Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 5:20
In the Old Testament, Isaiah spoke of how Israel had an impaired ability to recognize good and evil. In Sunday School today one of the things we discussed was how we do that today. I think we definately see this today in so many ways and it is only getting worse.
The first example that came to mind of evil becoming good is pornorgraphy. It is disgusting how far things have gone with this. Decades ago what was considered hard porn is now soft porn and what was considered soft porn is mainstream; what is considered hard porn today was absolutely unimaginable then. I used to spend a fair amount of time on the religion forum at city-data. Ofcourse this was a hot topic and it was amazing to me how many people considered porn ok even good in some ways. This insiduous evil is becoming more and more prevalent in our society and sadly more and more tolerated.
My second thought was that of homosexuality. Now this is an extremely heated subject so obviously there are people that will get offended. Don't be afraid of your opinions. We all have a right to free speech. This is in noways saying that homosexuals are evil people in anyway. I don't even like grouping people. People are people and we are all children of God. All I'm saying is that living a homosexual lifestyle is becoming so mainstream and so pushed for that if you are against it you are considered a bigot. Everyone has a right to believe what they want and if you don't believe in the Bible that is just fine. But I do and the Bible states that
Lev. 18: 22
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Lev. 20: 13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have
committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be
upon them.
Romans 1: 24-27
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God agave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their alust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
That is pretty clear to me. Homosexuality is wrong. And I do not agree with the "world" trying to get society to say it is ok. Believe what you want but that's my opinion.
Another thought that came to me (and I'm sure this'll get some panties in a knot too)
is extreme feminism. Men and women are created equal and a marriage should be an equal partnership. That does NOT mean that men and women have the same roles on this earth. You don't hear men screamin' that they can't have babies do you? There are certain roles in life that are meant for women and some that are meant for men. Men and women are here to help eachother fulfill their individual purposes on this earth not compete for them.
Do you have any thoughts on how evil can be seen as good today?
Seeing good as evil is a bit trickier. I thought awhile on this and the main thing I can think of is just how we as a society treat other people. As sad as it is I think sometimes helping someone can be looked down on is some circumstances which I won't go into. It all has to do with juding. Since when should what other people think come before helping someone in need.
Organized religion or any religion really can sometimes be seen as "uncool" or "restricting". If you believe in God or a Higher Power you are not giving credit to yourself and blindly following what others tell you to do; You're not an intellectual. Isn't it sad that trying to live a virtuous, morally clean life can be seen as a negative thing?
What do you see as good becoming evil in today's society?
ALSO: Please be sure to check out my guest post with the lovely and awesome Amanda at Enchanting Havoc :)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Friends you Love-Brittany!
Thankyou to Brittany at Unexpected Surprises for doing my first ever guest post on my blog. :) She is such an absolute sweetheart and I hope you check her out and come to love her as much as I have!
We all love our children.
Well MOST of us love our children.
In fact for most of us it starts the exact moment our eyes latch on to their perfect little smooshed up faces fresh from the womb.
How can you love someone so much that you met seconds earlier?
More then that, how can you love someone you haven’t even met?
I fell in love with my son the second I found out he was in my tummy.
My entire life changed!
I was living and doing things completely for him.
I sometimes think I can’t love him any more then I do right now..
And then he’ll do something and I fall completely in love with him all over again.
The other night we were finishing up our bed time routine.
You know the usual: books, songs, prayers, kisses…
When it got to the kisses, I bent down to kiss his perfect pouty lips.
I looked down at him with my hair draping around his face, and he flung his little arms around my neck.
He laced his fingers together, and proclaimed: “I am never letting you go, my little mommy!”
He held on so tight that when I tried to sit up, he lifted up with me!
The smile on his face, and the feeling of his love made my heart feel fuller then its ever felt!
I love how much he loves me!
I love that he isn’t afraid to say it!
So I hugged him longer that night.
I smelled him deeply.
He smelled of “little boy.”
The scent of baby has vanished from his skin.
Just as it is gone, I know that these moments with my son will soon vanish as well.
One day he wont want to cuddle with me before bed.
One day he wont wrap his arms around me so tightly.
One day it wont be cool to kiss his mommy before saying goodbye.
But I know that there will never-ever be a day that we will stop loving each other.
I know that one day when he is big and grown, that he’ll wraps his big arms around
me, and I will have that overwhelming feeling of love all over again.
That moment when I don’t think I can love him anymore then I do in that exact second.
Because if there is one thing I have learned in my 3.5 years of being a mother it is that my love for him only gets stronger and that each and every moment is something to treasure.
So embrace your child today.
Tell them you love them.
Smell in their sweet sent of innocence…
And feel your heart fill with that overwhelming feeling of love all over again!
Then...
and Now
We all love our children.
Well MOST of us love our children.
In fact for most of us it starts the exact moment our eyes latch on to their perfect little smooshed up faces fresh from the womb.
How can you love someone so much that you met seconds earlier?
More then that, how can you love someone you haven’t even met?
I fell in love with my son the second I found out he was in my tummy.
My entire life changed!
I was living and doing things completely for him.
I sometimes think I can’t love him any more then I do right now..
And then he’ll do something and I fall completely in love with him all over again.
The other night we were finishing up our bed time routine.
You know the usual: books, songs, prayers, kisses…
When it got to the kisses, I bent down to kiss his perfect pouty lips.
I looked down at him with my hair draping around his face, and he flung his little arms around my neck.
He laced his fingers together, and proclaimed: “I am never letting you go, my little mommy!”
He held on so tight that when I tried to sit up, he lifted up with me!
The smile on his face, and the feeling of his love made my heart feel fuller then its ever felt!
I love how much he loves me!
I love that he isn’t afraid to say it!
So I hugged him longer that night.
I smelled him deeply.
He smelled of “little boy.”
The scent of baby has vanished from his skin.
Just as it is gone, I know that these moments with my son will soon vanish as well.
One day he wont want to cuddle with me before bed.
One day he wont wrap his arms around me so tightly.
One day it wont be cool to kiss his mommy before saying goodbye.
But I know that there will never-ever be a day that we will stop loving each other.
I know that one day when he is big and grown, that he’ll wraps his big arms around
me, and I will have that overwhelming feeling of love all over again.
That moment when I don’t think I can love him anymore then I do in that exact second.
Because if there is one thing I have learned in my 3.5 years of being a mother it is that my love for him only gets stronger and that each and every moment is something to treasure.
So embrace your child today.
Tell them you love them.
Smell in their sweet sent of innocence…
And feel your heart fill with that overwhelming feeling of love all over again!
Then...
and Now
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Day 14 of Day of Truth
Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)
This is a toughie. I've talked about disappointments from my family and my husband before but I really don't wanna go there anymore. I don't think it's right to dwell on that and I wanna move forward. So instead I wanna talk about someone (not a hero) who is constantly letting me down and that's myself.
Dear Self,
It's time you made a change in your outlook on life and therefore your relationships and your happiness. It's time you stopped letting yourself down. It's time you started living up to your potential. It's time for no more regret.
On a sidenote: I would totally appreciate any suggestions of books to read on personal relationship, or personal success or stuff like that. I just finished reading an awesomely fantabulous book called The Traveler's Gift recommended by the wonderful Amanda atEnchanting Havoc I would highly recommend it.
This is a toughie. I've talked about disappointments from my family and my husband before but I really don't wanna go there anymore. I don't think it's right to dwell on that and I wanna move forward. So instead I wanna talk about someone (not a hero) who is constantly letting me down and that's myself.
Dear Self,
It's time you made a change in your outlook on life and therefore your relationships and your happiness. It's time you stopped letting yourself down. It's time you started living up to your potential. It's time for no more regret.
On a sidenote: I would totally appreciate any suggestions of books to read on personal relationship, or personal success or stuff like that. I just finished reading an awesomely fantabulous book called The Traveler's Gift recommended by the wonderful Amanda atEnchanting Havoc I would highly recommend it.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Day 13 of Day of Truth
Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.
Well not an artist in the musical sense but still an artist.
Dear J.K Rowling and Stephanie Meyer,
You sistas Rock! You allowed my imagination to drift away from the hellish world I was temporarily living in. If only for a brief moment I could jump into the world of Harry Potter or lust after Edward Cullen (hey its not a sin if it’s a mythical creature right?) You sistas were always there for me with a wonderful exciting escape from the suckiness I had goin' on. When the tears and hurt came to the surface all I had to do was pick up a book to push them away which was essential to survival. Thankyou for allowing me into your fantasy worlds.
P.S. Gotta give props to Josh Groban who is helping me now. If you could make it with a voice. His would be it! :)
Well not an artist in the musical sense but still an artist.
Dear J.K Rowling and Stephanie Meyer,
You sistas Rock! You allowed my imagination to drift away from the hellish world I was temporarily living in. If only for a brief moment I could jump into the world of Harry Potter or lust after Edward Cullen (hey its not a sin if it’s a mythical creature right?) You sistas were always there for me with a wonderful exciting escape from the suckiness I had goin' on. When the tears and hurt came to the surface all I had to do was pick up a book to push them away which was essential to survival. Thankyou for allowing me into your fantasy worlds.
P.S. Gotta give props to Josh Groban who is helping me now. If you could make it with a voice. His would be it! :)
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Beautiful Bloggy Friends
I received this "sweet" award from my bloggy buddy Di atLittle Bit of Life She's great so you should go check her out and she's pregnant so she may kick your butt if you don't!
You're supposed to answer this one teeny question and then share the love with 4 other "sweet" bloggers. Like Di, I'm going to team up with frienship month (or whatever it's called) and ask these four lovely ladies if they'd like to guest post on my blog. I've never done that and thought it'd be kinda neat but if you don't wanna that's perfectly O.Kay. :)
So here goes: If you had the chance to go back and change one thing in your life, would you and what would it be?
I think I would change myself back then and give myself more confidence to be who I was and to not hide things because I was ashamed or whatever. I would of enjoyed school more and put more of myself into my assignments rather than just barely getting my (ya used my brain more :)) Ya I could go on and on but it's a quick question right :)
And the award goes to:
Brittany at Unexpected Surprises This girl is like the epitome of sweetness but yet has a sassy side too ;)
Jane at Aging Mommy Jane is such a talented writer and such an amazing woman with an amazing attitude. BTW she is 47 with a 3 yr. old daughter so I think she deserves a standing ovation!!
Crystal at Wanna Be Balanced Mom I just recently met Crystal IRL and she is one of the most gorgeous people I've ever met. Both inside and out.
Kerry at Just Me (Don't you just love the name!) Kerry is fairly new at her personal blog and I think she has done such a beautiful job!
If you haven't check these "sweet" ladies out please go and show them some love! :)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
PYHO
Shell,
I hope you know how awesome you are for doing this meme. It is so wonderful to read other's heartfelt words and being able to relate to people we never thought we would. Blogging is so wonderful like that. Bringing people together :)
Ok this post is probably gonna be really depressing and full of self loathing and oh poor meisms but I just really need to get it out there.
How do I stop comparing myself? How can I be happy with who I am? With what I can do when someone always does it better?
I'm tired of hearing just try harder. Just be positive. Ok but how? Seriously I honestly don't think I'll ever get to a point where I don't compare myself and that comparing tends to give me a major inferiority complex. Comparing. Every. Single. Aspect of my Life! And then there's looking at it from the other angel which is well look at what you do have compared to people in third world countries and you're healthly beautiful children and so on. I don't wanna hear that cause I do know it and it just makes me feel worse about feeling worse ya know? Maybe I just need to move to a third world country. Someone there is probably more worthy to live in this privileged country than I am.
Please tell me how. I've read so many blogs and just heard about people coming out of a darkness in their life, finding themselves and finding happiness. How? Do you just think your way out of the mess? Or will your way? I tell ya I would do just about anything not to feel this way. I hate it. I'm so appreciative of the advice and kind words I have gotten from so many, I just don't know how to internalize them. And it's not just a funk like many said on another pathetic post I wrote (although I do appreciate your comments). I've felt this way for a long time. I think there's just times when I'm able to push it down farther. Feelings Buried Alive Never Die (ok that's not original it's a book title) But so true right?
Please tell me your secret? I want to know! I don't know exactly how to change??
I hope you know how awesome you are for doing this meme. It is so wonderful to read other's heartfelt words and being able to relate to people we never thought we would. Blogging is so wonderful like that. Bringing people together :)
Ok this post is probably gonna be really depressing and full of self loathing and oh poor meisms but I just really need to get it out there.
How do I stop comparing myself? How can I be happy with who I am? With what I can do when someone always does it better?
I'm tired of hearing just try harder. Just be positive. Ok but how? Seriously I honestly don't think I'll ever get to a point where I don't compare myself and that comparing tends to give me a major inferiority complex. Comparing. Every. Single. Aspect of my Life! And then there's looking at it from the other angel which is well look at what you do have compared to people in third world countries and you're healthly beautiful children and so on. I don't wanna hear that cause I do know it and it just makes me feel worse about feeling worse ya know? Maybe I just need to move to a third world country. Someone there is probably more worthy to live in this privileged country than I am.
Please tell me how. I've read so many blogs and just heard about people coming out of a darkness in their life, finding themselves and finding happiness. How? Do you just think your way out of the mess? Or will your way? I tell ya I would do just about anything not to feel this way. I hate it. I'm so appreciative of the advice and kind words I have gotten from so many, I just don't know how to internalize them. And it's not just a funk like many said on another pathetic post I wrote (although I do appreciate your comments). I've felt this way for a long time. I think there's just times when I'm able to push it down farther. Feelings Buried Alive Never Die (ok that's not original it's a book title) But so true right?
Please tell me your secret? I want to know! I don't know exactly how to change??
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