darkness of the non-Christian world

[Christ_empowered]

Do you ever feel it, sense it...the darkness of the world of the unsaved? I'm not trying to sound all holy and morally superior. Far from it. I was trapped in that until I miraculously got saved, and that was only 3 1/2 years ago.

Its just...well, like when my neighbors are up at all hours of the nite and early morning, giving me a hassle. It does still bother me, but now I think...well, they're trapped, too, just as surely as I ever was. They function better than I did, that's for sure, but...trapped is trapped is trapped.

I don't watch a whole lotta TV. When I do, its...crazy. My parents unwind with TV. I watch some of their sitcomes and such and I'm thinking...ugh. Formulaic, kinda mean spirited, and...dark. Hopeless. Bleak.

Its strange to me, because I was so prideful and anti-Christ...before Jesus saved me. Also, I don't view things the way a lot of Christians do...I'd say that I err on the side of mercy and grace, for obvious reasons.

That's neither here nor there...do y'all know what I'm talking about? Can you share any experiences, if you do?

 

[LovethroughDove]

I understand! That is why Jesus said "he who is without sin, cast the first stone".

We all have sin. The devil will make you believe 2 things.

(1) That your sin is not as bad as someone else, so you judge them. Or (2)Your sin is too bad for God to deal with it.

I err on the side of grace and mercy also. I feel like if you truly have been given mercy from God, you will be merciful to others. (Cause you've been there) Mercy is what we need in the world today! There are too many divisions that are causing hate to fester. I pray that our world will not have it's own agenda, but the prayer that Jesus asked us to pray.