I really feel as though this has been an eye opening school year for me. Both on the spiritual and natural standpoint. It is really something at how much God works in my life and the lives a those around me. I do really thank Him every day for the things that He is doing in my life and those around me.
But I have had the time to really realize exactly how objective I am. Then at the same time of how important being objective really is. I strongly believe that it is a great attribute as a Christian to be objective (not saying that I'm this great person because I am), especially because we have flaws.
This post may be a bit long...
But first of all, I've come to learn of how it feels to genuinely live a life of forgiveness.. and how quickly it can happen when you trust God through it all. This year, I have definitely dealt with things that by "man's" standard, I have every right to not forgive. Like, it took me about a day to gather myself, but I was able to first and foremost, keep the discussion to a minimum and move on. I mean, I do have to take caution, but at the same time, I have been able to get past that. The thing about it, is that I become excited about the advancements that this individual makes/achieves. Which is awesome because there are times when people can just look at people in spite because of their promotions, or decisions, or things that God is doing in their life.
I really had to learn how to forgive myself to. I didn't really grasp that aspect until last semester. It was something that I personally fought for years, which in turn has set me back so far. It has definitely been a change after I learned how to do that. I just really felt like sharing that. The power of forgiveness is really amazing.
And now for the biggest part of my blog.....
This is definitely something that could potentially be a controversial topic. But I've been thinking a lot about it lately and I really wanted to have it written down somewhere..
But the thing that hit me a lot lately were the fights against homosexuality and abortion. No way by any means am I a supporter of the two. However, I feel as though the message that we give by putting up a fight against these issues are fairly hypocritical. Christians tend to say that there is no level of sin. That all sin is an automatic sentence to Hell, but by the grace of God, we can be saved. But regardless, as flawed human beings, we still have sin that we deal with every day.
Proverbs 6:16-19 says "these six things the Lord hates. Yes, seven are an abomination to Him. A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren."
What I want to pinpoint is the fact that we have no right, absolutely NO right, to put a fight against these issues. When we do this, it is as though we are justifying our own sin because it is not as "bad" as killing an unborn baby or being attracted to someone of the same sex. I feel as though if there is a fight for this, there should be just as much of a fight for laws against lying, against spreading rumors, against causing strife among others, against even "thinking" about doing something bad to someone. All those times when people are saying, "Gosh I just want to hit her/him" is JUST as bad as if someone were to perform abortion. I mean, God doesn't decide to banish us or treat us bad for these things, so why should we do that to others?
We just put these levels to sins and it's not right at all. We have the nerve to even think that it's okay. It's definitely a big part of the reason why people put themselves away from Christianity because we tend to justify our own sin and say that the world is messed up. WE ALL ARE MESSED UP. But that is why Christ died for us. So we can just give Him our mess no matter what it is. I think that if we all fully understood that concept and gave the impression that without Him, we are all flawed individuals, no one would be hesitant to have the desire to understand what it really is like to live in His will.
Like, I don't believe that we should stand in the back burner and not speaking up about what we believe. However, I do believe that it is important to establish the fact that because I am a flawed individual, I deserve every bit to go to Hell, no more or no less than the person right next to me.
We are more equal than you think. We all deserve to go to Hell. We deserve nothing BUT Hell. But by the GRACE of God, we ALL have the opportunity to experience His kingdom, His glory, His power. Regardless of what we have done, or said, or thought.
That is pretty much what I wanted to share. Of course it may be a controversial thing, but hey, it is what it is. =)
-Quayla
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