Twisted Love

Proverbs 1:22 (KJV) How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

I often wonder why people reject things which seem so obvious.  As you look at the weird trends in our culture, embracing the transvestite, advocating the mutilation of children, pushing for abortion on demand, you wonder what makes people so willing to embrace the evil in life.

You have this concept of simple ones or naïve.  But you notice how they love their simplicity.  There is a real affection for the deviant things of life, and much of it comes from a willingness to ignore the obvious.  Many times if we see there’s a problem we are expected to do something about it.  If I have a pipe in my yard that has sprung a leak I can ignore it and depending on how bad the leak is, I may be able to get away with for a long time.  I’m just not willing to put the time or money into fixing it.  Eventually, that leak could wear away the soil, undermine the foundation of my house, cause dangers for walking.  But I love my simplicity.

So?  There comes a time when we have to grow up.  It may just be a small area of your life that needs adjustment.  Only you and God know.