"GRAY AREAS"...

Life is about choices.  Some choices are easy...What to wear?  What to eat?  Some choices  require a lot more thought...How to spend our time wisely?  How to spend or save our money?  And some choices effect us the rest of our lives...Who to marry?  How to discipline our kids?  You get the picture,  right?!  Some choices are "black or white", while some are "gray".  And it is those akward "gray" choices that can get us into really big trouble!

 I am starting to believe that the "gray" choices are really Satan's way of making the black ones look more appealing!  With "white" choices you can never go wrong.  It may not be the easy or fun route.  But it is always the right thing to do!  It is always God's best choice for us!  It always represents TRUTH.  And it is the truth that sets us free! 

With "black" choices, we are just plain stupid!  We don't care what the consequence is at the time.  We don't pay attention to the outcome.  We just fall victim to self gratification!  If it feels good...do it.

And now the "gray".  I spend so much of my time battling the "gray" area.  The "black"  I can avoid without too much heartache.  I know better than that!  I usually tend to run far away from black areas, because I don't want to hurt myself or anyone else that I love dearly.  But those gray areas just creep into every part of my day somehow.  In my mind, white choices=GOOD.  black choices=BAD.
Gray choices=COMPROMISE.  Satan has me fooled to think that compromise isn't bad or good, it stands alone.  It can be whatever you want it to be at the time.  But the reality of this foolish idea is that gray is neither hot or cold...it is lukewarm.   And who want lukewarm coffee?  It should be over ice or steaming hot!  What God is teaching me, is that GRAY=COMPROMISE.  It is simple math.  BLACK+WHITE=GRAY.  And light has no place with darkness.  So I sit here pondering my gray areas.  Those moments when I sleep in too long don't spend time in prayer.  Those moments when I let my kids get away with poor attitudes because I am tired of correcting them.  Those moments when I speak harshly to my husband or children after a long day.  Those moments of eating more than I should.  Those moments when I should turn off the TV.  Those moments when I say no to helping out a neighbor.  Those moments of not listening.  Those tiny "harmless gray" choices make up who we are.  So today I ask God to help me see the color gray for what is truly is...an ugly, dull shade of black.  What about you?