My mother and father contributed their chromosomes and my genetic code and DNA had been finalized. There I was ... an embryo! I had no idea if my mother would smoke and drink alcohol or if she would eat apples and oranges during my development in her womb. I didn't know, I didn't care, ... I had no choice!
When I was born, I didn't know if my parents would be kind and caring or abusive and abandon me. I didn't know, I didn't care ... I had no choice!
Fortunately nature was kind to me. I was born with all my fingers and toes, but I didn't get the beauty gene or the smart gene. Nurture was also kind. My parents were decent, but they didn't have Ivy League degrees nor did they have any money. Still I didn't know, I didn't care, ... I had no choice!
There is a part of me that I need to mention. My spirit. You have one too! God said that our "Inner Man" can become a "New Man", a "New Creature", ... we can be "Born Again" (Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 3:10; II Corinthians 5:7; I Peter 1:23)! Whether we find this out because of (or in spite of) our nature and nurture ... it can happen! We can either blame (or extol) our nature and nurture for what we are ... or we can give what we are to God and let Him do something with us. Did you know that? Do you care? ... You have a choice!!
When I was born, I didn't know if my parents would be kind and caring or abusive and abandon me. I didn't know, I didn't care ... I had no choice!
Fortunately nature was kind to me. I was born with all my fingers and toes, but I didn't get the beauty gene or the smart gene. Nurture was also kind. My parents were decent, but they didn't have Ivy League degrees nor did they have any money. Still I didn't know, I didn't care, ... I had no choice!
There is a part of me that I need to mention. My spirit. You have one too! God said that our "Inner Man" can become a "New Man", a "New Creature", ... we can be "Born Again" (Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 3:10; II Corinthians 5:7; I Peter 1:23)! Whether we find this out because of (or in spite of) our nature and nurture ... it can happen! We can either blame (or extol) our nature and nurture for what we are ... or we can give what we are to God and let Him do something with us. Did you know that? Do you care? ... You have a choice!!