Yes, I just said, I don't care.
I thought that would get your
attention.
Today there is an uproar over the
suspension of Phil Robertson by A&E.
I guess it is their version of a ‘time out’ for being naughty. Give me a break.
Do you want to know the real reason
of Duck Dynasty’s success and the real reason the Robertson family has become
such a phenomenon? They don’t care
either.
Now let me explain myself before you
get your knickers in a twist. When a
person has a belief that they hold to be true, beyond any doubt at all, and they
live their life according to that belief, secure in that belief beyond
measure, then they don’t care what others think.
That is where Phil Robertson is. He knows the God he believes in and he is
convinced that that belief is all that matters and therefore what others think
does not matter.
He did not need to go on the Barbara
Walters show to gain approval with the world.
He wanted to go duck hunting and so he did. He did not need that kind of fame and notoriety
that her show would bring. And maybe
that is why Duck Dynasty is experiencing the pinnacle of fame and fortune,
because they don’t care whether they have it or not. They were who they are before and will be who
they are even after.
And this is why the world watches in fascination. For the majority of the world is driven by
what others think. This rare tribe of
people who dress as they please, live as they please, worship the God they please
and are not shy about voicing their opinions when asked are unique in this American culture.
When someone is truly secure in their
beliefs, it truly doesn’t matter what others say. When a person is insecure in what they
believe they will always feel the need to justify their belief, both in an
effort to convince others, as well as themselves. They feel the need to be loud and vocal in an
attempt to fight for their right to believe what they believe when that right has been
there all along.
Probably the greatest mystery and
disbelief about genuine Christians is that they can disagree, while still
loving with a Christ like love those they disagree with. They can still hold differing opinions and
still love that opposing person, regardless.
How? Not within ourselves but
because we submit ourselves to Christ to love through us.
I have homosexual friends that I love
dearly. Do I agree with their
lifestyle? That is irrelevant! If I didn’t love them because I feel they are
sinning then I couldn’t love anyone.
The Bible says that if we know what
the right thing to do is and we do not do it, it is sin. Oh my then, don’t we ALL fall in that
category? Who then could I love?
But I know intimately the God I serve
and how deep His love is for everyone.
So I can go through life really not caring what the world around me thinks
about me. I will do from a heart of love
even if I disagree.
God bless you Phil Robertson for
living your life as you feel God leads you and not caring what the rest of the
world thinks.
Nancy Jackson, daydreamer extraordinaire
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