Some issues that have been bothering me in the news, have come up in blogs recently too, so thought I'd share my opinion on trying to make the world conform to our beliefs and attitudes.
Same-sex 'marriage' has come up time and time again and I might be a bit controversial here but I don't really mind! I believe marriage should involve God and that the most successful marriages have God as the third strand ('A cord of three strands is not quickly broken') but not everyone shares our views. I do believe that the world would be a much happier and successful place if our laws reflected God's laws but it is very unrealistic to expect people who do not share our faith to follow the same laws.
Same-sex partnerships and the legality that goes with it allows the couple to have the same financial rights as a heterosexual partnership, which I fully agree with. The trouble occurs when we try to negotiate the Bible around current social trends and allow same-sex marriages in a church of God. They don't go together as easily as some would like to hope and although Jesus didn't discuss the issue himself, the rest of the Bible is quite clear. This does not mean, though that we judge or harm others; Jesus did the opposite of that Himself and He had every right to (judge I mean!).
How far should we inflict our moral code on society? It is obvious it leads to a better place but I do believe laws have to reflect current society and not just Christian society.
It is interesting - I believe we should be light and salt in society in a much more subtle and potent way - by how we live and NOT by judging others. We are called to be in the world but we 'are not of the world, even as I (Jesus) am not of it'.
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
What keeps me going...
After an amazing weekend at Center Parcs with New Wine 18-30s Retreat to Advance I had perhaps the worse week in my professional career.
After starting a new job in a local primary school in January, I have been observed three times and labelled 'inadequate'. They were surprised after my interview lesson being good and my last school insisting I was outstanding and I know I am much better than that label but it has been quite tough to continually hear this :(
While I was singing at church during the evening service it dawned on me... if this was all there is, if progress in my career and all the trappings of the world were all that there is, I would be seriously sad. But, I know the truth, that there is a God that cares, that He doesn't believe I am inadequate, and if He wants me to continue at this school, like I believe He does, He will help me.
The one thing that has kept me going while I'm there is the children from church who attend the school. They regularly give me hugs as they see me round school and call me Mrs Kelly! Even a child, who attends a children's group I help at, has come up to me at school to check that I am enjoying it there!
I luckily don't need to find my worth in my professional career but it would be nice to at least be deemed satisfactory in my teaching career!
After starting a new job in a local primary school in January, I have been observed three times and labelled 'inadequate'. They were surprised after my interview lesson being good and my last school insisting I was outstanding and I know I am much better than that label but it has been quite tough to continually hear this :(
While I was singing at church during the evening service it dawned on me... if this was all there is, if progress in my career and all the trappings of the world were all that there is, I would be seriously sad. But, I know the truth, that there is a God that cares, that He doesn't believe I am inadequate, and if He wants me to continue at this school, like I believe He does, He will help me.
The one thing that has kept me going while I'm there is the children from church who attend the school. They regularly give me hugs as they see me round school and call me Mrs Kelly! Even a child, who attends a children's group I help at, has come up to me at school to check that I am enjoying it there!
I luckily don't need to find my worth in my professional career but it would be nice to at least be deemed satisfactory in my teaching career!
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