The times we are living in right now are very important. With the economy struggling, a new president starting his role as the leader of a nation, and people making important decisions about their future we are faced with decisions and choices that will greatly affect our lives and others.
Have you ever thought about the decisions you make now will affect you forever?
I know I never really thought about that until it was too late and I was dealing with the consequence of my decision.
Part of the reason are economy is doing so bad is that people made choices to live outside of what they really could afford. Buying houses and other expensive items and not being able to pay for them will lead to a struggle for the upcoming years. These choices are now affecting you and I whether you like it or not. With these important times ahead of us, and the feeling of being helpless I ask you two questions to respond to:
1) Have you ever thought about how the decision or choices that you make affect others? Whether it affects you or another, how has selfish or sinful decisions left a lasting affect? Is it a positive or negative affect?
2) How do we work with or respond to someone who has made a decision that brings a negative affect against us? Whether it be the government or a friend, how do respond to them or work with them?
*Mr. Reed
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as far as the answer to the first question i do think about it yes and quite often along with this i ,as mr. reed said, think about how our new president is coming into power and trying to solve the economic problems. i personally have made quite a few choices that affected not only me but also others in a severe way. the very first selfish and sinful decision made by man was in the garden of eden when eve took the fruit. the affect is obviously a negative affect and caused US AS THE DESCENDANTS OF THE FIRST man and woman and we have to be accountable for their sinful and selfish choices.
most times when i make a descision i dont really think that it will affedt others most times i just dont think at all
if some ones descision has negative affect on me i dont go to the person i normally keep it to myself but if it really messes with me or aggravates me i will go to them i dont agree with christian because i dont think to far ahead
I try to think about how all my decisions will affect others and i can usually see if there is a right or wrong decision to make. but sometimes it is impossible to see the consequence that your decision will have later in lafe; no matter how much you think about all of the different effects that a decision couold have there may be a twist in the road up ahead or a big change in your life that is very unexpected and makes a simple decision that you made early on seem very important. and like zack said sometimes you act on instinct or out of anger without thinking something through which could have big consequences later in life... it is hard to believe that some people just havent learned from the past experience of others. this is the second time that the U.S. has gone through a depression or has come close to going through a depression. and it has been for almost the same reason: people have been unwise with their money. i just dont see how people can be so ignorant of the world around them and make such obvious mistakes. i guess that people think that living in America protects them from poverty because we our the "leading nation of the world."
it is pretty sad that 8th graders can talk about all of our economic problems and where people went wrong with their decisions but that some people still do not understand the impact they could have on the world if they just recycled, used gas more sparingly, or other simple steps. maybe since the generation growing up now is getting a chance to look back at the mistakes that people have made, it will be easier for us to make the right choices... i guess for now we just do what we can and see how it plays out.
hello again this is me saying my thoughts on question number 2. how do we live with a choice that somebody else has made and the negative affect it has? the reason i say it is really hard is because the negative affects are usually the longest and most painful
i think that for the most part i have thought about my descisions affecting others but sometimes i dont. and to the other question i think that we respond with patience to these types of people
i agree with zack
i think wen i make descisons i dont think bout what it could do to other i just do it. and yes i have made some bad descisons that i regret but i need to start makin better descisons
i agree with samuel copp
some times i make decisions that effect me and other people. it isnt very smart to do this but i guess it is just part of my sinful nature
every once and a while, i have to actually stop and think, "how is the going to effect other people, will it hurt them or help them". when you do this it really helps in building relationships
i totally agree with Zach bross. you make some good points
i don't rely think much a bought it at all i don't think that it involves me very much and i don't want to get involved with the economy and the politics stuff and i don't pay attention to that kind of stuff because i don't care a bought that stuff
i agree with Zack Bross
i agree with sam coop
when i deiced a decision i don't think maybe a should
this is a major crisis that is not only focused on america,but entire countries as well. i usually am cautious and patient towhat i hav to say, but at the same time, i dont think of the future andi just act/say what i want top when i want to. it is tempting to ruin someone's reputation when they say/do something to u. however, this could be lifechanging and could set in motion a hole bunch of choices u dont want to make. i am not saying stick up for urself but try alternatives than beating the living crap on someone or ruin there reputation. Our president is trying to help us, but hopfully he will soon realize allof his intentions R bacfiring on this country. I DONT REALLY SUPPORT HIM BUT COME ON OBAMA, ENTIRE NATIONS R AT STEAK! Lastly, something that we do 2 much is pray about the situation. Im not saying it's bad 2 pray, but som1 has to take action, we usually just pray just so we dont hav to take action, but how r we Christians and not help out our pastors and youthministers, who we put all the pressure on! Bottome line is, watch wat u say, and watch wat u do, b/c unvr know wat the future has in store 4 it.
Amen Cooper!
My answere to the first question would be that i do think through before i do things and i alwys pray before i make a big decision. Like Zack said is that when sometging happenes that moment it really makes me mad and i say stupid things and dont think about the things im saying or if the things im saying or doing could affect others.
My answere for the second question would be to forgive them. i know that i sometimes dont think my actions or decisions through but i would want people to forgive me if i did something that hurt them. Ya, a lot of the time people dont think things through or how they could affect others. Heres an example, Obama with his decision to go on with his obortion act thing. Hes not thinking about the babies lives, hes just thinking about the money he could be making. Tons of babies die each year because of obortion and now Obama wants to go to other countries for it. People do tests on those babies and they think they feel no pain but really they can and then we do tests on them. THATS JUST SICK MAN.
I agree with drew zach and cooper
I have thought about the decisions that i make that will affect me or someone in the future, but only to a point. I dont think about decisions that could affect someone in a couple years or so i just think about how my decisions could affect someone only at the most like 2 weeks later.
I usually do not confront someone if they make a decision that affects me in a negative way. like zach, i just keep them to myslef or i might vent to someone else about it. If someone does that to me, i might say something about it to the person who sinned against me but not all the time. I also do forgive them. i try to forgive people when they do something wrong to me i just might be mad at them for a couple minutes to a couple days but i get over it and it all turns out ok.
I agree with Zach, Samuel, and Josh. Very nice!
i will most of the time not think about something before i do it, and then after i do it i wish i could have done it differently. So the last couple of weeks I've been thinking about the stuff before i do it, and how they will effect other people.
i agree with Christian in that since we are descendants from Adam and Eve we have to suffer from their mistake and also ours as well.
i think that we should make decisions for ourself, and even if it affects other still believe in yourself.
I Completely agree with Cooper. Well said!!!!!!!!!
i also agree with Christian that God made us not to sin..and if we do we are not obeying.
I think the decision of Voting Obama in as President was about Pockat books and not morals. And you want to talk affecting other peolple. Think about all the abortions that are now easier than ever to get.
I think we all make mistakes and we shouldn't bag on barak just because he is different. That doesn't mean we should treat him differently he is our president and I respect that
I agree with brandon helbig
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I believe we should all think about every aspect a decision can affect our lives. leaping to a desicion can bring consequences that we aren't prepared for.
I quite often feel that i think about the first question and yes problems comes from the choices we make. every action has a reaction, small or big.
I agree with Keegan. everybody, especially Mrs. Wehrle, shouldn't be saying Obama is doing a horrible job and he sucks. Obama is in a tough spot. Sure, i don't completely agree with some of his decisions, but God put him in this position for a reason.
As far as i am concerned i almost always regret doing something that causes negative reactions. ALMOST is the keyword. I feel that the problem with us humans is, we are short lived and became prone to rash actions instead of looking to those who are wise and know what to do and what NOT to do from experience, when we lived for hundreds of years we did evil things and learned that they caused pain, MUCH more than it could to us because if you are exiled and sent away when you are 50 years old, and you live 900 years, that's a LONG time to be haunted by the sorrow of banishment. we only living to our 60's to 90's rarely exceeding 110 years of age, do not suffer as much from one action but suffer a lot from the many we do in our short lives. People may not think its big to get a couple detentions, but get expelled, its HUGE it shows a tion if in bad spot on job applications which will lead to VERY BAD life problems. you wont ever get the jobs you may want, unless it is pro sports leagues and you are really good, or you get a normal good pay but not enough to afford luxury often, like High HD TV , video games and also cell phones. think about one little demerit can cause. if its your 3rd a detenion in one day, or 5th in a week, or 12th in a quarter .... too many detentions yo get in suspension to many of those and its expulsion. rare but plausible.
i agree with Micheal Cuppet on his agreeing with keegan. Obama is NOT doing terrible, he is just hitting problems. e signed in durin an ecinomical problem and has to figure out how to get us out, he may have hundred or thousands of choices to make that MAY work or worsen the situation. he listens to advice day in and out, trying to do what he wants for the country. i may not like Obama very much but he is President.. meaning we owe him respect. people at the media places twist the truth so often we cant believe half of what they say. they show the bad side or good side. they stir things up and cause strife when they should not. the economy is either one of 3 situations. 1. Failing 2.doing ok and is normal status 3. Thriving people are at the best and doing better ... well i'd say about 35% is failing 60% ok and 5% rich take this however you want i may be off but big banks and such are going out of business and the numbers are ALWAYS changing. one day it will be 25% failing the next 40% then the government saves a bank and its back down.
goodnight all. see you tommorow! please read all of my comments to understand the correctly
The answer to the first question is a little hard to answer. We might have made a horrible decision and might not know that it has seriously affected someone. Of course we have made a horrible decisions. We aren't saints like Mr.Reed. I don't think that I have made a decision that has seriously affected someone but I might never know. However, I don't think that I can give a really good answer for this question. I could say to just hold it in and just accept it but eventually you will pop. I guess you should try and love that stupid idiot for making that decision and try to help him get through it. Even though the government and many people have messed up, could I have done any better if I had been in their position. Before I go, I want to leave you with something that we all struggle with. Love your enemies and hate what is evil. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.
i have thought about the first question and have realized that all my decisions today effect my tommorow. i have always known this but i do many times mess up and it not only hurts me but the people around me. sometimes i dont think or pay attention at all and it really aggravates me.
i don't usually think of my dicisions affecting others but now that i think of it, it makes sence. and good job christian cook on the solo
i totally agree with AK about that we should love our enemies. i struggle with that all the time. he also made a good point that "could have i done better in that situation" most of the time i would have to say no and it shows me that maybe that person had a reason for making that decision and i should not judge him about it just because i disagree with it.
I usually don't think about the decisions i make. If I do, it's usually about how it will end up affecting me, but I don't think of how it could affect the others around me
for the 2nd question i usuall get mad at someone if they do something and i get in trouble for it, i agree with samuel cooper
I don't think Christian could be anymore right. I have made very bad decisions that have had negative affects on my friends
Ha ha thanks drew! well said yourself...
i mainly make a decision about something if i want to and do not really ask other
I try to think about the effects my actions have on others. But sometimes, it is really hard. Like, you get caught up in the moment and don't really try to see what the outcome of the situation might be and if you're going to build someone up or tear them down. It is really devastating to relationships when one acts selfish or gives into sinful decisions. I guess how we respond to someone's negative decisions directed towards us, is to pray and love and forgive. Pray and ask God for guidance in the situation, and he will help you. Also, keeping love at the forefront of our hearts and minds, will really help us think about what our choices might do to those around us.
Man, Coop-dog hit it right on the money. I couldn't have said it better myself. Good job, Sam-bo-bam.
not very often do i think abowt how my desisions wil affect others i have made a few decisions that i regret
i agree with blanto and keeggore especialy about not baggin obama cuz hees diferent
yes i have thought about it and im kinda like zack if i t aggravates me then i will try to talk to them about it
I think that the choices we make can affect others by if someone buys a big house and later on they can't afford it and end up having to sell it. A lot of people would follow because they think that that person had enough money to buy a big house then so do they. Later on they end up having to sell their house too. Peeple would probably keep doing it and doing it.
I agreed with Zack a lot.
uno my parents often tell me that i need to think things out and think about what will happen if i do this and who will be affectied by my actions so to answer the ? to number one yes i sometimes think about what would happen if i do this or who will this afect i understand that we need to ask ourselfs these ?s every time were about to make a big decision so yah
i think about how people going to react when i say, because it could affect their feeling. even it is not on purpose, it could break people's heart. I work with my friend that we discuss each other that it is whether bad or not. my friend helps me what i'm lack of, and i help him.
after somone comes to me and just does somthing or says somthing against me i usually would keep it with myself. Somtimes I go to them but not usually. Or I would just go to one of my friends. Your friends are somtimes your friends for a reason. They can help you.
i agree with zack bross i think i have the same idea with him. I usually keep it to myself.
after someone does somethang u cant take it back, so people so take everythang for real and no jokin around this is bout the furture,
i agree wot briggs
when something happens in my life or like it is something i do i have no thought that i could make someone feel miserable
i agree with Zach
yes pretty much every decision we make affects other, because one way or another there going to either have to ignore you if it was a big decision and you chose the wrong thing, or they could stick with you and get tem in trouble or make them happier.
i agree with zack, good job man!
Well, for the first question, I actually haven't thought about it very much really. I mean, I'm in the 8th grade, I'm not making too many super huge life decisions right now...I kinda go with the flow, and when a choice comes my way, I pray about it, think about it, and choose. No sweat. For the second question, I have thought about it, yes. Everything I do will affect others. Whether itaffects just my reputation, it still affects them. For the third and final question, I think we respond by trying to ignore the fact that they have made the decision. I mean, they DID make it, but if you choose for it not not affect you, it can't affect you, can it? Unless it is forced to affect you...
-Karsten
Preach it, Brossy. Your right. I never really think about it, though I think we could all do with "looking before we leap"
i am only in 8th grade i have not made that many BIG decisions. but the BIG decisions i have made will stick with me. we all need to know that decisions we make can not be taken back. and if we do have to make a BIG decision pray to God for guidance. every decision we make affects people around us. we need to make sure it doesnt affect them in a negative way. when someones decision affects us in a bad way we need to pray to God first of all, and if you feel like God wants you to speak to that person, do so.
and yes I have thought of how these decisions can affect me and others. so i agree with zack.
when i make decisions i think about ewhat i am about to do and if it is going to be something stupid but i dont think about how it will afefect others
i totally agree with Kartsen
i agree with sach
i usually tend not to think who or what it is going to affect. i think if it helps me why should i think about others..........
I sometimes do think about how the decisions I make effect the long term. We have to be more conscoius of what we do and make sure what we do has a christ like effect. And if someone makes a bad choice we need to be a good influence on them and just forgive thhem.
and i totally agreeZach Bross
My mother and father have raised me to be careful with my money. They do not buy me anything expensive except for my bday or christmas. Anything else I want I must buy for myself.
Also of all the money I make, 50% I must save, 10% I must tithe, and that means I can only spend 40% of the money I make. I makes me alot more careful of how I spend both my money and time. I dont buy everything I see anymore, I look for a long time and am sure I want to buy it and it is not a fad or something.
I hope by doing this, other people will notice and hopefully try to do it as well. And with all the money I am saving up... Im gonna have a really nice car.
you make decisions every day. hundreds of them. if you make a bad decision, especially since we are supposed to set a Christ-like example, it affects all the people that look up to us. we need to be very careful about our decisions. also if someone else makes a bad decision we need to help them. we need to comfort them and help them through their struggles, especially if they are not a Christian. we need to help as much as we can.
i agree with zack. we need to make sure we are always setting a Christ-like example, whether we are alone or around all our friends.
Yes T-$!!!! Every decision you make can affect other in either a good or bad way. We may slip up sometimes but we can always redeem ourselves!!!!!!
I really didnt think my decisions would affect others but now that i think about it they can really affect them say if you took drugs your family will have worries and may also be in denial.This could tear your family apart.
I agree with zack because most of us would keep our feelings inside us and sometimes it feels better to release your feelings
i think i make decisions affecting others, i do think bout it. and i think we need to be patient and love these people.
i am a little like the apostle john, i dont think befor i speak. and after i c the results, i think that i made a mistake
sometiimes when i make a descion i thimk about what the afects will be of that descion, but i usely do not.
i fully agree with jordan
i think that we should all make the right decisions but i we make the wrong decisions we should be prepared to face the consequenjces i normally keep thiongs to myself if someone does something wrong to me i just go on but i should probably work on that
in christ
hogan brecount
i agree with zack bross that i usely dont think about the afects of my descion
thaier are many ways to express urself, but yelling at the person that u are mad at isnt right.
ive never really thought about it but now that i think of it, i should make alot better desicions. thats a good question
id usually just stop hanging around them. it is bad to hang around ppl like that
i think that people seriously need 2 stop buying stuff that they cant afford. people r so retarded.
i agree w/ bross about not thinking that my decisions will affect others.
I've kind've thought about how my decisions have an affect on others, but not really. I think that the way we work with them is to not make a big deal about it, and try to get through it.
i agree with you christian.
i think we all should start making more consouse discussions to better are world we call home and better our life... :)
i agree with tyler he is smart and i think we should all look up to him as being a leader in our school
i agree with sam cooper and some of Christian but with mostley with sam
I personaly think that the only thing obama has run in his life is a parrot cage, beause the only thing i've seen him do is give a formal apology for being an american, say he's a muslim, and sais about his spending bills. So as you can see I don't have a very high(which he has to be)opinion on the president. He realy needs to get his butt moving and learn how to do what he is saying.
The economy is mostly the fault of the democrats and there "plans" that were created while on crack and are just about productive. Now since they control the Senate id say that roughly half the ideas from a good plan and have the ideas from a crappy plan have mde into the united states constitution and if we don't remove them soon it will sprad like cancer untill every last artery of Rights and Freedom is squeezed. Then the economy will collapse and peoples eyes will be opened and they will see every in pristime crystal clear Diamond Etched detail that the "change" they voted for was from somewhat functioning to a pile of crap!
Yes i would have to say i do think ofmyself as the church. I believe in Jesus Christ and he is my one true savior.
Knowing that God is inside of me and that he is with me always, not just on Sundays has changed my life. I know someone is always there for me an that I can call on god and he will listen. Yes I have Tought of this concept before.
I agree with Samuel Cooper.
We can continue to be the church by sprading the word of god to others. We need to teach nonbelievers the concept of someone with them. A lot of the time when we have a problem we dont Pray first we think why does this happen to me or why would God let this happen to me. We dont think of prayer. If we as Christians tought that to others they can be the church to.
Yes i would have to say i do think ofmyself as the church. I believe in Jesus Christ and he is my one true savior.
Knowing that God is inside of me and that he is with me always, not just on Sundays has changed my life. I know someone is always there for me an that I can call on god and he will listen. Yes I have Tought of this concept before.
I agree with Samuel Cooper.
We can continue to be the church by sprading the word of god to others. We need to teach nonbelievers the concept of someone with them. A lot of the time when we have a problem we dont Pray first we think why does this happen to me or why would God let this happen to me. We dont think of prayer. If we as Christians tought that to others they can be the church to.
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