"...Just between you and me...I've got somethin to say..."
Ok so first let's get this out of the way. To be "unequally yoked" does not simply mean "I believe & she doesn't". It reaches into far more than that. It reaches into the compatibility of the mind, heart and soul and to be frank, I've oftentimes found better character among non-believers than those that believe. There are reasons for that I can get into but I wont right now. Yet my biggest gripe about this runs deeper than just compatibility. Too many have fallen for the idea that somehow being with a non-believer means you will run the risk of spiritual "contamination" without ever considering that maybe, just maybe...the enemy created this lie because the opposite is supposed to be true and his aim is to keep us from THEM.
Allow me to share a story: A man one day was walking through Spanish Harlem...it was the late 70's. He came upon an open grate that lead to the basement of a Botanica... he heard music. He ventured downstairs and saw a Voodoo ceremony taking place that included dancing and the sacrificing of a chicken. He sat down to watch among the small group that was there...he wasn't the only spectator. This was an open event. As the High Priestess came out and was about to begin, she stopped cold and looked right at the man. She pointed at him and in Spanish said to him..."before we begin...YOU MUST LEAVE". He nonchalantly said "ok" and calmly left. That man was my father. You still don't get it?
Consider how my Lord spent most of his time with those considered the lowest of us all. He was close to those that have performed all manner of sin and berated those that were supposed to walk in holiness that He knew secretly didn't. If you can believe it, they actually looked down on HIM. So ask yourself the question: who was "contaminated" by the experience? They most certainly were, and I will say in truth...its been my experience as well. Yet such a belief of "contamination" is based in fear. Fear that a believer will not be able to handle "temptation" or any "dark path" some types are on and that goes to ONE question...just how big in faith is the Lord in you? Is He so small that you fear HE will be the one to flee from darkness?!? Please... Turn on a light switch in pitch black. What leaves? What stays? Yeah...you get my meaning.
Now to the questions asked. They were about my "acquaintances". There was no judgment...just conversation. You see, I have been drawn and have drawn the most spiritually inclined and they have come from all walks. Walks that have even included what most believers would see as "evil" and guess what? It has meant absolutely nothing to me. So long as they don't try using spiritual manipulation (spells etc) that don't work on me anyway, I will vett them on character, emotional maturity and sexual compatibility alone. If they try gettin silly like that (I will always come to "know"), I know they are about control and that will go to my vetting of their character. There have been a few like this and sorry... that don't fly here.
I am a man of experiences. Experiences that I have freely shared and of some I choose only to speak of with those I have come to trust that will not be "judgmental" due to their inexperience in such matters. I know who and what I am and have seen more than most...maybe too much. Yet all this has informed me on the path I've chosen to live and I know without question...it is NOT for everybody. Everyone must come to understand who they are and acknowledge their own limits. The line I've chosen to walk is very narrow because it is wide in scope without losing my integrity or failing my Lord. Sounds contradictory at times? If so let it serve as evidence...that it is NOT for you.
In scripture there's a question Paul comes to address. The question is about eating food that is offered to idols. Food that is now spiritually contaminated according to Hebrew law. He didn't say "oh no you mustn't do this...you will become possessed!!!". He said in short "what? pray over it and eat!". Why? Was Paul too careless? No...he came to understand something. His God was bigger than the so-called "god" they offered the food too. Yet here's where it gets a bit tricky. He'd never do this in front of a believer that hadn't yet come to the same realization because he knew that if such a believer would emulate him...THAT believer would run the real risk of true "contamination" due to his limits in faith. Do you understand the difference? As a believer...I sincerely hope you do. Paul understood that eating food offered to idols...was NOT for everyone. As such, he was careful who he shared such teachings with. Which leads me back to the point of my screed. Examine yourself and your level of faith. Acknowledge your own limits in faith and live accordingly. In the process...stop tryin to figure out mine or anyone else's. I'm out...
~moses
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