Once Upon A Time. . .

Rambling or Babbling…I’m Not Sure Which One :)

August 7, 2010 at 10:06 pm (Uncategorized)

I think this post will be pretty short, since what I’m going to write about I have not had sufficient time to reflect upon, and therefore, will most likely have nothing of much consequence to say. But I will give it a shot…because I feel inspired to write, and I try not to pass up that opportunity because within an hour or two it will pass and likely not return for a week or so. Anyway, I’m already rambling…or babbling, only the readers of this can tell which

Alright, so here’s what I’ve been thinking about, tell me your opinion. I’ve been thinking about the kind of person I want to be, or more importantly, the kind of person that I ought to be, specifically in the area of what I believe. I’ve always wondered if I could be swayed from the truth that is taught in church every Sunday. I’ve heard lots of stories about young people who are easily led away from what they always used to believe, what their parents had always taught them. I hope and pray that God will keep me safe from that, and that He will show me exactly what I do believe. I truly want to have my own convictions about things. I hope that they would be godly and biblically based convictions, but at that same time, I don’t want to be a brick wall that won’t listen to anything that is slightly new or different from what I am use to. Basically, I want to be teachable and yet firm in my (hopefully) godly and true beliefs. You see, when you’re a child, you tend to go with what your parents believe. You think that whatever they say is naturally the truth. You don’t care to find out for yourself.

Now, I hope no one takes this to mean that I disagree with what my parents have taught me. I have been truly blessed with the parents God has given me and I honestly can’t think of one area that we seriously (or even not very seriously) disagree on. But I want to be able to say what I believe and not exactly what my parents believe just because I’ve never taken the time to figure it out for myself. I want to search the scriptures and know them so well that when anyone asks me, I can tell them the truth because I know it to be true myself, not just because my parents (or other people) have always told me so . And yet, I want to be teachable. I want to be open to what people say, but at the same time I need to be very discerning. I guess what I need to do is to have an open mind that is willing to be taught, but I need to take everything that I have been, and am being taught and run it through the scripture filter. I need to make sure that what I believe is based entirely on the Bible, not on what makes me feel good. That every detail matches up. I shouldn’t let one thing slip. Obviously this is going to take a ton of prayer for discernment and also a crazy amount of scripture searching.

I really want to be so strong, but I know that it will take a ton of work (and of course, I will have none of this without Christ giving it to me.) So I just really need to pray and read!

So, that is just one thing that I have been thinking about lately. I hope it didn’t sound too scatterbrained I hope I didn’t say anything heretical!

Sarah