Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV

Monday, January 21, 2013

Where have all the good men gone?

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 NKJV I must have missed something somewhere along the way. When did it become socially acceptable for men to simply act as sperm donors & have no responsibility for the children they sire? I meet men of all ages & races who seem to think there's nothing wrong with haphazardly fathering children with a woman, or sometimes several women, and simply walking away. Don't they know that children from single-parent homes are far more likely to repeat that cycle? Don't they know that children from single-parent homes are far more likely to end up in prison, or that many of them won't live to adulthood because of the influence of drugs, alcohol, gangs & the like? Don't they know that GOD designed the family as a two-parent arrangement for a reason? Men are supposed to be the leaders in the home, to set the example for the children entrusted to them, to guide them in spiritual matters as well as providing basic instruction for living life. When did we shut GOD out of the institution of marriage He created? When did our preachers cease to call sin exactly that--SIN? Is the church impacting society, or is society impacting the church? Have we allowed the media & societal changes to dilute our minds to the point that we now accept anything as normal? Friends, GOD is still GOD! He is still on the Throne. We are allowing ourselves to take the route that so many civilizations before us have taken--a road to extinction that begins with the erosion of morality. We, the created, have turned our backs on the Creator. We have broken His Commandments. We have made idols of money, possessions, people, and the list goes on & on. It is not too late. We can repent & return to Him. We can begin anew, living our lives in accordance with His Word. We can implement changes in our world that will restore morality and turn the tide of evil that is washing over these United States. GOD, please forgive us! Those of us who call ourselves "Christians" have a moral obligation to live in accordance to GOD's Word, to spread His Word in the form of being both a living and a verbal witness of His goodness. If we don't, who will? It is certainly food for thought... Blessings! Tony

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