10/07/2026
WHEN WRONG STARTS TO FEEL NORMAL
One of the subtle dangers in life is that we can get used to almost anything.
Things that once bothered us can eventually seem normal. Words that once sounded crude become common. Behavior that once seemed shameful becomes entertaining. Dishonesty can begin to look clever. Anger can seem justified. What once troubled our conscience may barely get our attention anymore.
That does not mean the thing has changed. Sometimes we have.
The more often we see, hear, or tolerate something, the easier it can become to accept it. Little by little, what once seemed wrong may begin to seem ordinary. Eventually, we may stop asking whether something is right and simply accept it because it has become familiar. The Bible warns about that danger. “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20).
That warning is not only about what society may call good or evil. It should also cause each of us to examine our own hearts. Scripture tells us, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). What we repeatedly allow into our lives can gradually shape the way we think.
“Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:21–22).
God calls us to keep our thinking clear and our hearts sensitive to truth. That means we cannot allow what is common around us to become the measure of what is right. We must keep asking: What does God say about this?
A changing culture does not change truth. Something does not become right merely because it becomes common, accepted, or familiar.
Perhaps one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves from time to time is this:
Have I become comfortable with something that should still trouble me?
The answer may tell us more about the condition of our hearts than we realize.
Bible Study — Sunday, 9:30 AM
Worship — Sunday, 10:30 AM
springfieldchristians.com
