Do most even know where they truly stand anymore? Have titles and sides become more important than humanity, compassion, working together to achieve goals, a sense of community?
Every corner you turn there is divisiveness. Coincidentally, every where you look you see people hurting, angry, saying they have so few they can rely on.
Why do we keep trying to point fingers instead of come up with working, all inclusive solutions? No one cares to find the roots of issues, they’d rather grab a side and start pointing fingers. It’s a disgrace to what we were created for.
A lot of this stems from the fact that most don’t know where to start, or the answers. Personally, I look towards the word. It’s pretty specific about loving one another, not thinking you’re better than another. FOR ANY REASON. It doesn’t mince words. But, hey that’s just my interpretation and what do I know? Obviously I’m some small town country girl who has hopefully only lived a third of her life at this point.
I know what my conscience can handle though. I refuse to be driven by fear. I refuse to live operating off of “My four and no more”. I refuse to accept lame excuses and flat out hate filled poorly veiled “reasons” for rudeness and selfishness.
There’s comes a point when you have to stop trying to rationalize someone’s actions, stop explaining them away to defend them. Sure, God expects us to forgive and to lift each other up, but that doesn’t give them a seat at every table, in every position.
I know where my seat is, I know who I want at my table too. Love all, but don’t condone all behavior at all costs. There also needs to be accountability and there can’t just be “at all costs” attitude. When is it too much?
I’ll tell you when, when it’s YOU or your loved one in the position that you were previously judging. When life lays you flat out. I’ll always be there person that will do what I can to help. I won’t judge and I won’t make you feel worse than you do already. I used to live life believing it was so right or wrong. I just knew people were terrible at times. Life has taught me, we don’t know something until we are in that situation.
We are human, we suffer from the same human condition. There is this funny way of being humbled that shows us we didn’t know a damn thing. I’ve been there over and over. I’ll never again take the blessings that God has given me for granted. However, I refuse to sit and act like it’s okay to dehumanize anyone.
When is enough, enough? How much are you willing to pay to be “right” in your thoughts. Without compromise and civic responsibility the world will never properly operate.
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