Wednesday, May 16, 2007

There is a RIGHT and there is a WRONG

What is RIGHT...is not always EASY and What is EASY .... is not always RIGHT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And yes.....God says to LOVE THY NEIGHBOR However, God also says....... To everything there is a season.... There is a TIME to LOVE and if there is a TIME to love then to me that means there is a TIME when we need to place our love on the back burner and BE STRONG and do WHAT WE NEED TO DO in the name of LOVE. Being strong and doing what WE NEED TO DO doesn not mean...ILL WILL or HATRED. It simply means we need a back bone and need to do what is good and right and just....sometimes LOVE IS TOUGH it isn't always soft and kind and giving someone their way...or just not wanting to "make a scene" doesn't make it "LOVE". Jesus was a LOVING MAN....however when he knew ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH and he turned all the tables over in the synagoge....that didn't make Him unloving. He needed to be STRONG and DO THE RIGHT THING..... in the NAME of LOVE and what is right. So I believe that loving your neighbor does not mean being WEAK and letting them prevail so you don't "hurt" them. Discipline HURTS, Accountablitily can HURT, getting back on the RIGHT course can HURT. PAIN does not mean hatred. Pain can mean growth. Pain CAN mean love. However...LOVE does NOT MEAN you don't have to be strong and do what's right. Doing what is right in the name of LOVE is more important than letting someone go on doing wrong because you are afaird to offend or hurt them. Do you think Jesus was afaird when he was upset and turned the tables over? He did it in the NAME of love and WHAT IS RIGHT. We need what is RIGHT. THAT is real love. If I say I love my children and keep letting them do whatever they want.... because I am a Christian and should show love.....to me... That is NO LOVE AT ALL. However, if I make them accountable, responsible and if need be disciplined for their wrong actions THEN I am really showing them love. When I have a backbone....when I really care.... when I want God golified and I want the wrong dealt with... THAT IS LOVE!

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