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I'm tired of all the hate.
11 years ago
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Seriously, I am tired of all the hate in this world. Most of you out there don't know that I was gone. Even more of you don't care. I get it. I either can't (or in some cases won't) give you what you want. That's fine. I've been in quite a bit of an artistic depression lately so that why I haven't posted in a while. The main reason for my depression is the large amount of hate that I have to work with on a daily basis from those that I had worked with up until now. (but that's a different story, so it has nothing to do with today's post.)
I'm okay with hate to some degree. It's certainly much better than Apathy (of which I consider a greater sin than anything you can come up with). I honestly believe that hating someone is better than not caring about them at all. Or at least I did, until I remembered, Love greater than any negative emotion.
Today, a close relative of mine told me something that was extremely personal and I realized… he didn't trust me as much as he used to.
Honestly, I felt a bit betrayed, but he did ask me for advice and support and I gave it to him the best that I could, not even knowing that today the Supreme Court had made same sex marriage legal. Now a friend of mine and a friend of hers summed up their thoughts about this. Which leads me right back to my opening statement. I am tired of all the hate.
This is her account
A dear friend of my family and I summed this up perfectly today. And my thoughts exactly :
"I want to begin by saying God is not freaking out. He's not even shocked. Not even a little bit. I would go so far as to saying that He's not even concerned, because He knew this would happen before the foundation of the world. What's more is that I don't believe that Father is shaking His head in disgust either. God does not hate gay people. God does not dislike gay people. God is not annoyed by gay people. God LOVES gay people so much that He paid an incredible price for them, the price of His own perfect, sinless, precious Son. And the Church, at large, should start by agreeing with Him. Not "but"s, no exceptions. So gay people are getting married. So what? This does not in any way destroy the sanctity of marriage. The sanctity of marriage was "destroyed" (I use that loosely), long, long ago when man invited sin into his life, thereby usurping God's authority, making Himself an idol, and loving self more than God an others... spouse included. Are we really so prideful to believe that somehow WE have preserved the sanctity of marriage up until this point? I cry, "Nay". Marriage has been filled with idolatry, adultery, polygamy, and sin since long before today.
Is the practice of homosexuality a sin? Yep. Yes sir. God says so, and I choose to agree with Him. But in light of His adoration for these individuals who fail to see Him due to the blindness of their humanity and the assault of a fierce, wicked enemy who would see us all destroyed, we must be VERY adamant about a correct response. Now gay people are getting married! What should we do?!? LOVE them. Don't talk to them about how homosexuality is a sin. They've heard that. Westboro has more than clearly shouted that from the rooftops. Treat people like people. Love them as people. Guess what unbelievers act like? Unbelievers. Real shocker there. I believe the church needs to quit judging lost people for acting the only way they CAN act.
Instead, we need to invite them into our homes: all unbelievers of any race, socioeconomic status, or gender relation, and let them into our lives. Let them see Jesus, and let Him lead us from there. I think it's interesting that the slogan of the day has been "Love Wins". The LGBT community has held "love" as their banner for a long time. What's interesting is that they are not the first to carry that banner. As a matter of fact, they picked it up when another group of people laid it down. And that other group of people, is the church.
So am I outraged? No. Am I freaking out? Nope. I saw this coming a long way off. And, from a political standpoint, I'm a libertarian, so I believe that the government should stay out of marriage altogether. The only reason we have marriage licenses is because people didn't want black women who were married to their white, former owners after the Civil War to inherit land. Government involvement in marriage has always been due to money and always will be."
I agree with them. Marriage was Never a Government thing to begin with. If you want to be married then Be married regardless of what anyone says. Please share this account. Spread the love. Real love.
I'm okay with hate to some degree. It's certainly much better than Apathy (of which I consider a greater sin than anything you can come up with). I honestly believe that hating someone is better than not caring about them at all. Or at least I did, until I remembered, Love greater than any negative emotion.
Today, a close relative of mine told me something that was extremely personal and I realized… he didn't trust me as much as he used to.
Honestly, I felt a bit betrayed, but he did ask me for advice and support and I gave it to him the best that I could, not even knowing that today the Supreme Court had made same sex marriage legal. Now a friend of mine and a friend of hers summed up their thoughts about this. Which leads me right back to my opening statement. I am tired of all the hate.
This is her account
A dear friend of my family and I summed this up perfectly today. And my thoughts exactly :
"I want to begin by saying God is not freaking out. He's not even shocked. Not even a little bit. I would go so far as to saying that He's not even concerned, because He knew this would happen before the foundation of the world. What's more is that I don't believe that Father is shaking His head in disgust either. God does not hate gay people. God does not dislike gay people. God is not annoyed by gay people. God LOVES gay people so much that He paid an incredible price for them, the price of His own perfect, sinless, precious Son. And the Church, at large, should start by agreeing with Him. Not "but"s, no exceptions. So gay people are getting married. So what? This does not in any way destroy the sanctity of marriage. The sanctity of marriage was "destroyed" (I use that loosely), long, long ago when man invited sin into his life, thereby usurping God's authority, making Himself an idol, and loving self more than God an others... spouse included. Are we really so prideful to believe that somehow WE have preserved the sanctity of marriage up until this point? I cry, "Nay". Marriage has been filled with idolatry, adultery, polygamy, and sin since long before today.
Is the practice of homosexuality a sin? Yep. Yes sir. God says so, and I choose to agree with Him. But in light of His adoration for these individuals who fail to see Him due to the blindness of their humanity and the assault of a fierce, wicked enemy who would see us all destroyed, we must be VERY adamant about a correct response. Now gay people are getting married! What should we do?!? LOVE them. Don't talk to them about how homosexuality is a sin. They've heard that. Westboro has more than clearly shouted that from the rooftops. Treat people like people. Love them as people. Guess what unbelievers act like? Unbelievers. Real shocker there. I believe the church needs to quit judging lost people for acting the only way they CAN act.
Instead, we need to invite them into our homes: all unbelievers of any race, socioeconomic status, or gender relation, and let them into our lives. Let them see Jesus, and let Him lead us from there. I think it's interesting that the slogan of the day has been "Love Wins". The LGBT community has held "love" as their banner for a long time. What's interesting is that they are not the first to carry that banner. As a matter of fact, they picked it up when another group of people laid it down. And that other group of people, is the church.
So am I outraged? No. Am I freaking out? Nope. I saw this coming a long way off. And, from a political standpoint, I'm a libertarian, so I believe that the government should stay out of marriage altogether. The only reason we have marriage licenses is because people didn't want black women who were married to their white, former owners after the Civil War to inherit land. Government involvement in marriage has always been due to money and always will be."
I agree with them. Marriage was Never a Government thing to begin with. If you want to be married then Be married regardless of what anyone says. Please share this account. Spread the love. Real love.
