This morning my YouVersion devotional was about fear, and how we as Christians need to not be afraid. "...for God gave us a spirit not of fear, but of power and love and self-control." (2 Timothy 1:7)
Then, sadly, I had to go on Facebook and see the posts of a handful of friends, all of whom claim to be Christians, whining about whatever culture war battle seems to be terrifying them now. All posts rang out with a message of fear: they invite us to be angry, afraid, and generally pissed off at everybody and everything...though they in the end do nothing to make things better and certainly show nothing of God's power or love.
And so here's my mini-rant for this Monday morning. STOP BEING AFRAID OF EVERYTHING. Especially if you are a Christian, stop it with the endless whining about the culture war and instead live as you ought to. Stop being surprised that the world lives as it lives...I'm sorry you live with this myth that we live (or ever have lived!) in a Christian nation, because there really is no such thing. And stop being afraid of the world around you...you have the light of Jesus Christ in you, a treasure in your jar of clay (cf. 2 Cor. 4:7, Matthew 5:16).
So stop being afraid of the theoretical transgender boogeyman who is coming into your public bathroom; if you have to, go in packs for self-protection or just do your business at home. Stop listening to the loud shills who say that if we elect _______ America is dead (remember, Democrats survived eight years of Bush, and Republicans have survived eight years of Obama, no matter how much their voices may be gone from their screaming). Stop acting as if this world is all there is, because it's not...the kingdom of God will never fail.
