Hiya Peeps!
Well, today is one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. Halloween. But a little known fact is that it is also Reformation Day when we celebrate the reformation of the church. Let's face it. Without the Reformation, Protestants may not even be here. Sure, it could have happened at another time, but without Martin Luther and others who had a deep conviction, it probably wouldn't have happened as fast as it did. I'm forever thankful for those men and women who stood up for what was right, even when many lost their lives for it. Lately, I've been thinking more and more about what would happen if I was faced with the choice of living and denying Christ, or if I would die for the truth of my Savior. I hope this isn't some prophetic thing, but if I am faced with the choice, God is gonna have to win every time. I cannot deny Him when He has done so much for me. Now, maybe I will not be that brave, but I pray that if this situation happens, God will give me the courage to stand up for what's right. So if He's helping me, I have no doubt I will do the right thing.
Lately, what's been bothering me is this balance we seem to have of "Church stuff" and "Everyday stuff." Say for example, you choose to say something or do something you know would never be permitable in church, but when you're at church, you know that would never do that. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture??? Like for example, it seems like Halloween is better not celebrated on a Sunday. It's as if people have a problem with celebrating it on Sunday. If that were the case, shouldn't they have a problem with celebrating it any other day? Why is it that people appear to be two-faced? I'm not saying any of us are perfect, but this double-standard is a problem. We should be doing EVERYTHING for the glory of God, not just when we're at church.
As many of you know, I don't celebrate Halloween. I want to give you a list of the reasons why that I posted on Facebook, but for some reason I can't copy and paste onto my blog (which is super annoying.) So if you want to see it, please go to my profile. If you're not my friend on Facebook and/or don't have a Facebook, ask, and I'll email it to you. :)
Another thing that bothers me is when people see me and say to each other "Good thing you didn't tell Keri Lynn that." Or "You probably don't want to hear this." If I shouldn't hear this, why are you telling other people that??? Am I such a freak that I'm not normal? I mean, shouldn't everyone be able to hear that funny story you're telling or that interesting fact? Now, no doubt there are things you wouldn't tell anyone, but everyday things shouldn't be a problem. In my mind, if it's not fit for God to hear, then it's not fit for anyone else to hear. I know I'm labeled as a purity freak, and I really don't mind it. It's just, I don't want to be left out of stuff that shouldn't be wrong to tell, and yet it is. I'm not perfect. I have never claimed to be. But please, I beg of you my friends, please think about what you are saying. Is it glorifying God? Or is it glorifying yourself? I value my purity because I know it is infinitely more important than any joke or story you can tell. And that goes for everything else, not just jokes and stories.
I leave you with this...
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."
Philippians 4:8
Peace to you all!
1 comment:
Well said, my daughter
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