Everyday I read posts on Facebook about how “God would want us to think” and how “God wouldn’t want this to be happening.” A lot of the time I agree with the post, when it’s about the baby formula shortage or families struggling financially due to inflation, but a lot of times I don’t agree with the post when it’s dealing with people with feelings.
Only because I truly believe our main purpose in life and as a Christian is to treat others with kindness. If we are shouting that we love God and we are His follower but we aren’t treating others the same way His son would have treated them then how will we lead people to Him? How can we expect to create followers of God when we speak His name but don’t recreate His actions? How can we be of the Christian faith but not serve the homeless, respect our elders, and love the disabled? How can we not speak kindly to our neighbor when that’s the exact message Jesus preached on daily?
I don’t believe you can hate your neighbor but still love Jesus. Loving Jesus means loving people. They go hand in hand. You can’t love Jesus and then whisper about your friend behind their back. You can’t love Jesus and then intentionally teach your children not to love everyone the same irregardless of sexual orientation, gender, color, religion, or socioeconomic status. Do I think Christians should be perfect? Absolutely not and we never will be. The only thing we can do is try our best every day to live the way Jesus would have us to, treating others with kindness, spouting love and acceptance for all, and spreading compassion and tolerance towards all His people.
The Monarch Mama 