Sin!

Sin! They never told me about this aspect of principalship! What do I do with the kid caught stealing? The guys who skipped out of devotions? The students who were in an illicit relationship last year (and I'm finding out now.) The anonymous letter making accusations against a teacher. The parents who lie to me - and yes, I know they are lying. And that's this week (and it's now Tuesday night.)

First is to call it what God calls it. We all hide behind "politically correct" terminology. The most common synonym used in my office is "mistake." "No, a mistake is what you make on your math assignment. What you did was lie, and God hates lying!"

This morning I was pondering on the sin issue, and concluded that it often is a love issue, or more accurately, a love-less issue. Sin in my life reveals how little I really love the one who died to take away my sin, and so I wouldn't need to sin anymore(Romans 5, 6). Failure to confront sin in others shows how little I love them and care about setting them free from the deadly ravages that sin will cause in their spirit, soul and body; and in an every widening circle of relationships.

In the end, sin makes my love dissipate - and I never want that to happen. I want my love for Jesus to grow and grow and grow. Then His love for those around me will grow as well. But sometimes a good long sleep helps too! So off to bed. Good night.