The Daily Paine

“It seems to me a man comes into this world with a little ready raw material–himself.  His folks can only give him sort of a push, and a mite of teaching, but in the long run what a man becomes is his own problem.  There’ve always been hard times, there’ve always been wars and troubles–famine, disease, and such-like–and some folks are born with money, some with none.  In the end it is up to the man what he becomes, and none of those other things matter.  In horses, dogs, and men it is character that counts.”         –Louis L’Amour

“When we tolerate impudence for the sake of material comforts, then we abandon our self-respect, the flood-gates are opened, chaos bursts the dam that we are to defend; and we are responsible for it all.”         –Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Man is quick to blame his birth, his environment, or his circumstances for his predicament.  He rarely will accept anything that might shine on his character.  No man is a slave to the environment in which he happens to find himself.  Sure storms may come–physical, mental, or spiritual–but the reaction to that storm and the choices made during and afterward are what is important.
We are living in a time that is like no other in the terms of technology and communication.  Perhaps that will lead to more evil, but there has always been evil lurking.  It is the way of Satan; it is the way of the world.  Man has two natures, a physical one and a spiritual one. When the ingredients that make up the physical nature begin to get out of proportion, when they begin to dominate and try to destroy or ignore the spiritual nature, then manhood has gone wrong.
Man from earliest days has wanted to assert himself over God.  Man has deemed that he is as great, or greater than the One who created him.  One of the reasons why there is such a challenge to the role of men/women in society is that God made each with certain physical and spiritual characteristics.  God made them to fulfill certain roles.  Man wants to reject that, thus he has thrust upon society the acceptance of gay and transgender lifestyles.  This evil side of man insists on living in one world–the one in which he is in charge.
In his choices, man has chosen to push God to the side and instead he gratifies his desires and feelings.  God’s word is secondary.  In fact, man has the audacity to defy the will of God.  He is obstinate; no logic, no common sense, no appeal to the spiritual side, and no sense of decency will deter him from his evil ways.

“For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be secure, without fear of evil.”
–Proverbs 1:32-33 (NKJV)

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