"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
I went to one of the lectures today entitled "Micah's Call to Justice." The speaker's name was Leah Cypert, and she works with World Concern, an organization that works with at ri
sk children all over the world. More specifically, Leah works to prevent human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children in Thailand and the surrounding countries. Her presentation touched the core of who I am and made me question everything. I went to a quiet room after talking with her and began to record some of my thoughts and feelings. As you will see, they are by no means very clear, well-developed, or even necessarily correct; but they are from my heart, and I don't want them to be wasted or forgotten. Here are some things I wrote down:
sk children all over the world. More specifically, Leah works to prevent human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children in Thailand and the surrounding countries. Her presentation touched the core of who I am and made me question everything. I went to a quiet room after talking with her and began to record some of my thoughts and feelings. As you will see, they are by no means very clear, well-developed, or even necessarily correct; but they are from my heart, and I don't want them to be wasted or forgotten. Here are some things I wrote down:I often discar
d my emotional reaction to social justice issues simply because there are so many issues that would evoke those same emotions. I never let these emotions spur me to action saying, "Then every single one would cause me to act for a different cause, and how wuold I be following God's will for my life?". Maybe God has more than one road that would be acceptable for me to take. I think now that certainly any road that I embark on for the sake of His Kingdom would be better than sitting at the crossroads, frozen with indecision.
d my emotional reaction to social justice issues simply because there are so many issues that would evoke those same emotions. I never let these emotions spur me to action saying, "Then every single one would cause me to act for a different cause, and how wuold I be following God's will for my life?". Maybe God has more than one road that would be acceptable for me to take. I think now that certainly any road that I embark on for the sake of His Kingdom would be better than sitting at the crossroads, frozen with indecision.I face so much doubt every day. everything I encounter seems to attack my faith. I remember a time when I believed and acted, but it seems so far away now.
BY THE TIME I'M DONE WITH COLLEGE, FOUR MILLION MORE THAI GIRLS WILL HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED.
How can I sit by and do nothing? Is a degree in ministry or even missions going to best prepare me for a life of servitude to Jesus Christ in the fight against social injustice?
All through history people have been spurred to action by a feeling in their soul that SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
What must be done?
I must do justice. I must love mercy. I must walk humbly before my God.
As always, I welcome your comments and reactions.
4 comments:
You have been in college just over three weeks now. Look at how much you have learned and developed in such a short time. How much more you will gain in 4-6 years. You have already learned and shared with others things they didn't even know were happening. "To every thing there is a time and a season". This is your TIME to learn and gain as much information as you can possibly retain. When you are ready to join the adult world and work on the path you will be led to follow you will need education, vast knowledge, and experience if you want anyone to listen to you. That will be your SEASON to change the world, one step at a time. The most impassioned person without enough education will not be able to accomplish half as much as the educated person to whom people will listen and respect.
Pray for the people who are now working on these world problems until you are mentaly armed and prepared to join them. It isn't your turn, yet.
LAW
You will be ready because you have a desire to be prepared and a walk with the Lord. You must be firm in your faith to be able to deal with the injustice of abuse and neglect. It is sin at some of it worst. God is there for them very often threw people like you.
I love what you wrote.
I agree with the other postings. I remember when I was in seminary and I just wanted to go out and do, but God wanted me to learn as much as I could during those years and gave me the opportunity to be in seminary. God will allow you to put into action what you are learning right now in ways that you didn't even think of. Social justice is about one person at a time and it could even be with a fellow classmate that is in need of Jesus' love. You will be suprised at how many messed up people you will find at a Christian college and seminary if God leads you in that direction. A lot of people attends those so they can experience healing and find out who God is. Your an encouragement to me brother. I'll give you a call soon. I'm proud of you for sharing your thoughts and even scanning your journal, I love it! Blessings to you my fellow warrior in Christ-Jeremy
I reread what I wrote and I think I misspelled 'threw.' I am pregnant so you must forgive me.
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