Yesterday in Chapel, Mr. Quick asked, “What would it take for you to deny your faith?” Think about the last time you changed what you believe. What caused you to change? How did you feel about it? Explore how and why we believe and what believe what goes on in the process of changing those beliefs. 19.10.16
Because my faith is quite weak, it does not take me a lot to deny my faith. It is hard to believe, even though I am a Christian, I feel that my faith is not strong enough yet. The ideal Christian model is not changing your faith once you have accepted Christ into your heart, but I cannot do that. I think threatening death can change my faith because I sometimes feel that suffering on earth is more important in the short term. Even though it has not happened to me yet, I feel my path of change is directed by death threats.
However, sometimes my faith still stands strong. Drinking wine under 18 is illegal. When I was 10 or 11, I never really thought about it, and sometimes my dad would treat me one small teaspoon of wine. As I matured, I started to think about it again, along with drugs and smoking. One time, my teacher had dinner with my art classmates in Macedonia. He gave everyone half a cup of wine, whether if you are eighteen years old, or just thirteen. I thought about it, but I refused to drink it. Everyone else drank it because they wanted to respect the teacher. However, in my mind, only Jesus was there. He told me to stand strong in my belief. My teacher started convincing me, and a few friends and parents, who were Christians, started to convince me. I knew the consequences, and I stood strong to believe that drinking wine could cause problems, because I have seen people get drunk. At the end, one of my friends, who was only fifteen, got drunk and could not control himself. This experience solidified my belief that drinking too much wine can cause huge problems, and you need to take on your own consequences.
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