Musings

You know, I really hate sin...I hate it. It brings so much death and destruction. During the past few days a lot of the kids here in Penuai have been watching movies that have been violent, bloody, and filled with "inappropriate humor", and on top of that are the daily things that we deal with. I know that when you get closer to people you sometimes find out things that are sad and hurtful, but sometimes, they are really sad and hurtful. I guess I am feeling that lately I have been surrounded by a lot of things that tear down your spirit.   

Philippians 4: 8 says "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." These are the things that I always try to remember, but it can be hard with a constant bombarding of everything that is horrible, twisted, and wrong. I guess the obvious thing that comes to mind would be "Well then just don't watch the movie..." But it is so much more than that, it is dealing with life, with people, their past, their future, what they want versus what they do; I am even reading a book about missionaries, and I know that they are going to die, which is just more violence. I know that God gives us grace, and helps us through. He is always helping me. 

I think I just have a dream of a better world, but sin, the notion of "self before God" is deeply rooted in this earth. C. S. Lewis said "This may not be the best world that could exist, but it is in fact the only world that could exist." I know he is right, I know what free choice means. This doesn't seem to be much of a blog, but I wanted to just write out some of my thoughts. I guess I would just ask that you please keep praying for me/us here, that truth and righteousness and mercy would reign, that people would walk in the light, and that Penuai would really be the place of healing that it is meant to be. I love you all very much. 

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