Personal conviction is our own personal beliefs that have been molded as we mature in Christ. Our personal convictions have been shaped by our personal understanding of scripture, but are not biblical scripture (Vaugh, 2010). We must be cautious not to become self-righteous, or hold anyone else accountable to our standards. In Romans 14:22 the scripture states, “So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. We will discuss personal convictions through personal testimonies, superstitions, selfish egos, unwillingness to accept change, negativity and incorporate biblical viewpoints about conviction.
Practical theologian James Loder remembers two …show more content…
When I was a child we had silly superstitious quotes, such as: “if you step on the crack, you break your mother’s back”, the reference was meant for the crack in a sidewalk. This may seem foolish today, but when we are kids we came up with foolish things to past the time away. Where this may have been a silly childhood superstition, some people take superstitions too far to the point where they truly believe in their mind that they will be cursed if the superstition prevails. When I was a teenager, I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken. My manager believed that if a person swept across a someone’s foot with a broom, this meant you would not be married. In order for the superstition to not come to fulfilment the person must spit on the broom to prevent the curse. So one day by accident I am sweeping the floor, preparing for closing and the broom grazed her shoe. If looks could kill I would be dead. Then she hocked phlegm up and spit on the broom, in order for the curse not to manifest. After reflecting on that experience, I see how unhealthy it is for us as believers to place so much emphasize on things that are not of God. When we focus on superstitions we really short change God, and fear something that is not …show more content…
Kids should be allowed to explore and be able to be exposed to God so they can build their own intimate relationship with him, and allow the Lord to distinguish what is right and wrong for them. “When children our raised in a Christian household, and have a healthy relationship with their parents, they are more likely to activate their Christian belief when circumstances arise in their adult life (Birkelbach & Meulemann, 2013, 403). Recently my fourteen year old son was at church with me, and he was disappointed that his dad did not show to pick him up. Instead of turning to the Lord first because he felt hurt, he wanted to turn to a chocolate candy bar to feed his emotional need. This is why obesity is so out of hand because we seek the god of food, instead of the one and only true living God when issues occur. That negative response sent chills through me. I explained to my son we are in the house of the Lord, there is no person or thing that can heal your heart like he can. Food is a personal conviction for me when I am using it to feed an emotion. Even though I am not obese nor is my son, but it is a struggle for me therefore I do not want to pass down something negative to my
Practical theologian James Loder remembers two …show more content…
When I was a child we had silly superstitious quotes, such as: “if you step on the crack, you break your mother’s back”, the reference was meant for the crack in a sidewalk. This may seem foolish today, but when we are kids we came up with foolish things to past the time away. Where this may have been a silly childhood superstition, some people take superstitions too far to the point where they truly believe in their mind that they will be cursed if the superstition prevails. When I was a teenager, I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken. My manager believed that if a person swept across a someone’s foot with a broom, this meant you would not be married. In order for the superstition to not come to fulfilment the person must spit on the broom to prevent the curse. So one day by accident I am sweeping the floor, preparing for closing and the broom grazed her shoe. If looks could kill I would be dead. Then she hocked phlegm up and spit on the broom, in order for the curse not to manifest. After reflecting on that experience, I see how unhealthy it is for us as believers to place so much emphasize on things that are not of God. When we focus on superstitions we really short change God, and fear something that is not …show more content…
Kids should be allowed to explore and be able to be exposed to God so they can build their own intimate relationship with him, and allow the Lord to distinguish what is right and wrong for them. “When children our raised in a Christian household, and have a healthy relationship with their parents, they are more likely to activate their Christian belief when circumstances arise in their adult life (Birkelbach & Meulemann, 2013, 403). Recently my fourteen year old son was at church with me, and he was disappointed that his dad did not show to pick him up. Instead of turning to the Lord first because he felt hurt, he wanted to turn to a chocolate candy bar to feed his emotional need. This is why obesity is so out of hand because we seek the god of food, instead of the one and only true living God when issues occur. That negative response sent chills through me. I explained to my son we are in the house of the Lord, there is no person or thing that can heal your heart like he can. Food is a personal conviction for me when I am using it to feed an emotion. Even though I am not obese nor is my son, but it is a struggle for me therefore I do not want to pass down something negative to my