i will not live passively

i have been accused of being loud, eccentric, sometimes unteachable and possibly strange.  but one thing i am not is passive.  not out of arrogance or price do i stand, but out of passion.   there are just certain things in life that demand a voice, demand movement.  to often we sit idly by and passively float through life because we dare not cause a scene.  we don’t want to be seen as trouble makers or disturbers of the peace.  i challenge that notion.  to stand for what is right, to not submit to the status quo… that is the challenge.  the woman who was just killed in Iran dared to stand for justice.  a little girl’s life was threatened because she dared to defend a friend.  i was picked on because i dared stand up for those who couldn’t.  to live passively is not something i intend to do.  i was given a voice, i intend to use it. 

i’m tired of getting shushed for things that are worth being loud about.  i’m tired of seeing others who feel the same.  we have become too quiet, quiet on the things that matter.  not near enough do christians  stand up loudly and declare what they know is right, especially among their own.  we’ve allowed for exceptions to the rules when it comes to one another.  i’m thinking, but this may just be me, that these rules are probably the most important to adhere to.  but again, that’s just me.  not near enough to we challenge local government.  the change has to start with the small voices of us, the people.  becoming verbal against local politics is frowned upon though and so we don’t do it enough.  i’ve been in countries where they have no choice BUT to be vocal and challenge authority because if they don’t it could be life altering.  we need that sort of urgency and we need to care more about that sort of thing. 

i don’t know, maybe i’m just looking for an outlet to talk and to be loud and to be a malcontent.  but maybe, just maybe, for some things that’s ok?  hm…