There is an uproar lately about the Girl Scouts of America and the allegation that they are an arm of the pro-abortion agenda. I'm not going to go there. I'm just using this as a jumping off place.
I used to be a Brownie (just a minute.... have to check the smile in my pocket), a Girl Scout, I used to be a Daisy (kindergarten Girl Scout) leader and all of my girls were Daisies. Some were Brownies, too. I was the leader of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale for two troops in Muscatine in the early 90's. (You get to be the cookie drive coordinator when you miss the meeting.) I know the Girl Scouts.
Are they more liberal than they were in the 60's when I was a Girl Scout? Probably.
Should we be taking a stance against the Girl Scouts because they are liberal? Well, let's see what the Bible has to say about it. You know the Bible has a stance on everything.
And here it is... Matthew 12:30 Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me
That seems pretty cut and dried. No gray areas.
I used to be a Brownie (just a minute.... have to check the smile in my pocket), a Girl Scout, I used to be a Daisy (kindergarten Girl Scout) leader and all of my girls were Daisies. Some were Brownies, too. I was the leader of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale for two troops in Muscatine in the early 90's. (You get to be the cookie drive coordinator when you miss the meeting.) I know the Girl Scouts.
Are they more liberal than they were in the 60's when I was a Girl Scout? Probably.
Should we be taking a stance against the Girl Scouts because they are liberal? Well, let's see what the Bible has to say about it. You know the Bible has a stance on everything.
And here it is... Matthew 12:30 Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me
This applies to so many areas of our lives. If I spend too much time on FB quoting people, playing games, creeping on other people's pages and not making a stand for Jesus, am I for Him or against Him? If I spend time watching TV that I know I wouldn't watch if Jesus was sitting on the sofa with me, then I am probably against Him.If my time is spent doing absolutely anything that isn't for Jesus, then is what I'm doing against Him?
I'm glad it's not up to me to decide for you. You will have to ask Him about whether or not the way you live your life is pleasing to Him. Is it lifting up Jesus in all ways? In any way?
The debate on whether or not the Girl Scouts are too liberal isn't one we should necessarily get involved in. This debate will not be solved and this is called a silly argument by Scripture.
Our job is to be pleasing to God in all we do. So I need to make yet another list today. This one has to be about making my time count for Jesus. Not playing games. Not wasting time. But doing things that matter.
And making a shopping list. All of this talk about Girl Scouts is making me want a thin mint.
They are delicious.
RSS Feed