"Women of God can never be like women of the world.
The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender.
There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind.
There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined.
We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.
We have enough greed; we need more goodness.
We have enough vanity; we need more virtue.
We have enough popularity; we need more purity."
-Margaret D. Nadauld

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Guard your Heart: Group Numbing

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We've all been there....You know, the time when someone's being picked on by someone bigger than he is.  The time when no one else is saying anything, so you choose not to say anything either.  I would even venture to say that right now, there's something going on or not going on that you feel is unjust.

Mr. Swindoll, in this section, talks about a group that joined in and committed some very traumatic acts that hurt many.

"The smirks or shouts of the majority have a way of intimidating integrity" (p. 33)

I think this happens, but I think more common are the sins of omission--those things we don't do or choose to be silent about and let them continue.  The injustices of life that are either caused by tradition or fear or just now knowing how to start the change that needs to happen.

So, I want to challenge you today....
Figure out what is causing injustice in your life or around you, and do something about it--anything.  Write a letter.  Send an email.  Make a phone call.  Begin to make a change.


"Lead with your head rather than your feelings.  If you fail to do this, you'll lose your ethical compass somewhere between longing to be liked and desiring to do what is right" (p. 34).

For more on this topic, read Joshua 23:1-16; 24:14-15





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