Slightly fuming about something in the news....

First off, who cares what a beauty queen thinks? I certainly don't. I actually happen to agree with her, but I formed my opinion with another, slightly more sovereign source.

Second, Hollywood needs to shut up. Collectively. Celebrities- just shut your traps. Your opinion is not automatically better or more correct simply because you can get more people to listen to you.

I just want to make sure this is obvious to everyone- if a Christian speaks out about gay marriage, it is usually with as much understanding and love as possible. We are not emotionally disconnected from this issue- we do not simply parrot back what our Lord says. Invariably, we will have our own feelings. However, our first and foremost feeling is love for our Lord. He is first, and because He is first, we will honor His Word.

Now, if the opposition to these Christians speaks out, it is almost always an attack. We are called unintelligent, backwards, bigoted, and any other manner of words, curses or otherwise. For the most part, I believe most Christians have reacted calmly and with the Spirit as they are attacked and called horrible things. It speaks volumes of their faith that they can stand up to such verbal abuse- when certainly many others would simply stay mum at the least, or back peddle and try to appease their attackers.

Gay marriage is an issue of the heart for many people. For those in this world that are ruled by their hearts, they do not understand, nor do they like where Christians are coming from. We also have hearts, but we realize that while our hearts can feel very strongly- the strength behind our feelings does not make them more legitimate or correct. The Lord is sovereign and all-knowing and all-righteous. We may not understand, but we trust that He is good and right, because we have seen His grace through Christ. We will cling to that, always, even as we are trampled and cursed out and demonized for having strong beliefs. Our beliefs are no more worthless than anyone elses- let's please remember that. Particularly if you want to talk about freedom and expression.

I do not have a problem with gay people. At all. To the point that I actually confess to my Lord that I feel against Him on this sometimes. But I rely on Truth. It will always outweigh my feelings- if that makes me a bad person in your eyes, well, I'm sorry. You cannot fault me for loving my God enough to stand firm for all His Truth. Well, you can, but what does that say about you?

Love is a wonderful, complex, mysterious thing. We catch glimpses here on this earth. I do not doubt that two people can love each other immensely, regardless of their sex. I do believe, however, that there is One True Love that supercedes all others. That is Christ. Before anything else, is Christ. That is my belief, that is my life, and if it must be, it will be my physical death. So be it. I will not budge when it comes to my Lord. Period.