**disclaimer: you may look at me completley different, hate me, feel judged, or just plain stop reading before you're even finished with this blog. trust me, none of this is my intention, and strictly written to a handful of people. but if i don't get this off my chest, i'm not going to get any sleep and if i don't get any sleep, then i will not be a happy girl tomorrow!**
i had to shut down facebook last night. the pictures of costumes and halloween good wishes filled my newsfeed, and i felt sick to my stomach. now before you get all defensive on me, hear me out. there are many i know that daily put on facebook how much they "love Jesus" and on an on about their Christianity. and then last night, i'm viewing pictures of them dressed up as witches, some covered with paint of death and blood, horrific masks, SOME EVEN DRESSING UP THEIR SMALL CHILDREN AS EVIL, DEAD ZOMBIES. it blew my mind! (and you're probably one i'm writing about and you're reading this thinking how "judgemental" i'm being) look, i don't run around town spouting off my "views" on this holiday or any other holiday. in fact, a co-worker i work with day in and day out didn't even know until yesterday afternoon that david, myself, nor my girls celebrate halloween. so please don't think i'm shoving anything down your throat.
you can call it harmless, do it all in the name of fun, but i refuse. and guess what people-who-have-looked-at-me-like-i-have-5-heads, there's nothing wrong with NOT CELEBRATING IT! my children get plenty of candy thank you very much!
we, as believers, are called to be HOLY AS HE IS HOLY!!! we are to be set apart as HE is set apart and unless you're 100% certain what you're doing is glorifying our Father's Name, then don't do it. trust me, i screw up! i'm not talking about daily sin, i'm talking about a certain parental decision to not celebrate halloween. my sis made a good point yesterday..we are in a daily spiritual battle between evil and light. what if, just what IF the ex-practicing witch and her occult stories are true about the sacrifices, the spells, the evil curses which are cast on halloween all true? (i've known someone who told me more than i wish to know about what occurs on this day) what IF this holiday isn't just harmless and fun and instead, we are opening a door to satan so wide that it would take spiritual warfare to close it? we are exposing our children to this potentially harmful day. we are shoving our families to frontline of battle! let it be about "family and fun" for you and don't think twice about what i'm saying...but i admonish and encourage you to please pray hard and seek the Scriptures about what Father expects of you as a Christian!!! especially if you're on the fence! don't just make excuses about His Word to do whatever pleases your flesh and makes everyone else happy.
two reasons we don't celebrate it: we do not glorify or celebrate or even acknowledge anything that uplifts the spirit of fear and the spirit of death. david and i have made the decision to protect our family and our children against such things. this for us, has been our family's decision.
but i'm starting to wonder:
-are we the only 30 year olds with children who don't celebrate halloween?
-am i the only one who HATES the idea of santa because it's a BIG FAT LIE and i'm expected to punish my child when she lies to me? and then, if a child finds out there's no santa, how will they know the "Jesus" and "God" you talk about is real too?
-am i the only one who has never pushed the idea of a tooth fairy or easter bunny because again, LIES!
-am i the only one who has done any research and knows per science, history, and good old Bible knowledge that December 25 is NOT Jesus' actual birthday and just a day picked out for His birthday by the Church?
-AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO AFTER READING THIS IS GOING TO LOVE ME? ..well, if so...so be it. i know in my heart (and if you know me even 1%) , i'm not being judgemental, i'm not a freak, my children in no way, shape, form, or fashion suffer because david and i don't celebrate certain days and teach them certain things.
my kids are whole, healthy, happy and have a joyous, content life! they are not sheltered, they are not naive, they have parents who love them and have to do what they feel is best to protect them and their little minds, bodies, and spirits while they are still under our roof. if you choose differently with your family, great. i'm sure you do not agree with everything i have said. or maybe you're the one person who does. either way, i have the 100% support of a loving husband and two wonderful girls, and my Savior has got my back, right or wrong, no matter what!
**a comment from my momma, who always encouraged me to seek truth. to never do or believe something because it was the way i was raised, it's what other people did, or because it's "tradition." thanks momma for being my soulmate**......... You are not the only one! It is amazing how many people are doing their research and finding the truth about these pagan, demonic, holidays. Yes, subjecting oneself or one's children to demonic things opens huge portals for the dark kingdom, allowing spirits of the evil ones to enter their home and tear up their lives. No follower of the God and Savior of the Scriptures has any business entering into pagan practices of Satanic origin. Revelation 22:11 admonishes us in these last days: "...let the set-apart be more set-apart". We are called to "holiness"--to set-apartness unto our Almighty God, with purity of heart, putting no other gods in His face. We are called to stand against the things of the kingdom of darkness, not participate in them. You are not the only one standing for Truth. Do not apologize for speaking the Truth. The God of the Scriptures applauds you!
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