Ok, so for the past year or so, God has been opening my eyes to slave-labor around the world and how we contribute to it all the time. And the more I've learned, the more torment I've been in because I know that to really take a stand against something so evil would be to say "No" to things that I buy all the time. Clothes and chocolate being my two greatest weaknesses in this department. I've let myself off the hook numerous, countless times when i've felt convicted about buying something. Why? Because I can ignore it if I really want to. People can make me feel better when they tell me that God doesn't expect me to be that radical. Even when I feel called to be that radical? To be honest, I don't really know what God "expects" of me. But Micah 6:8 says,
"He has showed you. O man, what is good.
And what does He require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
And to walk humbly with your God."
He's shown me what's good, and He's shown me what's unjust. At the same time I've gotten a glimpse of what is evil and unjust, and I don't want to make excuses for myself anymore.
Father, give us the grace and determination to walk humbly before you, to love mercy more that we love comfort, to love you more than our own lives. Forgive us for determining in our own minds what is acceptable to you when you're shown us what is good. Lord, we want to love you more!
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Erin, I'm a friend of Tirzah Brandt's and I just happened to stumble upon your blog. This is what God has placed on my heart: to walk radically, live with, live dependently on, and live for Him; that I would quit being distracted by the t.v., by the computer, by my running(hobbies), fears, and look at Him instead. Sister in Christ, thank you for sharing your heart, and glory to Him, that He could use it to mold other hearts of people that you may never meet. I pray that your heart will continue to be nourished and strengthened in Him. Soli Deo Gloria!
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