Black and White Amid Shades of Grey - Guest Post

Hi, everyone! My name is Hannah Elizabeth and I have been given this opportunity to guest post on this blog by Katie, who is a dear friend of mine. She asked that I talk about my recent college experiences. I've been homeschooled my entire life, so attending my local community college this past quarter and half has been a bit of a shock. But it's also helped me see some things. So *deep breath* here goes nothing. 

"You're really lucky to know exactly what you believe about everything. I wish I did." 

This is what I heard from a girl at my college. We were discussing how "messed up the world is," specifically abortion and homosexuality. We had very different views on the topics, but after I explained to her what I believed and why, she said I had given her a lot to think about.  

She didn't know what she thought about abortion. She thought "it was okay in some situations," but by the end of our talk, she wasn't sure what situations it would be okay to execute a baby in, for no fault of its own. She said, "It's so confusing. All these awful things, and everyone has different views on all of them. It's impossible to know what the right thing is." 

But here I am. I know exactly what my thoughts on abortion, and homosexuality, and all those things are. And if I am ever confused, all I have to do is look to God's Word to find my answers. I know wrong from right. I have it easy. 

That's when I decided what to name my post. 

All around us we are surrounded by shades of grey. Some appear darker than others, but you can't really say that one is another color as opposed to another. It's an endless twilight. In the same way, you can't say an abortion in this situation is wrong as opposed to an abortion in this other situation. It's all the same. Not black. Not white. 

Not night. Not day. 

Not wrong. Not right.  

What do you do? 

But here Jesus comes, a light shining bright. No longer is it twilight. Where He is, it is day, and where He is not is darkness. In this light you can see the right and perceive the wrong. Black and white. 

Jesus is in me. He is my guide to the world, my companion, my friend. Through Him, I can see through the grey veil and see things the way they really are. 

All I can do is hope and pray that I may share His light with the world, so that others too can be black and white amid shades of grey.