I've been working on my AP government report for the last few days, and what we have to do is pick three congressmen and women, and find 6 sig's (special interest groups) 3 that are for them and 3 that are against them. I chose two republicans and one democrat. I've been reading the biography's to get information about them, and under a biography for Kenny Marchant who is a republican congressman in the 24th district in Tennessee, i looked under religion, and it said i have faith. i was confused and started thinking about it more.
It finally came to me, what is faith? Faith is complete trust and confidence in something or someone. Well isn't that what any God believer has? I have faith, and i show it, but i am labeled a Nazarene..... why? I grew up with no real home church, i lived in Pontiac, and every few weeks i would get up and either walk to the local Lutheran church, or have my friend Sarah who lived down the street drive me to her Protestant church. Even though i didn't have one solid religion under my wings- what was i labeled as?
You don't have to have a religion to believe in God. To be honest, sometimes, i wonder if I'm going to be Nazarene all my life. I love my church and i love that i have people there who love me, but what happens in college? What if they don't have a local Nazarene church? Am i just going to act like church doesn't matter because they don't have my, "religion"? No.
When i go to college, i will no matter what denomination, i will go to church. I will go to the church that suits me, that is open to having a Nazarene in their church. A church who has faith, and believes. Because ALL the religions that i am open to believe in the SAME PERSON!! We all believe in Jesus Christ.
Yesterday, i heard some upsetting news... about my mom. And right now, I'm not relying on my religion to get my through- I'm relying on my faith.
That is one life lesson i want to keep- it doesn't matter what religion you are, if you have faith, you have God- simple as that. So in 25 years if i turn out to be Lutheran, or Protestant, i know no matter what- i have faith and that's ALL that matters.
I heard a song on Pandora radio today, it's called; the one thing by Paul Coleman. It's perfect for this post because, in the beginning, it says, I've questioned all the things i've ever called certain, my race, My Religion, my country and my mind. But the one thing i don't question is you, you really love me like you say you do.
That's exactly right in my life- i question a lot of things including my religion- but he will always be there for me. So i'm gonna post the song below :)
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