With all the political turmoil and the constant reminder from the world around me I keep thinking about how morally unsound our country has become. I can't help but ponder why the sudden decline.
I keep going back to the television. It shocks me when I watch a movie or tv show and some of the words once banned from television is suddenly used repetitively on basic channels. What I have come to realize is that not too long ago our role models on television were the Cleavers or the Huxtables and now the most popular families are not families at all, but couples living together or single parents raising children. Although I am fully aware that those are also the same family units we see in our country it does make me wonder which came first. I look back at some of the shows I watched growing up, when I only knew of one girl from school who's parents were divorced, and I am beginning to think that our society has begun to think that what we see on tv and in movies is real life and so it has become acceptable to live in a way that breaks apart the foundation of the family and what God intended for it to be.
God teaches us to love. Love the sinner, hate the sin. We are all sinners and God has amazing grace that will cover those sins if we are striving to do his will for our lives. I fall short daily and cannot judge someone else, because only God knows our heart. What I can say is that as a believer in Christ, I must start looking at the way that I live my life, not only physically, but also what I allow my family to be exposed to. If anything is going to change, we must take a stand for our children and the children in this country who don't have parents who are willing to look out for them, possibly because they have not been taught any better.
I am often so afraid I will step on someone's toes, so I don't get involved in other's lives like I should. This is the time to make a difference and if it is only one person who it helps, that is one person who's life is better for it.
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