A FATHER'S INFLUENCE
Friday, August 18, 2006
We don't always take into consideration how our influence affects our children, family, co- workers and friends, but one person can start change in the world either for good or for worse. It is important for us to realize how we impact the world around us. Ghandi said we must be the change we want to see in the world. Let us live a life of Godly faith. Here is a story about a father whose influence on his son's life caused some tragic consequences for seventy years.....
A father's influence to the world
Many years ago a small Jewish boy asked his father, "Why must we surrender our Jewish faith and start to attend Lutheran services here in Germany?
The father replied, "Son, we must abandon our faith so that people will accept us and support our business adventures!"
The young lad never got over his disappointment and bitterness. His faith in his father and in his religion were crushed. When the lad left Germany he went to England to study at the British Museum where he formed his philosophies for life. From those intensive investigations he wrote a book that changed the world called, "The Communist Manifesto.
From that book one-third of the world fell under the spell of Marxist-Lenist ideology. The name of that little boy was Karl Marx. He influenced billions into a stream that for 70 years ruined, imprisoned and confused many lives.
Today, that system of thinking is crumbling, but only after people got a good look at its tragic consequences. The influence of this father's hypocrisy multiplied in infamy. Without godly faith, all of us are subject to distortions in our perspectives.
Quotation by Karl Marx...The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.
We as christians should be bringing about change in our world, with our children, our families, our workplace, our town, city and the world!! I pray I impact my world, I also pray I see the areas of my own life that need to change and I make it a point to change.
A father's influence to the world
Many years ago a small Jewish boy asked his father, "Why must we surrender our Jewish faith and start to attend Lutheran services here in Germany?
The father replied, "Son, we must abandon our faith so that people will accept us and support our business adventures!"
The young lad never got over his disappointment and bitterness. His faith in his father and in his religion were crushed. When the lad left Germany he went to England to study at the British Museum where he formed his philosophies for life. From those intensive investigations he wrote a book that changed the world called, "The Communist Manifesto.
From that book one-third of the world fell under the spell of Marxist-Lenist ideology. The name of that little boy was Karl Marx. He influenced billions into a stream that for 70 years ruined, imprisoned and confused many lives.
Today, that system of thinking is crumbling, but only after people got a good look at its tragic consequences. The influence of this father's hypocrisy multiplied in infamy. Without godly faith, all of us are subject to distortions in our perspectives.
Quotation by Karl Marx...The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.
We as christians should be bringing about change in our world, with our children, our families, our workplace, our town, city and the world!! I pray I impact my world, I also pray I see the areas of my own life that need to change and I make it a point to change.
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 9:54 PM
9 Comments:
The "It's a Wonderful Life" syndrome never ceases to amaze me. May we be a shining light unto the world.
Amen! May I see my self as I truly am and from there hopefully change can begin.
You are doing just that, Dana. You are changing your world and that speaks volumes to those who know you or read your posts. Your courage is contagious.
Amen Dana. Again, well said.
Amen and amen. A good reminder that we need to constantly "look in the mirror" and see what influence we are leaving. Are we a reflection of Christ and are we touching lives on His behalf?
I have no doubts that you are touching the lives of others with all you do. I only hope that people see Christ living in me in all I do like I know they see in you.
Dana, you have been on my mind lately. I thought i'd come and let you know that, and let you know that you are being prayed for always. I love you and I hope everything is going ok with you:)
Excellent post, and so true. We need to start within our own heart, setting examples.
I pray I can do better.
Very interesting and so beautifully said. Thank you.
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