Let Go and Let God...Morality and Conformity.

Morality: Latin. Meaning manner,  proper behavior.

When the demand for morality means conformity the color of the world is in jeopardy. The heart beat of the universe is not affected by our free will choice of acceptance, rejection, aggression, anger, or submission. There are times when "letting go and letting God" is an excuse to neglect God's gift and let someone else do the work, or take the risk.

Life does not give us only comforting opportunities. Those are easy. We're not challenged to do the easy. To stand up for the popular opinion. To go along with the crowd. To fall in line. Proper behavior is not necessarily proper by every person's standards. Surely the world history is full of tyrants who demanded of the people proper behavior, morality as they saw it. In fact, what authority would accept their decision being directly, and forcibly challenged?  It wouldn't be proper. The person who is willing to stand up against unjust laws and decisions is quickly labeled ill mannered, hot tempered, a bully, or  "of questionable morals". Conformity is well documented as the fertilizer for the fast growth of evil. See Nazi Germany, Manifest Destiny, Vietnam, Slavery, Genocide. Conformity can only happen when people accept what they know is wrong and follow the flock.

God gave us emotions which allow us to be so much more than passive and accepting and tolerant. Passive, accepting, and tolerant is to aid evil. God given ability to be bold and confront wrong is something to be grateful for. Wrongs left unchallenged breed pain and misery. Letting go and letting God might just be rejecting the quality traits God gave us to be who we are. If we all sit back and let God, maybe God might be wondering why we aren't being responsible. Is it probable that God is saying, "Let me? I gave you the ability to do what you need to do. You use what I gave you and be responsible."  God doesn't expect we will do the easy work and leave the tough stuff for God. Do we really want to only do the vanilla work? What kind of life is it to take what's given, never fight for right, or demand change? How do we move forward if we only participate in easy work and let go of the tough stuff? Certainly someone, who isn't Godly, can take advantage of that void unfilled by the passion of people who conceded their right to be passionate.

I sat down more than once and let misguided people do harm to others with illogical decisions. We have a moral responsibility to stand up and demand what is right. I regret a few times I backed down from standing firm for my beliefs in the name of letting God. I'm most grateful for the times I challenged conformity and stood up for what I believe. Nothing great comes from just getting along with the crowd.