Brokenness for sin

Children are such blessings. And new life is a gift. But it still breaks my heart when I hear about girls getting pregnant out of wedlock. What is sad is when the girl's parents rejoice when their daughters have fallen into sin. Instead of shame, the girls get lifted up. And sin is glorified. It teaches girls coming behind them nothing. Where are the young ladies and gentlemen that will remain pure, and abstain from fornication? It is still sin, and sin grieves the heart of God. Where are the parents that will call sin what it is? We need to teach our children what God says . I know this isn't popular, but revival won't come with sin in the church.

I know you should love the sinner, but you should not love or tolerate the sin. 

I also know people make mistakes. But sin has to be dealt with not just swept under the rug. Once sin is confessed and dealt with, then by all means, let's support and encourage them. But we can't tolerate sin. I don't care whose daughter it is. 

I have seen many girls get pregnant and no one says anything. We act like we are too afraid to say what is right. Just because a person falls into sin, it doesn't change the Word of God. We see a sin so much, that it doesn't bother us anymore. We seem to accept the sin and it loses it's sinfulness. That's not how it's supposed to be. 

It's not just fornication. If you fill your hearts and minds with immoral t.v. shows and ungodly music, it will ruin you. You can't grow as a Christian if you constantly feed your flesh. We can't act like we love Jesus when we tolerate sin through the t.v., internet, radio, and you name it. I know sin is everywhere, but it should not be consuming the church or the Christian home. 

Marriage is being attacked. God still ordained marriage between a man and a woman. I don't care if sodomy becames legal, it's still sin. 

Physical sin is not the only sin consuming the church. Bitterness, anger, unforgiveness, pride, and so on fills our lives. And I'm not exempt from this. We all sin, but we have an advocate with the Father. He forgives our sin and helps us live right. 

I'm broken hearted by the results of sin. The devil wants to destroy the Church, and he does it through the Christian. If we have sin in our camp, then we hinder God from working in our local church. 

Is there any hope since we all sin and fall short of God's glory? Jesus Christ is our hope and help. His Word cleanses us and keeps us from sin. 

Psalms 119:11

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

1 John 1:9

" If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

I want my children to know there is such a thing as holy living. We should strive for that. I'm not perfect, I fail alot. I want my children to see when you fail, you don't get out of the game. You get back up. 

We all need God's help to live for Him. And we should all be broken by sin, whether in our life or someone else's. We should not rejoice when someone falls, but weep. I want God to do great things in our homes, churches, and country. I don't want to be the hindrance that keeps God's blessings away. So when someone falls let's pray for them. We are not helping anyone by lifting sin up. Nor are we helping them by talking about them. 

Feminism and womanhood.

This past year there has been a very distinct group of individuals who make up , what I'd call the feminist movement. They loudly proclaim women's rights, (or they want you to believe that anyways.) women's choices, (at the expense of the innocent lives it kills.) and liberation from men and children. They believe women and men are equal. And not only that, they think women don't even need men. They try to reverse the role of a woman.  They are filled with anger and hatred. These feminist are not happy at all.

I would like every feminist to clearly hear my message. I am a woman, I embrace feminism, (but the word means something totally different for me.)  but I have nothing in common with them.

I embrace my God given role. God has distinctly set women apart. He has a special purpose for women. He made women to be help meets.
I don't want to climb the corporate ladder of the business world. I am completely satisfied being a help meet to my husband and a mommy to my children. I am fulfilling my God given role, and it is enough for me. I don't have to scream angrily about equal rights or whatever else because, I'm at home being who God wants me to be.
I'm not saying it's wrong for women to work outside of the home, but it is wrong when women forsake the role God has for them and try to take on the role of a man. I have no desire at all to be a man.

I think women back in the day, had it right. They were graceful women who enhanced the lives of their families. It wasn't all about them. We've raised a generation of selfish feminist who care more about themselves than they do anyone else. And the abortion rates prove my point. These feminist are all about choice. A baby is an inconvenience. It is their body and they should chose what happens to their body right? Forget about the rights of the little life that can't speak for itself. That life doesn't matter because it hinders their agenda.

These feminist are vulgar and know nothing about being a woman. They'd like my view of womanhood to go instinct. Maybe I'm old fashion and I haven't gotten a hold of this progressive feministic thinking, but God did not make a mistake when He made two distinct genders. God's plan is always better. Our homes today are in trouble because our society thinks God's ways are old and outdated.

Where does God fit in this anyways? When a person or group of people are all about women this or women that then where's God in that? The devil has blinded the eyes of so many people. It's not about us, it's about Him, and if the devil can get our focus off of what's really important than he's won.

I have one daughter, and I am going to teach her that God designed women to be different than men. Does that mean that her only purpose in life is to be a wife and mother?  Even though that's a big purpose, the answer is 'no'. I want her to be whatever God wants her to be. Right now, she wants to be a missionary, Sunday School teacher, pianist, violinist, wife and a  mommy. I will stand by her and support her in whatever direction she goes. But what's important is that she carries herself as a lady full of grace and modesty. It's important that she knows a woman isn't supposed to be walked on, or treated less of a person, a woman that loves God is of great value, and should be treated as such.

Proverbs 31:10, 30
" Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.” 

Titus 2:3-5
" The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”