I just don't understand the world and the people who live in it. Customs in other countries frown upon the belief in God, the value of human life, and the strength of women. I am by no means a feminist.I am a Christian woman who wants to change the worldviews of so many people. The world is so unfair. Everyone thinks that the only people who have been killed for their faith are the martyrs of biblical times, but there are more people killed for their faith now than there were two thousand years ago. I don't understand. I don't understand why in 1977 a princess in bahrain was killed for marrying an american man.I don't understand why in some cultures, a father can kill his daughter if she disobeys. I don't understand why the people here can just sit and do nothing... I know nothing about politics or about government, and sometimes I just feel so helpless. Like I can't do anything to help these people who are suffering. I've been preached to that the desires of the heart are ultimately wicked, but I believe God gave me the desire in my heart to help these people. The easy way is to follow my duty, follow the "status quo" but I believe my ultimate duty is to God, and then to my heart. I have a desire to change the world, and the people in it. I have to believe that God will give me the strength to do it, but sometimes I get so afraid. I'm not a heroine or a character in a movie who can fight against all odds without the slightest twinge of fear or the repercussions of her actions.I'm afraid of pain, I'm afraid of death, and I am afraid of the unknown I wish I was invincible but I'm not. I wish I had all the answers but I don't. I don't know what will happen when I follow the path God leads me. I'm just one girl in a sea of millions. One teenage girl who just picked out the "perfect" prom dress to go with the "perfect" hairstyle, to go along with all the daily teenage girl problems of boys, grades, and popularity. I'm just one girl who knows she is destined for greater things than to just sit on the sidelines and watch. I want to share the Word of God. I want to save souls. In a perfect universe I could reach the whole world before judgement day. I could save all my friends and family who aren't saved. But it will never be a perfect world until we get to Heaven. I just have to believe in the strength God has given to me just as He has given to so many people before me. And hopefully, someday... I can possibly change the world.
The Princess and the Marine
By kristens16 - Posted on March 31st, 2008
Good blog, but I do want to add my little piece -- if you don't mind. :]
IMHO, it's impossible to change the world in the way that you describe. It sounds to me (correct me if I'm wrong) that you want to make the world a safer, happier, more equal place. It's like preaching for world peace; it's basically impossible, because not everyone is going to believe in the same ideals that you do.
I also think that it's wrong to look at someone else's society and say, "You shouldn't do that -- do this instead." I'm not condoning the use of violence and I'm not saying that a man who kills his daughter because she disobeyed him is okay; what I'm saying is that it's wrong to say one society is superior to another.
Your worldview is that of a Christian woman who was "brought up right" by her family -- I'm sure you wouldn't dispute that. (Though, if you would, please do feel free to correct me at any time.) Your worldview is that of a "cultured" Westerner -- and I use the word with quotation marks because the "cultured" part can be argued. For example, in medieval times, Europeans believed that their way was the only way, that taking baths once every few months was okay, that eating with their hands and a knife was okay; they believed themselves to be superior -- "cultured" in a sense. When the Portugese landed on the shores of Japan, they saw that the Japanese bathed everyday, and the Japanese were very polite in the way they ate with chopsticks. The Portugese, these "cultured" Europeans, were seen the way barbarians were seen in Europe, to be frank. Your worldview is that everyone should be Christianized so that they're saved from an eternal, fiery damnation known as hell. Am I correct?
But here's my problem with that theory.
The existence of a God cannot be proven -- though it cannot be disproven, either -- and (again, IMHO) it isn't right to force such a religion upon those peoples that do not wish to be Christian. It's not right to tell someone from another culture that the only way they can be saved is to become Christian -- it doesn't work that way and religion of any form shouldn't be pushed onto anyone. If that means you can't save a few souls along the way, you can't save a few souls. If being forced into bowing to a God I don't think exists means being saved, I think I'd rather burn in hell...
Really, this was a good blog. It made me think a lot, which is always a good thing. :] I didn't mean for any of this to sound rude, so if it does, I apologized -- I'm quite opinionated and I'm being rushed right now, so I can't really go back and change it. I was just bringing my thoughts to the table...
And I hope you find that change you want to bring to the world. Really, we need more people wanting to bring change to it.
"Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it, and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light." ~ Joseph Pulitzer
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I am by no means a feminist
*blink*
Are you saying that you believe women do not deserve the same rights and opprotunities given to men?
Not being a feminist does not nessecarily mean you believe women do not deserve the same rights and opprotunities given to men.
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"Everyone feels benevolent if nothing happens to be annoying him at the moment." - C.S. Lewis
The world is not the most perfect place in the world. As much as you want to change it, a lot of people have to come together to make a difference. One person can only make a change. I give you Kudos for wanting to make things better.