So, my mom and I had a conversation today with a college student. In her sophomore year, she and her friends were having a conversation about abortion. One of her friends, a Christian guy she knew from church, was asked what he thought about the matter. He said that if his wife/girlfriend wanted to get an abortion he wouldn't like it, but would let her do whatever she wanted. She couldn't believe that this guy did not have convictions that lined up with the faith he professed.
By not taking a stand for the unborn, this professing Christian had maligned the name of Christ. If we profess the name of Christ, we need to live lives that honor it. We nust take so seriously every idle word that slips through our lips because we will give an accout to God (Romans 14:12).
As well as our words, our actions speak loudly to all. By professing Christianity, people will watch to see if our words, and actions, glorify the Lord or not.
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So true, Whitney. Thank you for sharing your insight. I look forward to be a faithful reader of your blog!
me too!=)
thanks, guys...
Whitney, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Encouraging to read.
Love, Andrea
On the vital topic of honoring God's Holy Child, (what a glorious thing to be living for!) I want to leave this poem:
"This woman I admire"*
Rather than just retire,
her heart on fire
to reach others with
what had set her free
from years of suffering --
God's divine method of healing --
she prayed and toiled, leaned on God,
wrote down that He revealed.
This lady loved Christ Jesus
more than all the world, she said.
And her lifework to make clear
what he knew about God and man
has made Christ's words and works
understandable and practical for me.
*Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer
and Founder of Christian Science
(From "Heaven where we are" by
Sharon Slaton Howell,
Tennessee Valley Publishing, 2008)
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