FIRST PSA for 2013: NEW YEAR, NEW APPROACH

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Genesis 1:26
 

What are mere mortals that you should think about the human beings that you should care for them?  ⁵ Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.  Psalms 8:4-5

I've struggled with posting a blog to kick off the year simply because I wanted to honor GOD and His Holy Creations to be an encouragement to you, my readers, without being offensive or dishonoring and it wasn't really until I continued in prayer, slept on it, continued in prayer and then allowed GOD space to show me, speak to me, and allow me this opportunity to now "pen it" as it may.

2012 was a rough year for many reasons that I won't really go into, so those of you that know me, will know where I'm coming from.  But by and large, it was a challenge and I've done some evaluating of myself, my relationships, and how this all can and may have had an effect on me, and my effectiveness as I try to live out the GREATEST COMMANDMENTS (LGLP) and nurture people to be the first rate version of themselves vs. them being a second rate version of someone else.  One of my many roles is being child of GOD, secondary to that are many other roles (husband, father, friend, pastor, etc) and depending on who you are talking to one of those may take priority over another, but primary....IS BEING A CHILD OF GOD.  Realizing this........I may need to remove from my bucket (if you will) notifications (your posts) because they dishonor GOD, and to that effect are things that I don't need in my bucket, especially if this is the bucket I must draw from to receive as well as give encouragement.

What am I saying........LOOK I respect your freedom of speech, your freedom to bear arms, your freedom, your freedom, your freedom.......but and I do mean BUT, there comes a point when what you post, share, feel to express is dishonoring (To GOD, & the very people He made in His image) and if I expect to continue to be the SALT & LIGHT, I will need to remove certain folks notifications because it does no good to the building of GOD's kingdom.  The Christ I serve, and am attempting to model, doesn't spend much time (ANY ACTUALLY) expressing His political views, and speaking on gov't foolishness, but rather He points people to the heart of GOD continually which lands me, and should us, on loving even those we may disagree with, and choosing to honor them & GOD in our freedom to speak.  Your political view/stance and opinions complicate human relations.....don't believe me.....look at places like Israel & Rwanda where they don't and can't love one another because of their politics & opinions that have caused much bloodshed (which is murder....whether physically or in character assassination it's still murder).  We're not there yet, the point of genocide( but some of your post point there)....but what's stopping us, people already feel all the republicans, dems, liberals....whatever need to be done away with.  REALLY?

SO, in short since we all will have to give an account of EVERY WORD (Matthew 12:36) I want to try to make mine few, and surely not about my misguided feelings regarding people that if not stewarded well, will disgrace the very creations of GOD I'm supposed to be honoring.  ( notice I didn't say I'm removing you as my friends.....just my notifications of............) Happy New Year.....I plan on continuing to LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE (LGLP) as He commands!!!!!!