TOO MANY IN MY MIND
Sometimes the thoughts in my head seem all jumbled. I just need to sit down and write them out before they're all gone. I've been away from blogging for a long time. Not sure why, just stopped posting my feelings. I think part of the reason is that I had so many thoughts, and I wasn't for sure if it was ok to share the thoughts and I couldn't censor my thoughts well at that time--so I stopped sharing at all. My life has taken so many crazy turns since my last post in 2007! One thing has remained constant--my thoughts need an outlet. It's not healthy to keep all your thoughts in your head. Well, at least for me. There are days where I don't have a silent moment for all the thoughts that are screaming at me to give them attention. So, I will try to let loose a little on some of those thoughts in effort to share my journey with whomever may read what I post.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, March 29, 2007
RIGHT WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
Luke 17:24-28 (NAS)
"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist,"
To be honest, the last few months have felt like sheer uphill battle. I have been discouraged, I have been sad. I have been wondering what in the world is going on. This passage soothed my soul and brought me considerable peace. It feels good when you know you're in the palm of your Father's Hand and that nothing is surprising Him.
Luke 17:24-28 (NAS)
"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist,"
To be honest, the last few months have felt like sheer uphill battle. I have been discouraged, I have been sad. I have been wondering what in the world is going on. This passage soothed my soul and brought me considerable peace. It feels good when you know you're in the palm of your Father's Hand and that nothing is surprising Him.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Pledges
Is it ok to "pledge allegiance" to a flag or anything else for that matter? I work in our local Christian daycare center with 3-5 year olds. Everyday we say the pledge to the American Flag, the pledge to the Christian Flag, and the pledge to the Bible. Today one of the teachers was going to read the story of Jonah to the children from the Bible. She asked the kids if they knew the name of the book she was holding. One of our 5 year olds said, "that's the book we say the pledge to".
And then it started to bug me. Is it ok to teach our kids the pledges? I don't think in any way that the daycare center is out to brainwash our kids or to damage them. I think it's all done in innocence. But it just doesn't set right.
God tells us over and over to worship only Him--to follow only Him. But yet we are asking our kids to make a promise to inanimate objects that are not important. And while I understand it's the symbolism and the meaning that the object holds--isn't that the same as idol worship? I don't know.
I'm not going to demand that we stop encouraging the kids to say the pledges, it's just lately I've been trying to examine what I do and why I do it and this popped up today.
Is it ok to "pledge allegiance" to a flag or anything else for that matter? I work in our local Christian daycare center with 3-5 year olds. Everyday we say the pledge to the American Flag, the pledge to the Christian Flag, and the pledge to the Bible. Today one of the teachers was going to read the story of Jonah to the children from the Bible. She asked the kids if they knew the name of the book she was holding. One of our 5 year olds said, "that's the book we say the pledge to".
And then it started to bug me. Is it ok to teach our kids the pledges? I don't think in any way that the daycare center is out to brainwash our kids or to damage them. I think it's all done in innocence. But it just doesn't set right.
God tells us over and over to worship only Him--to follow only Him. But yet we are asking our kids to make a promise to inanimate objects that are not important. And while I understand it's the symbolism and the meaning that the object holds--isn't that the same as idol worship? I don't know.
I'm not going to demand that we stop encouraging the kids to say the pledges, it's just lately I've been trying to examine what I do and why I do it and this popped up today.
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