All of us need Jesus, including childless cat ladies. The phrase “childless cat lady” came from vice presidential candidate VD Vance who was describing voters that supported the opposing political ticket. While political insults may be comical and often times fit stereotypes, it is important to understand that we are called to be better than this behavior. The devil uses childless cat ladies to push his agenda just as much as he uses other groups of people as well. Our job as Christians is speak truth in love while pointing people to Jesus. When we make fun of and insult our opponents it doesn’t draw them closer to God but ends up pushing them farther away from him.
We are all guilty of this behavior at some point. My hand is up as well. Matthew 5:43-44 tells us to love our enemies. This is one Bible verse that I particularly hate. I hate it because I don’t want to love my enemies. But understanding that God told us to love our enemies is significant enough for me to intentionally try to change my behavior. Unlike some people, when I see a verse that I hate or disagree with, I don’t ignore it and throw it to the side. I might not like what the Bible says about a certain situation or behavior, but I have enough respect for our God that I make it a point to follow his desires for my behavior.
Matthew 5:43-44 New American Standard Bible 1995
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Childless cat ladies are children of God.
We must not forget that childless cat ladies still bear the image of God and at the very least should be treated as a child of God. It is so tough to imagine people that you despise being equal with yourself in the eyes of God. When I read my Bible, I am reminded over and over again that I am no better than those that I disagree with. We are all sinners and fall short of God’s expectations for us. Some people just sin by the way they treat other people. Others sin by being childless cat ladies who support a demonic agenda. No matter what the sin is, we are all in need of salvation through Jesus.
Believe it or not, there wouldn’t be nearly as many childless cat ladies scattered around our country had they put their faith in Jesus. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to show kindness, share the Gospel and be a decent human being. We can show love by demonstrating God’s character. Instead of focusing on stopping the murdering of children in the womb, communistic behaviors and other demonic agenda, let’s try to win the heart over. All of these things are demonstrated by rotten fruit produced by a Godless soul. These behaviors are a product of an inward feeling by an outward expression. If we truly want to change the world and make it a better place, then we need to show love to childless cat ladies.
Our mission needs to be winning over one childless cat lady at a time. The first step is by identifying them as children of God. No one is going to respond positively to a stereotype attacking their character and behavior. Matthew 9:37 tells us that there is lots of work to do to win people over for the Lord. However, there isn’t that many people willing to put in the work. We need to change our mindset as believers. Time for us to put in the work to win people over for God’s kingdom. It is our instruction from Jesus and our purpose on this earth. Don’t let the devil trick you into dismissing childless cat ladies as unsalvageable. Jesus can save anyone, and it is our job to lead them to him.
Matthew 9:37 New American Standard Bible 1995
37 Then He *said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.