There is a lot out there to discourage
the average pro-lifer. I mean let's be
realistic; abortion has been with us now a
very very long time. Not only that, you
see the worldview positions hardening
of those on the left who support
abortion, and they are being very
aggressive at trying to make sure
abortion stays legal. It can get very
discouraging when you look at all of
that and think to yourself, what can I do
to make a difference here?
The reality is we should be encouraged
for two reasons. Number one, if we have
the truth, it is our job to communicate
it. Your standard of whether you're doing
what's right is not do you convert
people on the spot; your standard is, are
you being a faithful ambassador to
communicate truth, and you let God bring
about the result? So we can take
encouragement that we're being faithful,
biblically, to communicate truth. Secondly,
we can take encouragement that state by
state, we do see legislation being passed
that limits the evil of abortion. It
doesn't result in an outright ban; we
simply don't have the political clout to
do that right now. So in the absence of
being able to protect all children, we do
the best we can to save as many lives as
possible while we continue working to
limit the evil done. And if you look
state by state, not just federally, you'll
see a lot of good is being done to limit
the evil of abortion, provide reasonable
alternatives to women who are facing
crisis pregnancies, and giving pro-lifers
a voice in the public square. All is not
lost.
