Good for Evil?

I was watching Iron Man tonight and as I was nearing the end of the movie, it occurred to me that one of the main undertones to the movie is the idea of things made for good that are used for evil. There are many things that occur in this world today that were designed for good and have been used in hurtful or disrespectful ways. I could go into tons of specifics but let us take a quick look at a few things that have turned out as predominantly bad things. God designed sex for example and today it has been turned into a multi-billion dollar industry for entertainment and self-satisfaction. Next we could look at the value of language and how important it is for us to communicate but some people have littered it with suggestive and vile subjects or words and it leads to people tuning out some important information because it is not being delivered in the most appropriate way. Movies and video games were designed to keep people busy but now it just takes the place of other activities and leads to students being more focused on the next accomplishment they will make in a game or they will watch movies whenever they get the chance because they want to see the movie that everyone is talking about. Any way you look at it, there are many things that have been made for the common good and have been used in the wrong way. Cameras, phones, dances, weapons, sports, the list goes on and on. Maybe I am being too overprotective but when I look at the reason I do things and the main reason why something was created for me, I tend to find that there are plenty of things that I do for the wrong reasons. This is not because I prefer to do things this way, rather I feel like my perception of these things has just been manipulated by the way the world views it or I just have not recognized it any other way. God created all things for a purpose and he wants to carry all of those things out to completion in the way that he intended them and I believe it is our duty to ensure that our actions maintain their integrity along with the actual activity itself.

When the angels were all in heaven, they were all designed for good but then Lucifer decided that he was power hungry and he fell away, it is a reoccurring theme throughout history and I think that the trend is just natural. I also believe that there is a possibility in which we can change this pattern by making changes in our own lives to reflect the true reason why we do certain things. Paul comments in 1st Corinthians 6:12, " 'Everything is permissible for me' -- but not everything is beneficial. 'Everything is permissible for me' -- but I will not be mastered by anything." When we let things get out of hand and master us, then the result of the things we do can lead to what is evil. Sometimes we feel like we are doing things for the right reasons but our justification does not line up with what is biblical and we are not always looking at the bigger picture. When we step back and enter into spiritual guidance, then we will begin to grow and move in ways we could have never imagined. Our lives become more enjoyable because we know that everything we do is anointed and will benefit someone down the road. I am sick of things being temporary results because it never gets me anywhere and it leads to more stress in my life then if I had just ignored what I wanted to do. I put myself in situations that drag me into the ground and then I have to constantly dig myself out. I wish I could stay afloat and let God keep me from falling in that hole because the little bumps do not have such as great of an effect on me. I know that with time these things will change and the more knowledge I gain, the easier it will be. Until then, just keep praying for me that I can overcome and use the good things for what they were intended for and that I will stand up when something is being used in the wrong way.

I will keep praying for all of you. Hope you are all doing well, God is continuing to do great things across this nation so do not stop praying for his touch on the lives of everyone here.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson