Fear
6 years ago
General
Good day everyone, though I hate to give you some bad news. My family has been pressuring (or what they say 'asking') me, to improve myself by getting over my hobby of drawing (most especially furry) for sake of maturing up, for few months. I've been very careful in keeping this hobby to myself even from my family for a long time, fearing that they will see it as my passion and my obsession, yet I see no problem doing it when I have good grades, done household chores very well, and even made good progress in preparations for future business at home.
As a Christian, eyeing on God is my biggest priority above everything, even my drawing habits. I cannot let my hobbies get in my way in the outside world as there are lots of things I have to do for my family and God. I follow God, but He warns me to be careful when it comes to clash between my hobbies and my family.
Right now, they're urging me to even delete my artworks from all my devices (1 laptop and 1 cellphone) just today. Even my sister is asking me to login into my account to see all my works. They're insisting they're doing this out of love and care for me, yet do they have to be persistent to help change at my expense? I'm getting scared, not just for my account, but also for them. I've been praying for them to help look deeper that there's nothing wrong with my hobby. Not to mention I have requests to finish, hobbies shouldn't be given a bad leave, I feel God is making sure that my family will see through the way I do, and at the same time, I'm studying hard for sake of preparing of my family business for God.
For now, I have to stay logged out, to get this situation out of my head! If you're kind to help me, please I beg you for your suggestions! Even better, if you give me any biblical verse when it comes to situations like this. Thank you.
As a Christian, eyeing on God is my biggest priority above everything, even my drawing habits. I cannot let my hobbies get in my way in the outside world as there are lots of things I have to do for my family and God. I follow God, but He warns me to be careful when it comes to clash between my hobbies and my family.
Right now, they're urging me to even delete my artworks from all my devices (1 laptop and 1 cellphone) just today. Even my sister is asking me to login into my account to see all my works. They're insisting they're doing this out of love and care for me, yet do they have to be persistent to help change at my expense? I'm getting scared, not just for my account, but also for them. I've been praying for them to help look deeper that there's nothing wrong with my hobby. Not to mention I have requests to finish, hobbies shouldn't be given a bad leave, I feel God is making sure that my family will see through the way I do, and at the same time, I'm studying hard for sake of preparing of my family business for God.
For now, I have to stay logged out, to get this situation out of my head! If you're kind to help me, please I beg you for your suggestions! Even better, if you give me any biblical verse when it comes to situations like this. Thank you.
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About all I can say is it's up to you to follow your conscience and seek your own revelation on the matter. If you feel God wants you to stop, it's your choice what to do with that. If you don't feel he's telling you to do that, then it's in your hands to act as you wish.
If they're going to try to force themselves into your account and your personal property, I suggest taking a stand and saying no, that you're not comfortable with how they're pushing, and ask them to back off. Respectfully and lovingly, of course. Yes, the commandments say to honor your mother and father, but they also speak of the importance of charity and loving your neighbor as yourself (the second greatest commandment found in Matthew 22:37-40). If your parents have no evidence to show anything is wrong, then they need to trust that you're doing okay and that you can and will continue to live the commandments and strive to live a good life in accordance with the covenants you've made.
Keep doing your best, man. Hopefully things will turn around for you soon. I'll pray for you, too.
And one last piece of advice. Seek some divine guidance on the matter after you weigh your options on possible decisions and outcomes. Good luck, man.
~Omni
so you can show all you SFW, and NSFW is only for youself.
You don't owe god anything. Because it isn't real. It is a fairy tale created by people who were incapable of understanding basic scientific facts.
Also, if your family gets concerned about your drawings that it might have reached a point of unhealthy obsession.