Life

It's been a really long time since my first post, so I figured I better starting posting again. I just watched a thing on CNN about God's Army Ministries. They are a group that is devoted to "help those who are held bound by the powers of darkness to become free through the principles taught in the Holy Bible." They pray on innocent teenagers who are struggling with various issues in their life...parental divorce, depression, abuse, etc and encourage them to leave their families (because they are evil) and send them to a school to basically get brainwashed. They are anti-woman and pro-hate/war. One quote that sticks out in my mind is "Fags don't belong here". This is so wrong. They are here because God put them here and no matter what we struggle with, we ALL belong here. They say that in life, there is no gray, just right and wrong. This is not Christ-like.

Even though I mostly don't agree with conservatives, I still have respect for most of them and I do support free speech, but it saddens me to know that there are people who claim to be Christ-like and then turn around and do things like this. I don't believe that Christ would agree with this. In fact, I think this extreme ideology makes him very sad. Christ accepted people for who they were no matter what. I think that is where most religious extremists have missed the mark. There is so much hate, avoidance, and disrepect for human beings. We don't always know why people do the things they do, but it all comes down to one thing...we are ALL children of God and he loves ALL of us no matter what.

Life is amazing. Even though at times, it is very rough. I know because I have been through many struggles in my lifetime and I've made many mistakes. But, I don't regret anything. I know I'm not perfect, but I work to fix my mistakes and make the best out of life. I know that God doesn't give us anything we can't handle. As hard as my life has been, I've gotten through everything and will continue to get through everything. I know that I'm here for a reason and that God has a specific plan for me and it is my job to follow that plan to the end and have faith that I can get there...and I will.