on a job well done. It may have taken a few centuries but I have managed to change society from a God-fearing one to a demon-loving one. This current generation is simply perfect in their lasciviousness, their love of sensuality and their encouragement to each other in their drinking (let's see who can drink the most and still drive home!) their sensuality (let's see who can dress the most outrageous and affect the most men!) and their lusts (let's see who can sleep with the most men or women!). Some even find it 'normal' to have sex in public places such as nightclubs or during parties in houses.
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In the beginning, I scolded myself for being so 'puritanical'. Then I realised that I had fallen into the clever trap of the devil's deceivers. Aren't they the best at verbal sleights-of-hand? Aren't they the best at gentle and subtle manipulation? Haven't they come up with words like 'ethnic cleansing' for genocide and 'crimes of passion' for murder? As if the words excuse the deed.
No wonder that it has been said that there is a spiritual slaughter going on right now. Millions of souls being 'killed' because of what they see, hear, think, say and do.
How can I keep silent??
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