Where do you draw the line?

So, I’ve been blogging now for over a year.  I browse the blog world when my family is in bed.  It’s my time to work in the office (I work for my hubby),  but sometimes I find myself just looking around.  Wanting to see if I was the only mom who had to clean up the fruity pebbles for the 4th time that day off the floor, while trying to teach my 6th grader chemistry…

I will say I try to only look at Christian blogs.  If I do come across a non-christian blog– well then I just leave.

I have found some amazing blogs out there.  I can tell these are people who are after God’s own heart.  And honestly those are the blogs I want to read and be fed by.

But still I wonder.

Because in the midst of my findings, I can read curse words in a *Christian blog*, or I see a picture of a mom blogger with her family, but the mom is wearing a dress with a neckline that falls WAAAAY to low.  Or a link to a site that has pictures that are not for eyes to see.  I see *Christian* blogs that write posts about TV shows, like “The Bachelor”, this is sooo not the show to watch and then really you are supporting it.  I’ll save the rest of this for a post on it’s own, it’s deserving of it.

I know no one is perfect, but come on people,  draw the line and don’t cross it.

Do you think there are *gray* areas with Jesus?

How can you have a blog that has a scripture all over it.  Prayers for others who are in need.  Prayers for yourself.  Prayers crying out for our country.  How can you have a blog that links to other blogs that are not appropriate.  Then call yourself a *Christian* and a God fearing women who will raise your family to worship the Lord and your house will serve the Lord.

Then you let your 14 year old daughter wear very inappropriate clothes.   What is the example she sees in you?  Or you let your son listen to the wrong music.  Do you let your kids watch,”Spongebob”.  Where is the value in that show?

Be a parent, not their friend.

I won’t name any names or blogs I should say.  Some are Christian music singers–you would be surprised.

And please read my words–I am not condemning anyone.

(Please re-read that last sentence again)

We are all sinners.  I am not preaching from a mountaintop or a high horse.

Just wanting to give you and myself food for thought.

Draw the line.  And pray to not cross it.

Please note:  I have received some really good thought provoking comments.  Please feel free to RE-READ my statements.  I am not casting any stones.  Placing judgement on anyone.  Condemning anyone.  Not preaching from a mountain sitting high on my horse.  Or trying to make other Christians live by my own personal convictions and standards.   I am also NOT on the side of  religious leaders blinded to their own sin and eager to throw stones.

Clearly I am on the side of  Jesus, who shows us sinners forgiveness, grace, and mercy.

No stones have been thrown here.

Where is your line?  Is it fuzzy or clear?

“Then neither do I condemn you”, Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin”.

John Ch. 8