My Personal Beliefs

Fortunately, I was born into an extremely loving and kindhearted family. My parents are Christians and have been most of their life. Growing up, I went to church every Sunday morning and Wednesday night. My parents never forced me to go to church, but it became a part of my life. I am so thankful that they brought me to church because I was able to find my faith and I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at a young age. I really do not like to use the word religious when referring to myself because it often has a negative connotation, but I feel that a relationship with Christ is much more fitting to my situation. Making this personal decision to have a relationship with Christ has impacted my life tremendously, in such a positive way. …show more content…
When planning out what to write in this forum post, I was very apprehensive to even bring this up, but I feel that it is very important when it comes to social work and decision making. I want people to understand that I personally believe that both of these things are wrong, but that does not mean that I do not still love the people who make these decisions. I am called by God to hate sin, but love people as He first loved us. This applies to all actions that I believe are sins, which is anything that separates us from God and no sin is worse than another. I am not perfect by any means and I do not believe that I am any better than anyone else. I strive to live more like Christ everyday, but it is human nature to make mistakes. Lying, cheating, gossip, and even disobeying your parents are all sins that I struggle with and there are many more. In any aspects of life, including working as a social worker, I do not look down on someone because of their sin, in fact, those who do not believe in God or the Bible may not even see their actions as sins because they have different beliefs. God has not called us on this earth to judge, but to love and show compassion to all. I understand that accepting that not all clients will share the same beliefs as me but it is ultimately their decision and I cannot pressure them change their …show more content…
I know that there are certain things that you can and cannot discuss as a social worker and I think that it is important that I take into consideration that we are all different. I am not the person to force religion on someone or even tell them that they are wrong in what they believe. If it came to a situation where someone asked me to pray with them I most certainly would but that possibly ask them to lead the prayer. My relationship with Christ is my number one priority, I try my best to not let anything or anyone interfere with