I still believe there are some words that should never be spoken next to each other in a sentence. One of those phrases is "Homeless Veteran" for our Veterans to serve this country, risk their lives and make it out alive, they should not end up homeless. Whether is it due to PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or difficulty finding a job, they should have some place to live. We build enough low income apartment complexes for those who may be struggling, but may not have risked their lives. Why can't we build a community that allows those who have seen stuff we only see in movies, heard things that would keep us awake at night, and experienced things that they were unprepared for; to be able to live without fear, with onsite assistance for mental issues and difficult days. It sounds better than just spending billions of dollars on a wall. (sidebar note, but that wall is in the news more than our homeless veterans.) Along with Homeless Veterans, another set of words that should not be spoken in the same sentence are "Predator Priests"
PREDATOR PRIESTS
What I don't Understand....
What I don't Understand is grown folks trying to mess with children. I don't understand the unnatural appeal for sex that causes a grown person (man or woman) to be drawn or enticed by a child. As many grown folks running around on planet earth that can appease their sexual desire, why mess with kids? If you have issues that no adult on earth is interested in you, there are other ungodly ways to meet that need. You can pay for it, you can purchase those gross dolls they have that look like real people to appease yourself... but leave the children alone! The next thing I don't understand is a person who has made a vow to help people -going that far outside the realm of help, to hurt. If you feel you missed your calling to help, then stop. Get out of that area of ministry and go on with your plan B. See the call of God is specific to glorifying Him and helping people. If you have stepped outside those two areas, it is not a call anymore. Walk away, do your dirt on your own so when you go down, the church does not have to take the hit with you.
What I do understand
God has made us with natural desires. We all have them, whether we are Believers in any religion, or whether we are not. Those desires are for us to Consummate marriage, for Pleasure and to Replenish the Earth. Like everything in life, we get to choose how we use everything that has been given to us. We can use it for good, or for evil.
We know that God does not advocate sex outside marriage, no matter how much we do it... but God is a God of relationships, and He gave us natural affections and desires for love, companionship and yes....sex. If you make a vow to serve God, to never marry, and abstain for sex, to be a Eunuch- then keep that vow. Matthew 19:12 Jesus addresses this by saying:
“There are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are
eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to
live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept
this should accept it.”
Some people were born without a desire or urge for sex, others may have been castrated and made to be that by man. But there are some who do so for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. If you choose to accept that, then do it; if you can't, get out. If you have natural desires that you cannot control, you don't have to uphold a vow to be a eunuch, God said if you CAN. If you cannot, get married and enjoy your life, serve God in whatever capacity that He anoints you to, and avoid the temptation to hurt others and the church by your actions. It is really that simple.
LESSON FOR ALL OF US
Just to be fair, all of us have had things in our life that we THANK GOD, never came to light. But if you find yourself in the midst of things that you know will dishonor God and cause the name of Christ to be ridiculed, and it will hurt innocent people.... it is time to make decisions. Either we are going to live this thing, or we are not. Either we are going to help people and do our best to not be a stumbling block, or we are not. NO one is perfect in this life, but in the midst of all of our imperfections, hurting and damaging people who have no choice in the hurt.... that needs to stop.
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