Wow it has been awhile since I sat down and wrote a blog. Over a year actually. I can't say that I will do so again any time soon, but I have had some things on my mind so I might as well write about it. I am also in May Term, so it could be that this desire to write a blog comes from my lack of desire to study for either Anatomy and Physiology or for the OAT and PCAT that I am taking this summer. Either way, I'm writing this thing... so I hope you enjoy it.
The first thing I've been thinking about is this: Why does seemingly every argument or political stance throw Jesus behind their cause? Growing up going to Christian schools I saw this a lot. I remember Coach Watson going around at basketball practice and asking whether Republican or Democrat was more Christian. Inevitably, Liberty basketball players would say Republican. Now, Coach Watson's point in asking this is the same as mine. While the school gave a good theological background, they also threw in some worldview, and being in a Republican community that lead many people to think that Jesus was on that side. Let me be clear. Jesus is not on one side or the other in politics. What did people in ancient Israel want Jesus to do? Be a political figure. What did he do? He avoided it. When did Jesus ever make a political claim? Ummm never. What did he say about taxes? Give to Caesar what is Caesar's. Basically, it is Caesar's money so give him what he wants. It wasn't Jesus' place to argue with wrongful taxation. Jesus came to seek and save the lost, not back up a political viewpoint. All authority was established by heaven and we ought to respect that. I am not saying that people shouldn't stand up for things. I think they should have opinions and reasons for that. Those reasons can and inevitably will be faith based. Christianity is the lens that all believers should see the world through. Have opinions, stand up for what you think is right and moral, but be really careful as to what you put Christ's name behind because it can greatly affect people's perspective of Christians. Jesus said that the world ought to know believers by our love. What part of protesting gay rights and picketing businesses in Jesus' name is showing love? Yes, being gay is a sin, but no more than a guy sleeping with his girlfriend. If you ask me, they both need Jesus. You can vote whatever way you think is right. That's fine. All I'm saying is how about we focus on loving people the best we can, and leave it to Jesus to change their minds on what is right or wrong.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and discuss, but if you want to get in an argument please keep it to yourself.
Next topic.
I am in a conundrum. I have wanted to be an Optometrist forever, but my love of chemistry has pushed me to consider pharmacy. Now, after doing more research into both and job shadowing, I have no idea which one I want to do. They both have pros and cons. They involve the same amount of schooling and I can still separate home life from work life with both of them. I am interested in the eye, and I am interested in medicinal chemistry. Medicine is more interesting than optics, but direct patient care is a nice plus in optometry. Business owning is probably a con for optometry, but there is more of a chance that I could get bad hours in pharmacy. I would work retail in neither career. Anyway, those are just a few of my thoughts in the matter, and I figured I would share. Like I said earlier, I am taking both tests this summer to get into either type grad school. I want to be able to say that I had a positive impact on others through my healthcare career, and I'm in the process of searching for where God wants me. Prayers in my decision would be appreciated, along with prayers for my nerves whilst studying for standardized tests.
That is all for my first post in over a year.
No comments:
Post a Comment