A Different View Outside My Window

My heart has done a great deal of searching and spinning in the past few days. No, I am not different, but I do have a different outlook. I almost feel as if I am looking at a different scene outside my window.

How many of you would say that you are capable of committing murder? WOW, what a brash question. Well think about it. Do you think some day you could take a gun and actually kill someone?? Do you think you could steal someone's car, burn their house or kidnap their child?

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Think about that for a moment and answer those questions in your head to yourself. Keep that answer in the back of your mind as I continue...in a little different direction.

Let's flip to a very elementary learning. Right and wrong, good and bad, obeying and disobeying. But let's go back to your childhood. We are taught not to; hit, say mean things, lie, steal, cheat, murder, etc... It's just the American way. Teach your children right from wrong. How many of you stole pieces of candy or told little white lies or snuck out in high school or drank when your parents told you not to? Yes, each of us starts with a sin nature. Each of us has the urge to disobey. So in raising us our parents are trying to teach us to fight the sin nature, which is urging us to do wrong.

Now, lets go to a controversial subject; The War in Iraq. Yes, a difficult subject for me. My brother-in-law was at war for a long time and one of my very good friends was severely injured in Iraq fighting for the Iraqi's freedom. Ok, so we as Americans and people of "Western Civilization" see the Iraqi or more so muslim people as terrorists. Yes, I do believe some are terrorists, but bear with me for a moment.

Ok, now let's look at a an Iraqi or maybe even a muslim child's upbringing. They are taught right from wrong as well...except their upbringing is quite a bit different. Muslim children are raise that giving their lives and taking others is a way to serve their god and their country. They are taught that they are killing for a good cause. They are taught their way is.

So what we see as murderous, hateful, terroristic is what they see as honorable and justified and right. Those of you who said you couldn't murder or couldn't steal or any of those things have to think again. You were raised not to, but when it comes down to it, you have a sin nature and must fight the battle against it each day. You must choose not to succumb to the urge to fight, steal, cheat or even murder. You have to teach your flesh who is in charge.

No, I do not believe muslims are correct. I believe each of us is taught something in our upbringing and we live with the consequences today. Because of Abraham and Ishmel thousands of years ago we live with a malcontent group of people who wage war against others. Each decision made has a result; an outcome and people live with your choices many, many years later.

So in essence you should look inside yourself and realize we can't deem ourselves as better than the people we fight today. We too have the very chance of becoming what we see. So pray for those you deem less than you because really you are no greater.