I attended a Bible study yesterday that had some very important information regarding Islam. So few of us truly understand Islam and yesterday proved it. However, I'm not writing about Islam. That was the topic of discussion, but before we got started, several of the women were discussing the immorality in the church. I'm not the only one who's concerned.
However, as I listened to them, I wanted to ask how many of us would die before having an affair, but devour romance novels that paint pornographic pictures in our minds? I'm sure we'd all have agreed that pornography is repulsive, dangerous, and ungodly, but would that stop us from attending an r-rated movie that does far more than paint a picture in our imaginations? And, how much of it permeates our home via TV? I'm almost to the point that I want to get rid of the TV. Foul language and pornography is about all I see and hear on the stupid thing.
The Bible study I just completed said in an early lesson that there may be other issues come to light as well as the problem with food addiction. One of the things the Lord has convicted me of is sanctimosity. What right do I have to tell others immorality is wrong when I'm addicted to food?
That thought troubled me every time someone mentioned immorality yesterday.
Yes, it's a huge problem and it's hugely destructive, not only to the church at large, but the individuals engaging in what belongs between a husband and his wife. But, while I'm busy pointing that arthritic finger at others, what is God trying to tell me? He knows I have many things in my own life that He intends to deal with sooner or later.
Until He convicts me, I need to focus on Him. If I want to truly be Christ-like, I need to know Him as He truly is and I can't do that and be looking around at others and what they need to correct in their lives.
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