I Don't Feel It Anymore

There are several diseases that result in loss of sensitivity due to the deterioration of nerve endings. Unnoticed injuries lead to more serious problems. People with diabetes, for example, must constantly examine their feet to prevent unknown injuries from leading to gangrene and the loss of a foot or leg.

Loss of sensitivity is not limited to the physical realm. Today we are often being desensitized without even realizing it. TV, movies and video games among other things have conditioned our responses negatively. We see so many murders, hear so much swearing, cursing and use of vulgarity that soon we don't even notice it anymore. Ungodly ideas, words, thoughts and actions that would have been considered immoral and degenerate a few years ago have now become so common that the disgust previously felt is just not felt anymore.

This process is no accident. Our soul's enemy knows that we would never accept this moral degeneration all at once. So, he has slowly worn away our moral and spiritual nerve endings until we are now in grave danger. We don't even notice the impact that has been made upon us. We no longer care what anyone thinks or how anyone feels. We are no longer repulsed by news of death, injustices and acts of violence. We just don't feel it anymore.

The solution begins with recognizing the problem. Then we must systematically eliminate and control the sources of our desensitizing. Refuse to watch ungodly and worthless TV or attend degrading, violent and demoralizing movies. Focus on relieving the pain in the lives of people around us. Begin to feel the sorrows and plight of others and plan a proper response. After a while that response will become natural rather than having to be planned. We need to begin feeling both the needs of others and the direction of God in our lives again.