today, we went to church and i was pleasantly surprised to listen to a guest speaker instead of our normal pastor. it was a glimpse into the ministry that the man is a part of, and i thought a lot of the topics he spoke about were very important and also have been things that have directed plenty of my steps from when i first started to question my existence and who/what i will live for and believe.
some questions that the speaker asked us:
- is the Bible true?
- does the old testament matter?
- are Christians scientific?
- why are 80% of children leaving the church before they have even left their homes? (even if it is only mentally and not physically if the parents still take them)
he didn't quite answer everything in a way that my husband and i could walk away with confidence and share with someone else, but lately one thing has been weighing on my heart as a mom of such sweet boys. kid #1 has been testing some waters in responding to requests/demands/questions of ours in a manner that is not appropriate. something that resonated with me immensely was that God is our authority. not the world. after talking about this with the hubs, we are trying to figure out a way to explain this to our children, that we are leading them towards what we believe God says in a biblical sense. i don't have the right words, but i really want to point our expectations of the kids to real biblical truths instead of simply "i said so" ... especially when a good/bad consequence is visible in the Bible beyond "love your God with all your heart, mind, strength and soul"
c'est tout at this point.
2 comments:
Wow. This is something I've been thinking a lot about too.
1) I am praying for lots and lots of grace, humility, strength and wisdom so that my example is consistent with Christ and how He lived/taught. I feel like Eden is at a place emotionally and cognitively the differences, or at least notice the two aren't the same. Know what I mean? Maybe now that the kids are getting older I'm feeling more burden or noticing more of the importance that parenthood holds.
2) I don't know how to explain it, but I have been feeling so burdened spiritually. I feel like Christ and the disciples/early church were so radical in their faith. I guess I'm questioning how we, as a society, and we (as a family) live a "normal" life in the context of eternity. This is not expressed well, these are just feelings that have been inside of me. I guess this is part of what I am saying - am I wasting precious time working on our house, working our normal jobs when at the end of our lives - the color of my walls don't matter? And how does this reflect in my parenting?
Sheri- these exact things weigh on me as well!! ESP #2!!!
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