Proverbs 24:1-2 Be not envious of evil men nor desire to be
with them, for their hearts desire violence and trouble
This
post is going to be very difficult to write without sounding condemning. I apologize to anyone that may think that I
am condemning them. Please remember that
I love you and do not wish for you to be angry with me. I am writing from my heart and with the
experience and Scripture that I have on the subject. Please give God ALL the glory!
Ever seen a group of people that are doing
things and behaving in ways that you know in your heart that are wrong? Have those same people given you crap because
you don’t join in with them in their wicked ways and called you stuff like Holy
Roller and Jesus Freak? Have you ever
felt the urge to join them? Remember
what the consequences of those actions are.
I work at a hotel 60 yards from a beach.
My boss and my male coworkers are always looking at every decent looking
woman that walks by and making jokes about the ones that aren’t decent
looking. I know that I have a sinful
past so thank God for His grace that I could be wiped clean of my previous
debauchery. Given my past it would be
much easier to go along with what they are looking at, pointing to, and trying
to get me to stop my work and do the same.
In the short term, yes it would be easier to simply go along with
it. However, I tell you that we are
commanded by God to live, not for the present life, but to be concentrated on
eternal things. Ever heard somebody say
something about their treasure being in heaven?
That’s what I mean. No I do not
tell them that they are going to hell because of their lustful eyes, that’s
condemnation and not my job. The point
here is that what their hearts desire is not in line with the will of God. In Matthew 5, Jesus says, “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust
for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” I would say that is pretty clear on how such
a simple thing as what my coworkers are doing is leading them down the path to
destruction.
Yes, people will call you all sorts of names and some of mine have
been quite entertaining. I got called Ghandi once. Do I look that skinny? Cause if so, my mirror lied to me. You will be laughed
at for your adherence to God’s Word. However, you
will be rewarded for your obedience (Galatians 6:9). It is possible to keep being a correct view of
Jesus to the world. Keep loving them no matter
their sin.
The accompanying verses in the Word are some of my favorites,
and so that’s what I’ll close with: Romans 12:1-2 “ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,
that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will
of God.”
AND TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!
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