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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Love, Taken Out of Context.

Let's talk about sex. And not the kind you learn about in biology in high school. Let's talk about the heart-breaking-make-you-cry-and-change-your-life-kind-of-sex. Let's talk about trafficking. Let's talk about rape. Let's talk about perversion. Let's talk about SLAVERY. Prostitution. When we usually think of prostitutes we think of unforgivable sinners. Am I right? Should I be? No. Let's take into consideration that many of these prostitutes are sex slaves. Forced against their will. And dare I even mention that many of them are CHILDREN? Sick right? It's kind of a taboo subject. No one wants to talk about it. Wouldn't it be easier to pretend it doesn't exist? Sweep it under the rug? It's not like it affects us any way. Right? Then how do we expect things to change? Don't we care? Shouldn't we? Yes. So, let's change our perspective. Let's think about these kids as actual KIDS--who deserve a normal childhood, full of smiles and joy and free from abuse. How about we break down and cry? Let's be vulnerable for those who are unable to feel anything. You may never have been to a red light district. Maybe you've never seen. I have. I cannot explain to you the emotions that overwhelm a person when they see girls, young girls, with hardly anything on, in the cold, waiting to be BOUGHT. Like an object. Heart wrenching isn't it? I could give you a bunch of statistics. But people are more than statistics. There is the heart of a child hidden away in every sex slave. They've just been denied of expressing it. But just to put things in perspective, let's take Mexico (since I'm here) for an example. Their "social service agency reports that there are more than 16,000 children engaged in prostitution, with tourist destinations being among those areas with the highest number (http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_exploitation.html)."And those are only those the estimated figures, which I'm sure have been under shot. That is 2.63 times the population of my hometown, Petoskey. WOW. As I was looking for a Bible verse to put this into perspective, I realized something. Our highest honor, is to be called a CHILD of God. Clearly that says something about how God feels about children. That He loves and cares for them. And this is NOT what He intended. Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you, 'declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" So, let's get these kids lives back on track-- on God's track, His PERFECT will. Because God did not design them for a life of bondage. Let's be those kind of Christians who care and do something about it. So what are we to do about it? We as the body of Christ are to pray. We are to raise our children in a Godly manner so that they respect themselves and others. We are to deal with our own issues of lust and sin. We are responsible to spread the awareness. We can fast and partner with organizations that are already working on solving the problem. This is how we as the church can get started. And remember this happens in our own country too. The good old United States, "land of the free." In fact, CNN is airing a special on sexual exploitation of children at 8 pm this Sunday if you'd like to tune and learn more. I'll Leave you with a video from CNN about the sex trafficking in the US and one from Love 146, an organization dedicated to ending the child sex industry. You can visit their site and find out more at http://love146.org/ 
And remember to above all pray.


Where Prostitution is legal.




  Prostitution legal and regulated
  Prostitution (the exchange of sex for money) legal, but brothels are illegal; prostitution is not regulated
  Prostitution illegal
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