If by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);
2 Peter 2:6–8
There is a kind of distress that reflects a heart aligned with God, not judgmental, not self-righteous, but grieved.
Lot was not indifferent. He did not grow comfortable with what surrounded him. He felt the weight of it.
A desire for righteousness keeps our hearts from becoming hardened. This sensitivity keeps us aware of what grieves God and attentive to what leads away from Him.
It would be easier to grow numb. Easier to adjust. Easier to stop noticing.
But a heart shaped by God does not become indifferent; it remains aware, even when awareness is uncomfortable.
Lord, we confess how easily we become desensitized to what grieves You. Thank You for a heart that still responds and cares. Keep us sensitive to Your truth and aligned with Your heart. We surrender indifference and ask You to keep us attentive to what matters.
Sensitive to His Heart,
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