Last night I went downtown to enjoy the beautiful weather. I enjoy taking a stroll in the park and watching the people. Granted I got a bit of a late start because I watched a movie first so I did not even get there until after 12:00am. The night clubs were in full swing and with it all of the night life associated with it. Now I have never been in a club so I really have no idea what all is involved but what I saw last night changed my view of clubbin. I saw the world, nothing more, nothing less. Girls wore very little and if the breeze blew at all, then Victoria's Secrets were shown to all. Guys were all over the girls and everyone was drinking and feeling good. Those who were not going to clubs sat around the park and spoke in obscenities. It was a different world than I had ever experienced.Truth be known, I was in a bit of a moral conflict. I understood what Jesus was saying when the crowns gathered in and He felt compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. These young people were so lost they had no clue what life they were living. Yet on the other hand what guy is not going to be turn on but half dressed girls that are just flaunting themselves around in a way that screams take advantage of me? How is it possible for one eye to see hurt and need and the other eye to capture lust and flesh? This is beyond me!
My heart hangs heavy today because my mind is filled with mental images of a mission field but my heart feels at a loss as to how to harvest it without contaminating my own life. How are we to be in the world but not of it? How are we to change the world but not be changed by it?
Lord, I need your wisdom because there is a world of death around me. I want to go beyond childish stumbling blocks but I don't seem to be able to even walk in the park. Change me Lord!
