Opinions and Emotions

Like Trump, like Obama.
Pro-choice, Pro-life.
City, country.
Rock, rap.
Tomato, tomahhhhtoe.

These are choices. You pick one or the other. Or maybe you don't like either. Perhaps you like both. Regardless, you use your own convictions and pick which side of the fence you will stand on. At least that's how it used to be. What happened to this country that we no longer can each have our own opinion, but instead believe that everyone must agree with us or die?

On a positive note, it is good to see people caring and speaking with passion. But we cannot let our emotions fuel everything that we do. In America, we can voice our opinions, we can even protest, but why does everything have to be a never-ending debate that goes on and on and on and on. Recently, I have seen choices lead to destroying friendships, breaking up families and just flat out causing major hate. I have only one thing to say about that... Come on people!

This makes me so very sad! However, I would've thought that after the inauguration we could actually get back to living our lives again, sadly this is not the case. Not for either side. The debating and the rudeness continues. Nasty pictures and bitter words flood social media. Protesters still flood the streets and even hang from high places trying to make their point.

Let me be clear, I am not against a peaceful protest; it's not how I would deal with something but if that is how someone wants to handle things it is their right to do so. But the nastiness and bitterness just needs to stop. We are showing no class and no love for each other. And yes, a lot of this is coming from Christians, why are we acting like the world?

We all have had our chance to speak. It's time to end the debates and end the nastiness. Can we all just be human again? Black, white. Democrat, Republican. Christian, Atheist. We all still have one thing in common; we are all still human. We can agree to disagree and live together in unity. Otherwise we will just kill each other off. There is far too much hate in this country.

I am speaking to myself as much as I am to anyone. I am very passionate about being pro-life. I know very personally the pain that abortion causes and I want to tell the world that this is about more than just a simple choice and a clump of cells. However, I have many friends that are pro-choice and who disagree with me. I don't hate the people who disagree with me. I understand that they are people with their own mind and convictions. That is how God made them and it is up to God to show them right from wrong, not me. I have to remind myself that I cannot let my emotions control me in my speech or deed.

I have caught myself recently sharing a post on Facebook or getting into a debate. I have to remind myself that while it's ok for me to speak my mind, there has to be a point where you say "enough is enough" and just let it die. The president will be the president regardless of how many times I stand and say whether I like him or not. People will disagree with others and want to say that they deserve more. People will march against something whether I agree or not and they will dress up in nasty costumes and say nasty things. But that doesn't mean that I have to share them; or even give them a second of my time.

The more times someone shares a post with these pictures or comments on a post from the media (which is a huge part of this problem, there is no debate about that) we are giving the troublemakers exactly what they want. It is time to stop giving these people the attention that they so desperately want. We are the ones keeping it alive. We have to let it go.

The Bible tells us that love covers a multitude of sins. That if we have an enemy we are to pray for them. That vengeance belongs to God. Let's let Him have it. Maybe we should stay out of the way and let Him do His work. Let us pray... instead of fight!