freedom should be ruled by love

I'm not the type who super imposes ideologies on people. My personality is the quiet yet stubborn type who never pushes and can never be pushed. I totally abide by the principle LIVE AND LET LIVE. I have realized early on in life that people will abide to their own set of priorities...priorities that are based on importance and convenience. People are innately selfish...so I do not expect people to adjust for my own convenience and importance. But as I continue studying God's word and make divinely concrete conclusions...I see a different application!

Everybody loves freedom. We enjoy freedom of speech, freedom of thought and freedom to join any advocacy we want. But our liberty to do things should be governed by love. The law of the land is a good guideline to which our freedom can follow...but once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior, the law of the land is now secondary to impersonal and unconditional love. The level of living our lives and handling our freedom went up! Following the law is still important, but the reason we follow is because of love.

So what am I driving at?

Well...recently, there has been a lot of talks about freedom of speech and freedom of this and freedom of that. A lot of people have been appearing in media imposing their rights and what they believe and openly stating the flaw of the other party and so on and so forth. The activist part of us are being wooed into empathizing with their cause. It makes me sick to my stomach to even hear fellow believers taking part in this sick cycle. In all of these...I say this - LIVE AND LET LIVE!

God will never interfere in our decision making...He will give us the opportunity to be wrong...and He will allow us to get hurt. It's not because He is a sadistic God, but because He knows what it takes to get our attention. He knows what is needed to work out everything for good. He waits patiently for us to respond to Him positively. That's how God works. Of course, God will still provide divine discipline...but it is still up to us if we are willing to respond or not.

Same thing in our case. Let us respect the opinion of people. Their lifestyle is their problem. If you have the appropriate relationship to state your opinion...then do so! But don't stick your nose in other people's business. Everything outside of your control should be dealt with faith and not Christian activism. Being world changers starts from within and radiates naturally in God's perfect timing.

Accept the fact that people are 100% selfish...including you! Don't try to change society...but try and influence individuals without trampling on their freedom.