Changing Warped Ideas
My Father is an atheist. He believes that everything that has happened in his life was because of the choices he made. He believes he created his success by himself through his own hard work.
He taught me, his daughter, the purpose of life is to be successful. He defined success for a women as: marry a college graduate with a bachelors in science or business. Complete your own college education in the field of nursing, teaching, or business. Support your husband’s career so that he can be successful. Live frugally. Buy a house. Put your children through college. Save for retirement.
This is flawed thinking is something I have been working on rooting out of my core values bit by bit. First, I believe GOD created me. I believe that GOD knew me before the foundation of the world. That GOD has prepared good works for me that I may walk in them.
It was wrong of my father to tell me my artistic talent was a worthless talent. It is God who has filled me with the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to design artistic works. I believe that my artistic talent is a gift of GOD and that God uses each one according to his or her gifts. I believe our sole purpose on earth is to glorify God.
It was wrong of my father to direct me into a career path that I found difficult and draining because I had no gift for it
Success is NOT defined by marriage to a “good provider”, home ownership, and plump retirement account. Success is discovering the will of God for my life and doing it!
He taught me, his daughter, the purpose of life is to be successful. He defined success for a women as: marry a college graduate with a bachelors in science or business. Complete your own college education in the field of nursing, teaching, or business. Support your husband’s career so that he can be successful. Live frugally. Buy a house. Put your children through college. Save for retirement.
This is flawed thinking is something I have been working on rooting out of my core values bit by bit. First, I believe GOD created me. I believe that GOD knew me before the foundation of the world. That GOD has prepared good works for me that I may walk in them.
It was wrong of my father to tell me my artistic talent was a worthless talent. It is God who has filled me with the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to design artistic works. I believe that my artistic talent is a gift of GOD and that God uses each one according to his or her gifts. I believe our sole purpose on earth is to glorify God.
It was wrong of my father to direct me into a career path that I found difficult and draining because I had no gift for it
Success is NOT defined by marriage to a “good provider”, home ownership, and plump retirement account. Success is discovering the will of God for my life and doing it!
