This has been crazy week. But, at least I’ve learned a few things. Some good, some sad, some not so great.
I learned that raising girls is much different than boys. Girls are like, “I had a fever one time and now I have a sore throat.” “Ow, ow, ow, I hurt my foot,” (as I hunt and hunt for even a faint red spot on it). Girls will create a safe place in the pool so the shark can’t get them.
Boys on the other hand are like, “Yeah, I have a 105 fever and I’m puking, but I can still go play basketball.” Boys like to bleed and boys taunt the shark in the pool so it WILL come get them. Girls can have a huge appetite as well as boys, but girls nibble….boys devour.
I have some incredible friends. Some have been with me for over 40 years and are precious to me, as are the ones who are newer. We still laugh, still play cards, but don’t quite stay up as late as we used to for nights on end. But they love me, accept me and believe the best in me. And when I am disappointed by others…they are there.
And then I learned about Kim Davis…someone nobody had heard of before this week.
She has taken a stand because of her belief in Almighty God and His precepts. I never dreamed I would see this in our country and I’m sure many Christians are repeating the same sentiments.
But it also emboldens me to live my faith, not obnoxiously, but in a way that I would be willing to be persecuted if the time came. May God be with her, give her strength and protection…and may the rest of us be strong in our faith. What an example she is.
But I learned one more thing about the Kim Davis situation….the world doesn’t understand conversion into Jesus Christ. That’s ok…Jesus said it wouldn’t. We can’t expect them to. But sadly, many Christians don’t get it either. Yes, she has multiple marriages and these happened before she turned to the Lord. The world is tearing her apart because of it and can only yell, “hypocrisy.”
Perhaps this is why she is so willing to take a stand, because she understands the pain of brokenness, and she wants to stand for truth, justice and true love. Her heart has changed devotion, from living for the world, to living for God.
Is she perfect? No. Who is. I’m sad to see Christians vilify her along with unbelievers. Do we not even believe our own message of grace?
I’m thankful for that grace. I have been labeled a hypocrite by others also. Yes, by Christians. We shoot our own wounded. May God forgive us.