Comments on: Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #5 — Willful Disobedience http://www.brittmooney.com/2008/12/serving-under-nebuchadnezzar-5-willful-disobedience/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amber http://www.brittmooney.com/2008/12/serving-under-nebuchadnezzar-5-willful-disobedience/#comment-420 Amber Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:28:07 +0000 http://www.brittmooney.com/?p=511#comment-420 I have contemplated willful disobedience a bit as I tend to have a stubborn personality who feels that a little willful disobedience is sometimes necessary. For me, when I am contemplating willful disobedience, I ask myself and the Lord... Am I willfully disobeying out of love for my Father? Or is it for myself? I have contemplated willful disobedience a bit as I tend to have a stubborn personality who feels that a little willful disobedience is sometimes necessary. For me, when I am contemplating willful disobedience, I ask myself and the Lord… Am I willfully disobeying out of love for my Father? Or is it for myself?

]]> By: Steve Froeber http://www.brittmooney.com/2008/12/serving-under-nebuchadnezzar-5-willful-disobedience/#comment-419 Steve Froeber Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:19:06 +0000 http://www.brittmooney.com/?p=511#comment-419 And thus the whole reason why I have particularly distanced myself from politics in general. Perhaps I'm going a little too far... But as far as I can see right now...God has brought me to a place of disconnect with American culture, and more pointedly, the American political system. He has certainly mellowed me on my anger towards America, and shown me some areas of pride and anger that I need to deal with. But overall, I see this as merely one of many nations that are pursuing earthly goals. My calling in all of this is to live the love and truth of Christ to those that He has placed me with. The world is spiraling into destruction. I know this. In a way, I take hope in this, because it brings us closer to our Lord on many levels. Since this is truth, then the decisions that America makes as a whole are not going to change whether or not I am listening to the voice of God and following the Spirit. Do I vote? Yeah. I want to uphold righteousness whenever possible. But I'm also not blind to the fact that my vote will play very little part in the direction that we are headed. My prayers and the prayers of all of the saints will play a pivotal role in the direction that things are going. That's where I play my cards. Admittedly, I sometimes lean towards anger in my flesh towards the political system. I think it stems back to my particular background of Republicans and Christians being mutual terms. All I can say is that Christ has set me free from the bondage of religion, and I rejoice with no turning back. And thus the whole reason why I have particularly distanced myself from politics in general.
Perhaps I’m going a little too far…
But as far as I can see right now…God has brought me to a place of disconnect with American culture, and more pointedly, the American political system.

He has certainly mellowed me on my anger towards America, and shown me some areas of pride and anger that I need to deal with.
But overall, I see this as merely one of many nations that are pursuing earthly goals. My calling in all of this is to live the love and truth of Christ to those that He has placed me with.
The world is spiraling into destruction. I know this. In a way, I take hope in this, because it brings us closer to our Lord on many levels.

Since this is truth, then the decisions that America makes as a whole are not going to change whether or not I am listening to the voice of God and following the Spirit.
Do I vote? Yeah. I want to uphold righteousness whenever possible.
But I’m also not blind to the fact that my vote will play very little part in the direction that we are headed.
My prayers and the prayers of all of the saints will play a pivotal role in the direction that things are going.
That’s where I play my cards.

Admittedly, I sometimes lean towards anger in my flesh towards the political system. I think it stems back to my particular background of Republicans and Christians being mutual terms.
All I can say is that Christ has set me free from the bondage of religion, and I rejoice with no turning back.

]]> By: Matt Miles http://www.brittmooney.com/2008/12/serving-under-nebuchadnezzar-5-willful-disobedience/#comment-418 Matt Miles Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:42:41 +0000 http://www.brittmooney.com/?p=511#comment-418 I was thinking about this one lately, especially with reading A Thousand Splendid Suns where characters taught girls academics even when it was against the law. It's my hope and prayer that the Church does more like this, with purpose. I was thinking about this one lately, especially with reading A Thousand Splendid Suns where characters taught girls academics even when it was against the law. It’s my hope and prayer that the Church does more like this, with purpose.

]]>