hope vs. acceptance
Submitted by Quidditch on January 04 2001 14:10:22
| There comes a time in most bl's lives, where we must face up to the realities of our existence. I feel it is very important for me to accept my reality, and to accept such painful things as knowing that I will never have the family Ive always dreamed of. For us christians however, it is perhaps a little more difficult to accept these things, because we have an all powerful God that can do miracles. I think that consistently, God has shown me that I must accept myself, but I find it hard to do without losing hope. Acceptance of myself as a bl and acceptance of certain facts such as not ever having a family of my own are things that I strongly feel I must do in order to come to some peace with myself. However, this seems not to fit in well with hope and faith and the fact that God can do anything, although it appears he has told me he wont. I guess I just want some feedback on how others who have felt this way have dealt with the dilemma of hope/faith vs acceptance. And also, Im wondering if anyone knows of any case in which a bl has 'changed', in all the years Ive researched it, I have yet to find one. |
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