I stumbled upon a conversation today. It was in line at Walmart of all places. It was a discussion about Gay Marriage. As I listened, because the lady in front of us all had a buggy full in the 10 items or less line, I was mesmerized by their arguments for and against. Then they turned to me and seeing my school badge they said well what is your opinion on this. I told them this. "Your using a laser pointer on a subject that requires a spotlight." See it's not about gay, straight or whatever, it's about sexual immorality. These folks were judging based on their own personal thoughts on the matter. Instead look at the heart of the matter. Sexual immorality in America is such a big problem that we can not even fathom how to begin to deal with it. I said look at the magazine covers we are standing by. Listen to the music in the car. Pick a station or genre. Our teens are so exposed to sex they are saturated in it. It's a struggle for them to escape it. It's not just them either. Adults of all age struggle with it. Divorce rate is high, adultry rates are at an all time high and people have seem to just given up on the idea of marriage. Why?
I think Philippians 3:19 goes well here. "Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things." The belly is pleasures of the flesh. Lust being one of them. Also Romans 1:24-25 is useful here. "Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! " It's a sin that we all know too well. We see that God knows our struggles and our lust. This is where we are as a society. It's not pretty but it is truthful.
As always I welcome your thoughts.
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