The U.S is an interesting place. I've never noticed it's affinity for pluralism so much as when i returned from Ghana. The society is generally more conservative. This can present challenges, but coming from "Any thing goes America", at times it was comforting.
I found myself frustrated with things in the states, the vulgarity and defaming of sexuality in all its forms on every media outlet possible... I could name other "things" that fueled the fire of my frustrations, but that was probably my number one foe. My goodness. I remember catching a glimpse of BET for the first time in 5 and a half weeks, and I almost fainted.
Needless to say, I found myself wanting to run, far far away from the obvious insanity that has taken over in this nation.
But then i realized ... I can't escape.
I can easily recognize the evil that's so obvious in the world around me, but what about the world inside me? That's not always a pretty place.
GK Chesterton's words were so right. I am what's wrong with the world.
I can run far far far away, but my foe will be right at my heels ... like my shadow.
I realized that a fallen flawed world full of fallen flawed people will inevitably produced more flawed fallenness.
Wherever I run, if i don't encounter some form of wickedness, not to worry, I've brought it with me and can break it out anytime I turn off the Christ control.
It's true: you can run, but you can't hide.
Thank God for Jesus.
