This Shouldn’t Be Complicated

This week’s episode is a little different.No guest. No interview. Just me—sharing what I believe the Lord has been pressing on my heart.I recently read this statement in an article by the Christian Post that argued against Equal Protection bills, claiming they are harmful to the pro-life movement:“Moreover, unlike the victim of all other forms of homicide, the victim of abortion cannot be seen, has no name — the unborn child is a total stranger to the mother.”But as I read through it, I found myself stopping more than once with the same unsettling thought…This sounds like something I would expect from the pro-abortion side!And that shook me.How does someone who has spent 20 years in the pro-life movement arrive at arguments that echo the very position we claim to oppose? And maybe even more concerning… why are other pro-life voices applauding it?Somewhere along the way, clarity has been replaced with confusion.Because if we all agree on something as foundational as this—that the child in the womb is fully human, fully valuable, and fully deserving of life—then the question becomes unavoidable:Why wouldn’t the taking of that life be treated with the same seriousness as the taking of life outside the womb?That’s not a complicated question.It’s not a grey area.And yet, many within the movement are working hard to make it one.I keep coming back to this truth: God’s law is not flawed. It is perfect. It was never meant to be easy or comfortable—it was meant to reveal what is right, expose what is wrong, and ultimately point us to our need for a Savior.So why are we trying to reshape it into something more palatable?If the standard becomes easier… if obedience becomes attainable in our own strength… then what is the purpose of the Gospel?Sin always carries consequence. It may not always come as immediate punishment, but it is never without cost. And when we drift from the foundation God has already set—His standard of justice, His definition of truth—we shouldn’t be surprised when our efforts fall short.So I have to ask myself—and I’ll ask you the same:Have we elevated the mission above the One who gave it to us?Because if that’s the case, we’re not just off track—we’ve missed it entirely.Thanks for reading Nadine@9’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Nadine@9’s Substack at nadineat9.substack.com/subscribe