Is God a Molehill?

I think Satan is attacking Christians, and we are just standing by watching, and getting distracted by other issues. I have seen the e-mail about Obama and comparing him to the anti-Christ. The object of this e-mail is to get you thinking -- and that is what it did for me. One quote really jumped out at me (this is suppose to be Obama, although I have not verified it): "we are no longer a Christian nation; we are now a nation of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, . . ." Yes, I know our nation was founded by Christians. However, it was started based on freedom. Freedom for people to believe what they choose.

We get insulted about non-Christians fighting against saying "Merry Christmas". We get irate about gays wanting to be married. We get indignant when non-Christians don't want us to advertise Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts at school because it is a Christian organization. We get nasty when the subject of prayer is school is even mentioned. However, our country was founded so that each person could choose what they wanted to believe and have the freedom to practice that belief.

How would we respond if every store we entered had "Happy Hanukkha" posted at their door, with no mention of Christmas? How would we respond if our child received information at school about joining an atheist group? How would we respond if all prayer were allowed back in school, and one child chose to pray to Satan during the morning assembly?

Here is the real issue: All of these groups are protesting what Christians do, because we make them uncomfortable. Gays want to be called married. They don't want to come up with their own title of union. They want marriage. Why? Because they want us to conform to their way. They want to change the way Christians think about them. What Christians believe is important to people, or they wouldn't fight so hard to get us to change.

We are so wrapped up in the battles, I think we are missing what the war is about. Non-Christians want us out. They want us to evaporate. Or, better yet, to become them. Either way, Satan wins. They want to take away our freedom. And by stooping to their level, we are allowing them to win. We are to teach by example. We are to approach each person as a soul that God loves. Instead, we slander, make fun of and ridicule people who believe differently than we do. And then, we sit back and let them take over. If we do nothing, Satan wins.

As the song goes "they will know we are Christians by our love!" We have God on our side. The best way to fight this war, is to bring them to our side. And we will not succeed if we continue to fight their way. We will not succeed in showing Jesus in our life if we continue to make "issues" the mountain and God the molehill.

If we choose to be Americans, we cannot expect the government and laws to back us up. If we choose to be Christians, we cannot let "them" go one day without seeing God in us! God is love. Go out today and show Jesus to someone.

So, what am I trying to inspire you to do? I am not really sure -- but God is. God will show you what your mission is . . . will you choose to accept it?