Tuesday; February 8
In our time together yesterday, we took a look at how we must understand that it isn’t enough to just stop doing evil, we must be willing to replace it with good. Cleaning house is a good first step, but unless we fill the void with something productive, we run the risk of becoming worse than we before. There are times when it is important to stop behaviors to move toward growth, but unless we follow-up with something appropriate, our old ways might return – and they might even be worse than before. Several years ago, communities followed the “broken windows philosophy” which advocated that we needed to get rid of the unsightly elements of our dilapidated areas. While this makes sense – people are less likely to commit crimes or acts of immorality in clean and kempt areas – there is a limited window of opportunity to do something positive with these areas or they will begin to resume deteriorating. Just as this is true in our physical structures, it is the same in our social areas