Christian and Birthcontrol

Something that I have always wondered about – the place of birth control in the life of a Christian. Note that this will not make any sense nor apply to non-Christians. If you believe that God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, the you must concede that God knows about everything and understands everything. Depending on your stance on freewill verses predestination and God controlling everything, God also has control over your actions and choices. Er-go God would know when you are ready to have children and when you should have them. You don't need to worry about it, God has no problem providing for his children. If you and your marital partner have a kid, God wanted you to have the child, who are you to argue with that? If you are living in a Godly marriage then you need not worry about if your ready or not to be a parent. Therefore a Christian should have no need to practice any kind of birth control. It grieves me and I think God, to see His creation (us humans) pervert his natural plan, by trying to manipulate our lives for our own selfish sinful goals. I would appreciate any feedback on why a Christian should use contraceptives other then medical conditions that would for some reason require that type of medicine.

WFR

So I was thinking over the past few days about the weekend I spent in Oregon at Washington Family Ranch (WFR). The point of the whole trip was to destroy the interiors of these old buildings so they could be renovated into housing for the new camp's staff. As many of you know I love the Mid-West, it makes me feel at home. On the last day the crew and I went down to the river for a wonderful swim and fishing. It was so peaceful. Absolute serenity for me. This provoked me to thinking – what would my selfish little self need to be contented. While this varies for everyone, it seemed rather simple for me. Four things seemed to settle out after a few hours of thinking, a roof over my head, food on the table, gas in the tank, and a job in the background serving people. While there are many things that would be nice commodities such as a thick wallet, tons of friends, a loving wife, those four things were the most outstanding 'needs'. While I long for the things in this life, they are futile, they do not last. Almost seems kinda sad until you zoom out and look at eternity. They are so minuscule. Smaller then an a lone electron in the universe. Focus – that is what the youth of today need. It seems as though every one has so many different plans – all going somewhere but ending up nowhere. What do we need really what is needed? Cars, houses, money, jobs, girls, life – no just God. He is the all in all – if you really think about that how can we be so self-serving? It disgusts me. Then I remember God's grace.  

Life's Actions

So I was thinking today - would I be happy with the way I have lived my life if I was to die today or have some other drastic thing happen to me? My fast answer was yes. When I started to think more about it though I came to the conclusion that no, I wouldn't be happy. Allow me to explain, no matter how successful a person's life, namely my own, (wow sorry that sounded snooty) there will always be something that didn't go right or a choice that should and could have been made with more maturity. With me however, it would be more along the lines of words or thoughts I wish I could take back.

I think it is also important to realize that while we cannot change the past, it is vital that we learn from it and make an effort, with the supernatural help from Jesus, to change and improve our actions in the future.