I know I said in my last post that my Small Business management class was my favorite, but after class today I think I've changed my mind. My Legal Environment of Business class is really good! It's far and away my most difficult class, but the professor really cares about his students learning, and does everything he can to challenge us. Today in class he taught us all of the basics of court jurisdiction, and after that he taught us every step of a courtroom trial. It is all very fascinating to me, and if I didn't want to start my own business so badly (along with a few moral issues I have with our judicial system) I would consider going to law school instead of getting an MBA. Speaking of getting an MBA, I was talking to my LEB professor during the break that he gave us during class today, and he told me that I might be better off getting my masters in organizational management since I want to start my own business. I've always assumed that getting an MBA was just the logical next step for a business man fresh out of college, but I don't see anything wrong with this idea, and I think it is definitly worth looking into. So, I am going to start praying about whether or not this is the direction that God wants me to go in.
I am learning so much right now that I can barely take it all in, but I absolutely love it! Learning is a passion of mine that drives me and inspires me to obtain the maximum amount of knowledge that my brain can retain (both Biblical and Academic). I am tired of Christians being labled as unintellegent and bias individuals.
I recently had an encouter at work with my boss who asked me what sort of Christian I am. Dumbfounded, I responded by saying, "I'm the sort of Christian who believes that Jesus died on the cross to save me, and I'm the type of Christian who would rather skip church and live a life that honors my God than go to church and pretend to love Jesus so that everyone around me thinks I'm a good person." She just looked at me for awhile and said, "Matt, you're the first Christian that I've ever met that I actually believed." She continued saying, "Matt, you know where I stand as far as religion goes (agnostic) because you were willing to ask me. . .which, now that I think about it, most people wouldn't ask their bosses that." She said, "The problem I have with Christianity is that most Christians believe the Bible without knowing anything about it. They try to shove an idea down my throat, and they can't even answer simple questions about it." The thing she said to me next is the one that fired me up, and hurt me deep inside. She said, "Matt, why would I want to believe in something when the people who believe in it don't seem to know what they're talking about?. . .Why would I want to be part of a religion/faith that is backed by people that seem so UNINTELLIGENT."
"But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence."
-I Peter 3:15
HOW ARE WE DOING?
~Matt
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Wow, that last statement your boss made (or was it a question?... anyways) really challenged me. That is something I want so much is to become an intelligent Christian who can defend my faith intellectually and live it too.
Yeah, it absolutely broke my heart when she said that, and completely changed my perspective on a lot of things. I want so badly to become a man who lives in such a way that I have to defend my faith so often that everyone in my life knows the truth of Jesus Christ backwards and forwards. I want people to ask me why I am different every day just so I can refresh my testimony and share the love of Jesus with them. I just want to be different to make a difference.
You really are getting fired up! ;-) I agree... I want people to notice the difference and for me to be able to share God's truth with them. Mom was telling me about this class she's doing at church where they were talking about a scale from -10(atheist) to +10(very strong Christian) and how sometimes, we don't get to bring everyone into the kingdom (0-brand new Christian) but we can encourage other believers to move up the scale and we can bring non-believers closer, even if we don't lead them to Jesus. That really helped me think about how my life is impacting others.
That is a very good model. Something I've been learning in just the past couple of days is that I will not always be able to convert everyone I share Christ with, but I shouldn't let that discourage me...ever. I just love how God is changing me, and even though I have a long ways to go before I'm even close to being the man that God wants me to be; I feel so different right now. I haven't been able to put "The Bravehearted Gospel" down at all this week, and I am so thankful that you chose that book for me. It's changing my life. =)
I'm so glad it's changing your life! I prayed it would. :-)
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