Friday, October 17, 2014

My Christian Opinion on Marriage Equality.


How many people have seen the above picture sometime in their life? Where did you see it? Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, yard sign, bumper sticker, polling place, news station, graffiti? You get my point, you can or have seen it everywhere. I live in a state that actually voted against the amendment back a couple years ago.  But it was just announced a few days ago that it was unconstitutional and same sex marriage will be allowed. Almost immediately I was seeing posts on Facebook both happy and mad about it, but I didn't see any that were sad. But that is exactly how I feel. 

I will start out by saying I am a Christian, (if you have read my post before this, you should know all about me). I believe that Jesus died for my sins. I am not a certain denomination. I was raised Baptist but I could not stand the backstabbing or “gossip” that happened. I have been to a Catholic church, Pentecostal and even let a Jehovah Witness talk to me. But I don’t believe in that, I believe in the bible. I go to a church that only speaks truth from the bible. They do not teach interpreted crap, twisted and turned to fit into their lifestyle.

I have strong beliefs in faith and following God's word and even so I am here to say what I believe most is that I AM a Christian. Huh? That’s right. As a Christian we are told to “love our neighbors” “to not judge others” “to obey the commandments of the father”. And, although I fail sometimes, this is what I try to do.

So we have come to know and to believe the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. – 1 John 4:16 

You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. – Mark 12:31

I love all the people I know that are gay, bi, straight, blue, yellow, sinners, liars, atheists, agnostics, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, tall, short, fat, skinny. I love everyone. Who am I to judge you because of who you are? Doesn't the bible command me to not do that very thing?

 Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. – Matthew 7:1-2

A few words ago I stated that I am sad, what I should have said was I am embarrassed. Embarrassed by the community in which I live in to have such hatred in their hearts, all in the name of God.
I feel awful as a Christian when I see my fellow brothers and sisters protest against marriage equality on the basis of Christianity. 


This is embarrassing, they indeed are an abomination.

Instead why don’t we all hold signs for love on the basis of Christianity? Instead why don’t we congratulate those who want to make the commitment to their partner and marry them. And love on them as they are, instead of “fixing” them or trying to “change their mind”. 

Look how much better this represents the Christian Faith!

So at this point, are you wondering what my point is?

Because we shouldn't have gotten this far in America; where gay marriage is publicized on local and national news stations and printed on every magazine cover. Straight marriage isn't celebrated in that way and it happens every single day and ends every single day as well. There is no big hoopla about that! I don’t mean that I don't think this decision should be celebrated at all but I do mean it shouldn't be used by the media to create hate and separation nor should it be used by politicians to advance their agenda. The media shouldn't have to include famous actors & actresses to “talk us into the idea”. 




I will leave you with this. Whether you are a Christian or not, I hope you understood the point of this blog entry. We need to remember that God loves us, and in that same way we should LOVE others, NO MATTER WHAT

Remember:

Let each of us please his neighbor for good, to build him up – Romans 15:2

Love Generously,
Me



Thursday, September 18, 2014

Who I Am...



I am a daughter of God
I am a mother by grace
I am a wife to a man
I am a friend to many
I am a hard pill to swallow
I am my own toughest critic
I am built with a back bone
I am perfectly imperfect
I am here for a purpose
I am me.

This is my first blog post on my own blog. I thought and prayed for the title of my blog. I wasn’t sure what direction I really wanted to go in. It came to me one night while I was trying to fall asleep. I had so many thoughts going through my head and *dingImperfect Purpose was spoken to me.

If you swept my life up into a dustpan and threw it in a box that is what you would find, an imperfect purpose.

This blog is going to be a little different than my other blogs, because this is me, and nobody knows who “me” is. This is just me & my story. This will be my good times and bad times. This will be my findings on life and my thoughts on everything. This will be where I stand up for what I believe. This is where you can come if you are discouraged. This is where I will come when I need motivation. This is where friends will meet and have conversations. And this is where I want to start our relationship, first by calling you my friend. I may not know you personnally, or I might, but I don’t know you really, do I?

I was once told that everyone has their own story. I have heard a few stories along my way. Some of those stories were amazing tributes to just how graceful and forgiving God is. Other stories were truly victorious, with a happy ending. Some didn't have happy endings, but I saw them change lives. My story is still being written, but in my little time here on earth I have many chapters already completed, and I feel compelled to share with others.

I want you to know what to expect from this blog. I will post topics on God, marriage, parenting, business, mistakes, failures, success, forgiveness, worship, outreach, purpose, inspiration, motivation, dreams, goals, and living life. I might throw in some more topics from time to time, but for the most part expect a positive and straight forward thought process. I don’t like to beat around any bushes, I sometimes can be a bulldozer, don’t let me run you over.

Many wont agree with what I have to say. Many will. But this is my blog and I can post what I want. If you feel so enlightened to create your own post/blog, please do and share it with me.

One more thing before I go, the reason you wont know who I am, is not because I can’t face my audience, but because sometimes it is better to hear what a person is saying rather than become bias because of who they are.

Love Generously,

Me