So tonight in about 30 minutes I read a short book called "Tilly" by Frank Peretti. Its about a husband and wife who aborted their last child in the sake of convenience. It tells the story about the mother having a dream and going to heaven and meeting this girl. The girl, Tilly, asks about what her life would have been like and for just some of the things little girls get to do, like snuggle with their moms and run around. The book is about God's forgiveness to the parents and the love he shows to these children who never get to live on earth. It really makes you think, or cry....mostly both. Abortion is one thing that I am not afraid to speak my mind about. Two weeks ago I participated in the Pro-Life Day of Silence, giving up my voice for a day for those who never had one. It really saddens my heart to think of not only the babies, but the mothers and doctors living with this. Its amazing how American, and the world for that matter, protects wildlife but chooses to abort babies just because they can. One third of my generation was silenced and those numbers aren't changing! Thats not something I am going to tolerate. 3,000 to 4,000 a day!
I go to school and they tell me not to be closed minded and that I am intolerant. Intolerance is what America needs more of. Society tells us today that we have to consider everyone's lifestyle and not judge them for it, that anything goes. Well I have read the Book, and everything does not go. God created you and me even before we were conceived. He had a plan for our life before our parents were even born. God created us; why would he want anyone to never have the chance to live? God also created a man, then a women for the man. Not a man for a man or a woman for a woman. Homosexuality is wrong, whether you believe you are born like that or not, you can still choose not to act on those feelings. The Bible also commands us to love everyone. Jesus loved everyone, he just didn't love the sin. Thats what we as Christians are called to do, show love to everyone, no matter the choices they have made in their life. Its something I struggle to find a balance to but that, like anything else, takes time.
So I guess these things have just been on my mind a lot lately. Its not exactly original, just what I believe. Thanks for reading!
Emily Elizabeth
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i totally agree emily.
not everything goes. and i love how jon foreman talks about that :)
"doubts your doubts and believe your beliefs"
but yeah, to me, abortion is just another people can control their consequences. they don't want to face up to it, so they just figure get rid of it all together.
however, i don't think telling people not to based solely on Christian principles aren't right either. i've been thinking about this lately.
a whole lot of things are wrong from a Christian standpoint. things go bad every freakin second we are on this earth. however, if you were to look at the world with the world's perspective, then everything's okay. everything can be justified or made right.
Christians are viewed as "closed minded" because we actually hold firm on our beliefs. i would never ever kill another person made in the image of God for that reason alone. it's a violation against the character and image of God, and that is the definition of sin. so yeah, it's sin. but if you're a happy-go-lucky unbeliever, then it's all good.
i'm starting to wonder when slavery and shooting people will be legal too..
"however, i don't think telling people not to based solely on Christian principles aren't right either."
make that "aren't" an "isn't".
heh.
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