While learning right and wrong little children amaze me with there ability to piece the puzzles of life together. They aren't bound by the same red tape that we are as adults and I sometimes feel like they don't get credit for there individual ability to problem solve when it comes to social settings. If a child states their feelings about a topic and another disagrees they can still be the best of friends even though. But when parents try to "fix" issues it, at times, can cause bigger problems when the solution could have been much more simple. I have seen it again and again. Our job is more of a guide to help them have confidence in their own choice. That way they gain the power to discern.
Now, I don't have a degree so I know that by writing this
I may be subject to criticism but my feelings are overwhelming at this time in
my life. I am so sad; so sad because the
world is full of much confusion. Because
of this confusion it causes contention and much anger. With the entire world constantly changing in
different directions the only comfort I find is that my God is consistent. That consistency brings peace to my heart and
a love that I can’t describe.
This leads to the fact that
I love people. People studies, is something
I find interesting. Trying to see the
perspective of others is a puzzle piecing game that I find challenging,
frustrating, and insightful.
Perspectives are never wrong. The way people see things is what they
truly believe. From these perspectives
choices are made. Some I agree with and
some I don’t. Those choices don’t define
my love for the individual but I have been born with judgment. Judgment is very different than being
judgmental. I have to have judgment to
make choices; what I wear, what I choose to eat, and how I decide to live my
life are just a few examples. Everyone
does it. Being judgmental would be
finding myself better than others. I
don’t feel that way. I feel like life is
hard. I enjoy life but making judgment
every day is difficult, so others choices aren’t concerning to me (except for
my kids;-).
Because of these
perspectives I found it difficult to wrap my brain around the constantly
revolving battle with same sex marriage.
I love people and I want them to be happy but I can’t ignore the fact
that I love my God more. I know that
there are many arguments that could come from this statement and that is not
why I write this. I write this to give
others a perspective that I hold higher than anything else. When I watch the TV and I see both sides battling
each other it makes me sad to see. I
don’t want to cause more contention but I also can’t stay silent. My God has never changed. My God has stayed constant. My God created a sacred opportunity to be
married man and wife. That has never
changed from the beginning of time.
Do I have people in my life
that are fighting for this liberty? Yes, and I love them. I love them for who they are. I love them for the joy they bring to my
life. But I don’t have to love the choice. Because I love my God I feel the need to
protect what He and I hold as sacred. I
am sorry if this brings to you anger because anger is not the way I wrote this. I wrote this with love because I truly do
love people. This is simply a
perspective…
