Saturday, February 16, 2008
Piture this
Me.... with my shirt puller up over my head....... running around like I just scored a world cup goal! Ugly I know but that is about how I feel right now. I just weighed myself and I was 269lbs. Which is great because I made it through the day today and didnt crash. And Im down 6 lbs in 4 days. Fantastic! On the down side I had tea with a guy today that really made me think. Hes a couple of years younger than I am and at the exact same place I was about five years ago. Hes an environmental christian! Grew up in a christian family got "saved" in sunday school. Goes to the church that his parents go to because he would rather go than put up with the hassel as to why he didnt come. And non of it is real. We talked and I wanted to tell him lots of things but in the end it wouldnt help because its just my walk. It doesnt matter for him because its not his shoes. You just want to put your arm around the guy and help him walk through it but until he decides he wants it for himself it wont help. So after offering some bits of advice all I could do was invite him for dinner some night if he feels like making the drive to summerland. I agonized about it on the way home wishing there was a nugget of wisdom I could have dropped on him that would have made all the difference in his world but there wasnt. It makes me not want Betsy to grow up in the church. Almost would seem better if she had to make her own choice at eighteen. So that it would be her choice her relationship with God her path to walk. I dont know.........
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Well, that's all pretty interesting. From someone who grew up in the church (like you), I can offer my perspective: no matter how indoctrinated you are, no matter what your experiences are, there is still a time when you have to make your own choice. mine came mostly about three years ago when I realized I didn't agree with a lot of things I had been raised to believe- I'm pretty sure I would have jumped ship on church and christianity, except I had some remarkably wise professors to guide me through all my questions. The fact is, Betsy will probably have a very different relationship with Jesus than you do, than I do, than anyone else does. But when she suddenly finds herself alone and asking questions some years down the road, a strong foundation is going to give her the stability she needs to fight for the truth.
sometimes the only thing you can say to people is 'this is what it's like for me- I don't know the answer for you, but this is how god worked in my life'.
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