Watered Down Faith in an Age of Politically Correctness by Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy

Why?
Why are we afraid to stand firm and be who we are?

Why do we water down our faith, the message, out tweets, our blogs, our lives?

Why do we keep our thoughts of God to ourselves?

There are many reasons. We don't want to beat anyone over the head with a Bible. We don't want to force feed them. We don't want to turn people off the moment they hear we have faith.

Today is a sue-happy world.

Every day, our rights as Christians are being removed. We can no longer pray in public, say the word, "God," or anything else like that. (Yet, terrorists are given more rights than we are as Christians in the USA.)

Our world is so full of political correctness that we offend everyone at all times regardless of what we say or do. Let's be realistic.

Nowhere in the Bible are we told to water down our faith against the masses. Lord knows Jesus Christ never did.

So, we are the first to claim we're not ashamed of the gospel.

Yet, we lie.

We are very ashamed of the gospel.

If we weren't, we would be living far different lives than we do now.

However, I think that laziness, busyness, denial, and self-focus all keep us from standing for what is right and what is true.

Are we saying one thing and living another? Or, are we not saying anything at all?

Are we truly living like Christ, or is it just lip-service. I guarantee most of what we do today would need an accounting to the Lord. Or, maybe I should say most of what we do and don't do.

Take a stand. Live for Christ. You'll offend everyone. But, who cares?! We're to live for Christ. I'm not saying to force your beliefs on another. No! That does not serve anyone well. But, it's okay to pray and read the Bible in public. If you get arrested or lose your job, it's for Christ and He'll provide a way out or will help you through it. Am I saying to intentionally get arrested? No. Not at all. But, I say it to make a point.

Jesus made waves. He didn't live quietly. He was never ashamed of the gospel. He lives for God and not for this world.

My main point is that. Stop living for the world. Live for Christ. Be active in that stance. It's okay to be a follower of Christ. Live it. Change your life. Stop being ashamed.

This message is just as much for me as it is for you. I am probably more guilty at times for saying I am not ashamed and then living like I am.

I live for Jesus. Not for this world. My chant for today... and tomorrow.

Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy and Publishing by Stacy

Purpose of This Blog: Sacred Thoughts, A Call to Stand, To Create Waves, & Meditating on the Word by Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy

The Purpose of This Blog
The purpose of this blog is mostly five-fold:
1) To share sacred thoughts
2) A call to take a stand
3) To create waves
4) Stacy's Meditating on the Word
5) To talk about our struggles and faith wrestlings.

To Share Sacred Thoughts:
There is so much more to life than this. There's meaning in our lives, if we seek it out and try to live by it. We have purpose, in other words. But, who gives us purpose? What is our purpose? What gives us meaning?

A Call to Take a Stand
We need to stop being lazy in our faith. We need to be active in faith and never passive. But, in our times of busyness or through our hard times, it's much easier said than done. We need to stand for Christ, unite in Christ, and not be so quiet in our faith--internally and externally. We're called to be rebels in Christ and to go against the worldview, after all.

To Create Waves
Again, the rebel in Jesus theme. If we are truly followers of Jesus, we would stop following the world, and being politically incorrect, and would stop trying to bow down to every religion and anti-religion under the sun. They're sure not doing it with us. We need to not be afraid of saying we're Christian, or acting like a Christian, even if it gets us in trouble--as long as we follow the Bible and never force our beliefs down someone's throat. It's okay to be who you are--a Christian.

Stacy's Meditating on the Word: Word Stories by Stacy
I will read the Bible from cover to cover repeatedly and share my thoughts with you. I am NOT a theologian. I'm seeking merely to meditate on the Word and share my thoughts on what I think God is saying to me about the verses.

Faith Struggles and Faith Wrestlings
We all struggle in the faith and wrestle in the faith. I'll share my thoughts with you.

Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy and Publishing by Stacy