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Things have been intense around here lately. Good, but intense.

In order to lighten things up, here’s some people getting smacked in the face:

“Gay marriage will be legal in 21 days.”

This was the tweet from the Des Moines Register that brought me the news that the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a ban on gay marriage in the state, declaring it unconstitutional. Gay couples will be able to marry in the state of Iowa in three weeks.

No matter which side of the fence you fall on, this is a historic day for Iowa (where I live) and for our nation (if you live in the U.S.)

As soon as I heard about the ruling, I checked out Twitter and found the #iagaymarriage hashtag and it was booming. Lots of people with lots to say. The only unfortunate part for me in watching all of it wasn’t the fact that people were celebrating the ruling. It was watching how Christians were responding:

• “Churches are going to get sued now.”
• “First Obama, now this! Our country gets what it deserves!“
• “I’m going pray extra hard tonight!”
• “God have mercy on this nation! We don’t know what we’re doing!”

With all due respect to my brothers and sisters in Christ who choose to respond this way: Shut up. You are speaking curses over this state and this nation. You are Christ’s ambassador and your speech is to be filled with light, not darkness.

I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to see your fellow Christians responding in such a disdainful way. If you’re a Christian and you are responding in this way you need to stop it. Now.

What you ultimately have to ask yourself if this is you is, “WDJD?” What Does Jesus Do? Jesus does not speak to people this way. Jesus does not treat fellow image bearers of God with such disrespect, no matter what they believe or behave like. These responses, ultimately, sound like the grown-up equivalent of “I’m taking my ball and going home! Hmph!”

I can’t say that I’m crazy about the (unanimous) decision that our Supreme Court made today, but that’s beside the point. As Christians, we can (and should) have firm convictions that are rooted and grounded in Scripture. But as followers of Jesus, we are to live differently. We are not to react as people who have no grounding in something greater than ourselves. We either believe that Jesus is Lord or he is not. Not the Iowa Supreme Court; Jesus.

If you’re a Christian and you are upset about the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling today, let me ask you this question: Are you busier telling people what they are doing wrong or living a light-filled life? There is a huge difference between the two, I hope you make the right choice.