Hullabaloos
Controversy is so much fun to comment on. Recently Rush Limbaugh was attacked for calling a woman a slut. Perception; apparently Limbaugh perceived that because the woman was in favor of President Obama’s proposal of health insurance providing free birth control, his assumption was that she was sexually active and therefore labeled her with the term “slut”. I suppose it was wrong for Mr. Limbaugh to insinuate such a thing, and although usually good with his commentaries, he sometimes comes off as a pompous chauvinist. We must realize this is America where free speech is encouraged. {Even though I don’t think any of it is free … that’s a whole other blog.}
Maybe the woman was convicted by the suggestion that she was a slut. A slut is just a slang word for a slovenly or immoral woman. Remember the incident at the well with the Samaritan woman? Jesus told her to go get her husband and she said she didn’t have a husband. Jesus pointed out that she had known five husbands and the one she was with now was not her own. (John 4:16-18) Not that Rush Limbaugh should be compared to Jesus in any way, shape or form, sometimes it is the truth we hear that convicts us to change.
Think about it; I know when I get upset by being talked about or called a name it most likely has to do with the fact that I am convicted. The Holy Spirit is a strong fortitude and He will bring the devil out of a person if they listen and submit to His calling. Try Him on sometime. Just listen to that little voice inside.
In a world that has changed so much and there is so much more change to look forward to, it is important to focus on the things that we can change. We need to change our way of thinking and look at the things that won’t ever change. God’s Word never changes. God’s statutes never change. He is the same today as He was yesterday and He will be the same tomorrow. Our world may go through all kinds of changes (good and bad) but there is only One Almighty who is always in control of everything and anything.
Rush apologized, not that it has made any difference to the woman. He lost followers and she gained support. It’s a crazy, ever-changing world we live in. If we stick to the rules that God wrote and we trust in Him, hullabaloos such as this won’t be an issue.
© Crackerberries 2012
