Am I Not a Person?

I recently watched the old b&w "To Be or Not To Be"(1942) and one of the characters quoted Shylock, though he was speaking of racial/religious injustice I thought it spoke well on the issue of abortion. 
So I will take some liberties with the wording:


I am a person.
Hath not a person eyes?
Hath not a person hands, organs, dimensions, senses...
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
If you poison us, do we not die?

What Do We Do?

What do we do when the world says whats wrong is fine?

Why don't we stop them from committing the crime?

How can someone rob a helpless babe of it's breathe?

When is it okay to intentionally cause death?

Who gave us the right to play God?

Where did we get the idea this wasn't odd?

What Are You About?

When people look at you, when they talk to you, how would they describe you? What would they say you were about?

What do your actions say? A lot of the time we talk big, but fail to follow through. I'm not trying to be judgmental, I have messed up like this quite a few times. But that doesn't have to be the norm. 

You can put your actions where your mouth says they are.

I feel very strongly about many things, and sometimes they get all tangled up in my head. I don't know where to start so I never do, and nothing changes. I don't want to keep making that mistake! So I determine everyday to prioritize my life.  

It's not going to be easy and I'll probably mess up a lot but I won't stop trying; because it's worth it to try again and fail, that's how we change. Slow, repeated, difficult steps. 

I want to be about hope, I want people to be encouraged after I talk to them. 

I want to lose this weight.

I want to finish the stories I've started.

I want to give more of myself.

I want to love more, to be more like Jesus, to know Him better.

I want to cause change.

I will.

I will be about hope, people will be encouraged after talking to me. I will loose weight. I will love more, be more like Jesus, and know Him better. I will finish the stories that I've started. I will give more of myself. I will cause change!

What will you be about?

Pray For Her...

I just read a story about a surrogate mother, carrying a child who may be seriously ill, pressured to abort, but choosing to keep the child.

Here is the link: http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/good-news-surrogate-mother-resists-abortion-pressure-will-keep-baby


I wish I had more information for you. What she is doing is so brave and selfless. Because she knows it is a life. She and the baby need our prayers.

What Can I Do?...A Lot More Than You Think

Some of you might wonder how much change you could possibly bring about on your own. Others might be at a loss where to start. I have some suggestions and I pray that this encourages you.

I recently watched a video entitled, "180 Movie", a few guys and a camera {this would work with just 1 person}, went out to where the people were and started interviewing them. Asking them questions about the holocaust and then comparing the holocaust to abortion. Most of those interviewed were shocked with the correlation; their mind did a "180".

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."- Edmund Burke 

You can flip that statement around to say "the only thing necessary for defeat of evil is for good men to do something!"

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are!

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Now, where to begin? What has God gifted you in?

Writing?
 Write! Write to your local paper and your representatives, write for blogs and websites!  Post to Twitter, spread the word!

Design? 
 Design Pro-Life art, set up an exhibit, make shirts, etc.

Cooking?
Make food for volunteers that stand outside abortion clinics to pray with people. Hold a bake sale to earn funds and awareness, come up with pro life recipes!

Music?
Write/create inspirational songs with pro-life lyrics, or have the title convey the meaning behind the instrumental piece. Hold concerts to raise funds. Play outside an abortion clinic.

With God, even the smallest person can change the course of the future. 


Here is a link to one Pro-Life website where you can help:
http://liveaction.org/get-involved

Resolution

I resolve to be the change.


I determine to stand in the gap.


I will contend for the lives of the unborn.


I will not wait for someone else to start this.


I will do what I can now,

with what I have,


where I am.

Planned Parenthood

Great news!!
Planned Parenthood 'clinics' have been de-funded in Tennessee and Texas, forcing 12 'clinics' to close!!

You can read more about it here:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-completely-defunded-in-tennessee/

and here:

http://www.lifenews.com/2011/11/04/planned-parenthood-closes-12-clinics-after-texas-de-funding/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Praise God!