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Aug. 19, 2008

Are YOU letting yourself be turned into Oreo goo?

Posted in Princess Croc Toria (Lady Toria the Teaser)
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? -2 Corinthians 6:14
 
"And WHY are you sending your son to a PUBLIC school?"
"We need to be a light to the world! My son needs to shine in the dark school system!"

Now, I agree with the "needing to be a light to the world" part, but does it necessarily mean sending your son into a dangerous environment?
 
I remember hearing those words years ago. It was my neighbor's voice declaring the news that they were sending their son to a public school, and sometimes I wonder if the words she said haunts her to this day.
 
Her son DIDN'T shine.
 
He fell for the evil company of the world. He's been in jail too may times to count. He couldn't put smoking or alcohol away, and when we were little my brother and I would be scared silly at night when we saw the lines of cars and loud music (not to mention the way people would stagger outta there!) at his house, with way too many wild people ready to "party" until the wee hours of the morning.
 
The hope of being a light to the school system is false. It just ain't happenin' these days. Thirty or twenty, maybe even ten years ago Christian kids could have made a difference without falling away from the faith, but the pressure to be "cool" is too strong for success. 
 
It's kind of like this: Have you ever had to crush Oreo's for a topping or for a pie? If you remove  all the white and just left the black cookie, but you put in ONE whole cookie with the white icing and crushed them all together...what color would you get?
 
Black. You can't shine when unbelievers are hitting you in the head every day.
 
And what if you took all the white icing and just put ONE whole cookie with the black cracker and crushed that all together? Yeah. You'd be nearing the black side of things.
 
Depending on the ratio of white to black (it doesn't take much!), most always your Oreo "goo" will be black.
 
What can light do with darkness? What  do the righteous have to do with the wicked?
 
The neighbor guy wanted to be accepted in school. He wanted to be in the "in" crowd. He was turning into Oreo goo before everyone's eyes, but no one saw it before it was too late.
 
Even if we let a few unbelievers into our "circle" of things, more often than not THEY'LL change US. I'm not saying that we should never be with unbelievers, and I'm defiantly NOT saying that I'm against evangelism. We just need to be SO careful about the people we choose to surround ourselves with.  
 
So, let me ask you this: Are YOU letting yourself be turned into Oreo goo? Be on your guard! 
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Aug. 21, 2008 - Thank you!

Posted by JoySprout
This post has been an encouragment to me! I appreciate your standing up, and expressing boldly truth even in the face of our modern culture!

The rest of the your blog is very lovely, as well. :)

Our family has been Home Educating since preschool... this is my senior year of highschool! Praise the Lord, only by His Strength!

Fellow Young Maiden,
Joysprout

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/artsong/
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Aug. 19, 2008

Are YOU letting yourself be turned into Oreo goo?

Posted By UnderCover in Princess Croc Toria (Lady Toria the Teaser)
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? -2 Corinthians 6:14
 
"And WHY are you sending your son to a PUBLIC school?"
"We need to be a light to the world! My son needs to shine in the dark school system!"

Now, I agree with the "needing to be a light to the world" part, but does it necessarily mean sending your son into a dangerous environment?
 
I remember hearing those words years ago. It was my neighbor's voice declaring the news that they were sending their son to a public school, and sometimes I wonder if the words she said haunts her to this day.
 
Her son DIDN'T shine.
 
He fell for the evil company of the world. He's been in jail too may times to count. He couldn't put smoking or alcohol away, and when we were little my brother and I would be scared silly at night when we saw the lines of cars and loud music (not to mention the way people would stagger outta there!) at his house, with way too many wild people ready to "party" until the wee hours of the morning.
 
The hope of being a light to the school system is false. It just ain't happenin' these days. Thirty or twenty, maybe even ten years ago Christian kids could have made a difference without falling away from the faith, but the pressure to be "cool" is too strong for success. 
 
It's kind of like this: Have you ever had to crush Oreo's for a topping or for a pie? If you remove  all the white and just left the black cookie, but you put in ONE whole cookie with the white icing and crushed them all together...what color would you get?
 
Black. You can't shine when unbelievers are hitting you in the head every day.
 
And what if you took all the white icing and just put ONE whole cookie with the black cracker and crushed that all together? Yeah. You'd be nearing the black side of things.
 
Depending on the ratio of white to black (it doesn't take much!), most always your Oreo "goo" will be black.
 
What can light do with darkness? What  do the righteous have to do with the wicked?
 
The neighbor guy wanted to be accepted in school. He wanted to be in the "in" crowd. He was turning into Oreo goo before everyone's eyes, but no one saw it before it was too late.
 
Even if we let a few unbelievers into our "circle" of things, more often than not THEY'LL change US. I'm not saying that we should never be with unbelievers, and I'm defiantly NOT saying that I'm against evangelism. We just need to be SO careful about the people we choose to surround ourselves with.  
 
So, let me ask you this: Are YOU letting yourself be turned into Oreo goo? Be on your guard! 
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