You want to get behind something? Get behind this

I hope I'm not the first to say this.   I hope to never be the last.   Where to begin....  Would you all agree that right now there is something fundamentally wrong with The United States of America, our country, our way of life?  If you don't, please jump out from that rock you've been living under because you're part of the problem.  

I'm wholly tired of all the agendas being flung around like candy.  I don't care if you think you're a woman.  I don't care if you want to have sex with someone of the same sex.  I don't care if you're pushing feminism as if you really are concerned about me as a woman.  I don't care if you feel there's prevailing racism.  I don't care if you hate me because of my faith.  I don't even really care that you're spouting Allah Akbar while murdering.  Why???  Because your agenda is irrelevant.  What you're saying doesn't matter.  What truly matters right now is the war on human beings...PERIOD.  

You want to get behind something?   Get behind this:  HUMAN LIFE MATTERS. 

You!  Stop falling for these idiotic race baiting people who get on a soapbox about the fact that someone just killed another black person and it was racially motivated.  Stop falling for it!   JUST STOP!!!!  It doesn't matter what their skin color is.  A fellow human being is dead for potentially no reason!  The rest becomes irrelevant. 

You!  Stop being concerned about whether or not people support your desire to have sex with a person of the same gender!  Why should this be an agenda?   Why do you feel the need to push your life choice onto others?  Why should we care about that so much more than actual important issues like the prevailing lack of dignity for basic human life?  It's irrelevant. 

You!  Stop feeling the need to publicly announce you feel like you want to be a woman!  Stop calling transgenders courageous.  Their plight is irrelevant.  You want to see courage?  Stand for human dignity.  Stop the rest.  

You!  Stop flaunting your so called feminist agenda.  It's beyond irrelevant, and you're actually hurting women now.  Stop!

You!  Stop coming after Christians because they take a stand for what they believe is right.  Just because you don't agree with them doesn't mean you target their businesses!   Why should your belief be able to bully someone else's belief??   Saying they won't bake cupcakes or do a floral arrangement or print a piece of paper doesn't equal bullying and it's certainly not hate!  You are not being targeted.  Get over yourselves!  

You!  Stop hiding behind your religion to kill other human beings simply because they do not follow your ways.   At least man up and admit you just simply hate other human beings that much and get on with life.  Admit you have zero acceptance for decency and kindness.  Hate and murder seems to be your agenda...and this we must stop.   

And you!  You ignorant individuals in the media spurring these agendas....oh how you irritate me.  I truly wish people would just stop paying you ANY attention.  You are so guilty of perpetrating hate. You have made your positions as journalists completely irrelevant.  If you have a microphone, your job should be to simply tell the facts/truth.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  Don't you dare incite people to more hatred.  You're despicable...the whole lot of you.  Placing your career and desire to be wealthy over basic humanity is extremely selfish and as inhumane as it comes.  I loathe what you stand for.  That goes for you, Al Sharptons of this world, too. Get away from the mic!  You are also irrelevant.  

Human life matters!   Get behind that and stop categorizing people into this or that. Hold them accountable for the hate or crime, no matter what it is, but stop pigeonholing people!  I go back to paragraph 2 where I said I didn't care about your agenda.  Again, I don't care if you think you're a woman, or have sex with someone of the same gender, or feel feminism is helping me, or are a different color or religion...to me YOU'RE A HUMAN BEING WHOSE LIFE MATTERS!  Everything else is irrelevant to the discussion that needs to happen.  Just simply be a human being for once.  Have human decency for crying out loud.  And for Pete's sake just stop with everything else.  Right now it's irrelevant.  Human life is what needs to be discussed.  Basic human life.   A lot of agendas would become irrelevant when we all practice basic human kindness.  

Christian conduct. 1Thess 5

I am not perfect; I'm forgiven. While I like this saying, sometimes I think it's used as an excuse for bad behavior. Yes, Christians are forgiven if they get right with God, but it doesn't negate the way we are to behave. We must constantly strive to be Christ-like (and please don't paint me a picture of Him as a doormat either....He's far from it). Being forgiven isn't an excuse for deliberate bad behavior. 

I digress.  In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul paints a nice picture of how to conduct ourselves. 

1. Appreciate your church leaders for what they do...and tell them, too!

2. Live in peace with everyone, which really means just try to get along with others. Remember that you're just one side of that coin. You can't control the other person or their behavior. Don't antagonize or look for vengeful ways to get back at them. Avoidance is an option here, in my opinion. 

3. Admonish the unruly. Don't take this too far. It's not our job to police others. If the folks you're hanging around are doing bad things, tell them and quit hanging around them.  You can't make moral pagans. If it's another Christian, use Christian discipline. 

4. Encourage the faint hearted. 

5. Help the weak. 

6. Be patient with everyone.  Prayer will work best here. Pray ahead of time if you know you're going to be in a position that will test your patience. 

7. Don't repay evil for evil. This one will be much easier with prayer, too.  Seek wise counsel, too. Again, you cannot control the other person. You can control just you!  Resist satan's leading here.  You're better than that. 

8. Seek the good (Phil 4:8)

9. Rejoice always (Phil4:4)

10. Pray without ceasing. This doesn't mean you're on your knees all day long.  Just have a prayerful heart and spirit.  

11.  Give thanks. Thank God for all that He does in your life.  Thank the ones around you who do things for your benefit (See #1 above). 

12. Don't quench the Spirit. In other words pay attention while you're reading and praying and receiving wise counsel. 

13. Examine everything told to you.  Don't accept everything on the merits of others, including your church leadership. 

14. Abstain from every form of evil; abstain from even the appearance of evil. If it's going to make God look bad....don't do it!  

The Christian life isn't easy. It's much easier to go with the grain than against it. You will be tempted by satan at every turn.  Expect it. Be prepared. Put on the full armor of God (Eph 6:13-17) everyday. Spend time with God reading and praying, listening.  Spend time with other Christians.  Know His Word and expectations.  PLEDGE TO BE SOMEBODY REAL (LeCrae). 

Father, thank You for all You have done for me, for being with me and there for me.  Thank you for all Your blessings:  Your Son, my church, my leadership, my family, my friends, my home and all that's in it and working, for my hard working husband, my car, my finances, my trials, etc.  Please continue to keep us safe and protected from satan.  In Your Son's name, amen.