Since 2020 it seems like everything in life is in an upheaval. Neighbors spewing hate at neighbors, sisters fighting with brothers, and spouses giving up on spouses.
Where did the love go?
There are a million posts that have taken the last two and a half years and spun them out at every angle imaginable, pointing fingers at everyone but themselves. COVID, politics, war, scandal, you name it.
You are so concerned about fighting about the next new thing that you have forgot how to value one another. You have forgotten how to accept that our differences are what make us unique. That our differing opinions help find a balance. BUT YOU ARE TOO BUSY SHOUTING AT ONE ANOTHER. YOU ALL HAVE TO BE RIGHT. And in trying to prove your rightness, you become wrong. You have become self-righteous, self-centered, and more worried about growing your own egos.
See how I spun that? I pointed the finger at you, and not me. Because that is what we have been doing all along. For the past two years the division is not the government or the media. No, the division comes from our self-righteous, egotistical self. That includes me. And we have failed to love one another.
Now the fight is Roe v. Wade. It’s all about women’s rights and men’s rights and unborn babies and value them both.
Why can’t we just value one another, simply and profoundly?
Matthew 25:40 says, And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ There are women who truly feel that abortion is the only way out. Are we condemning her or walking by her? How are we making her feel? It is not our job to judge her. It is our job to love her and to love her unborn baby to the best of our ability. And in the end, if she still feels like it was the only way out, it’s our job to lay our hand on her shoulder and say, “I’m still right here.”
WALK BY YOUR SISTER.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is perceived to be a win for the unborn. God’s Word says to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves (Proverbs 31:8-9), and I cannot think that the overturning of Roe v. Wade would upset God. It also has the potential to make a woman feel trapped in the case of rape, incest, or birth defects and she may feel like she has no choice but to turn to back-alley abortions. Are you going to love her through the hurt and the mess? And when you are mad that she went through with it and don’t you agree, are you going to hold her and say, ‘we will get through this,’? The decision doesn’t change the call for us to walk by one another. It changes the capacity in which we do it in.
Pregnancy centers are going to need volunteers. Start a group for women who have had abortions and women who are thinking about having an abortion. Be a liaison for women who are lost, trapped and don’t know where to turn. Educate others. Just be involved.
Step up sister. More than ever we are called to walk by other women. We have to stop pointing a finger at our sister and march in line beside her. Walking with her doesn’t have to mean agreeing with her. Walking with her means loving her in truth where she is at, without judgement.
Remember, Jesus meets us all at the well.
Here are a couple resources to get you started:
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/post-abortive-recovery-resources/
feed yourself, girl 