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Prayers will be cried, pleaded, and humbly asked. Anger will spew forth. Blame will begin. Why didn't someone know he was mentally ill? Why didn't anyone do anything to get him help? How could his own family and friends not see signs of impending doom? Why didn't the school have more security?
You see, we humans love our neat little boxes. We have to know why. We must be sure someone is to blame, therefore, we have some semblance of control over our lives. Surely if we can honestly say, "well, if that person would have......, then, this wouldn't have happened..." , we can sleep better knowing there was a cause. What we don't want to admit to ourselves is that you can only control your own personal actions. That is it. You can control how you deal and react to each moment in your everyday life. No more.
This morning there was not one parent who wondered if they would see their baby after school today. There wasn't a teacher or principal who thought today would be any different than yesterday. They went to work to do their job. Those children went to school happily knowing tomorrow was Saturday, yea! No one knows when our final moment will be upon us. We are not given that control.
Now is not the time for finger pointing, legislation, unbridled anger and hate. NOW is the time for the true church to step into the gap. Today was about a heart, a soul. Because that soul was lost, twenty-seven precious lives ended. Jesus' redeeming truth is what is needed in our society. His peace, love, forgiveness is what heals. His ultimate gift, the only thing in this universe that can rebirth a dark, black, despairing heart, is what must be received. Then, we will see change. As long as time has been, there has been evil. We must not forget we war against evil every minute of every single day.
Do you walk daily in a personal relationship with Christ? Have you tasted his unimaginable goodness? It is not a difficult thing to have and yet we humans try to make it complicated. You do not need special rules, regulations, doctrine, clothing, lifestyle or anything else. You simply need to say, right where you are, "Jesus, I accept that you died for me, that you are the true Son of God, that you love me and I want to be forgiven and walk out my life with You." That's it. From that point forward, you live your moments with Him. He guides you. It is a two-way street, like all relationships. He doesn't do all the work. You have to communicate with Him, and He wants you to spend time with him. Pray (talk) to Him, ask Him to help you want to read the Bible and to make the Truth of it real to you.
You, yes, you reading this, you who attends church every Sunday, prays every night before bed, PRAY for God to give you the courage and strength to live your life as a bright light to those around. Lost people don't find Him through fear, intimidation, judgement or rules. They find Him through His light that emanates from His people. Love finds them. None of us are worthy, but all of us are redeemable. There is not one soul the Father doesn't want reconciled. Love on the people around you. Love like Jesus does. Let the Holy Spirit quicken hearts, don't try to do that job. Just ask God to show you opportunities to be His hands and feet.
Today, thank Him for those precious people He has blessed you with. And lift up these families in prayer. Only God's peace can comfort them now.
~kathy
Prayers will be cried, pleaded, and humbly asked. Anger will spew forth. Blame will begin. Why didn't someone know he was mentally ill? Why didn't anyone do anything to get him help? How could his own family and friends not see signs of impending doom? Why didn't the school have more security?
You see, we humans love our neat little boxes. We have to know why. We must be sure someone is to blame, therefore, we have some semblance of control over our lives. Surely if we can honestly say, "well, if that person would have......, then, this wouldn't have happened..." , we can sleep better knowing there was a cause. What we don't want to admit to ourselves is that you can only control your own personal actions. That is it. You can control how you deal and react to each moment in your everyday life. No more.
This morning there was not one parent who wondered if they would see their baby after school today. There wasn't a teacher or principal who thought today would be any different than yesterday. They went to work to do their job. Those children went to school happily knowing tomorrow was Saturday, yea! No one knows when our final moment will be upon us. We are not given that control.
Now is not the time for finger pointing, legislation, unbridled anger and hate. NOW is the time for the true church to step into the gap. Today was about a heart, a soul. Because that soul was lost, twenty-seven precious lives ended. Jesus' redeeming truth is what is needed in our society. His peace, love, forgiveness is what heals. His ultimate gift, the only thing in this universe that can rebirth a dark, black, despairing heart, is what must be received. Then, we will see change. As long as time has been, there has been evil. We must not forget we war against evil every minute of every single day.
Do you walk daily in a personal relationship with Christ? Have you tasted his unimaginable goodness? It is not a difficult thing to have and yet we humans try to make it complicated. You do not need special rules, regulations, doctrine, clothing, lifestyle or anything else. You simply need to say, right where you are, "Jesus, I accept that you died for me, that you are the true Son of God, that you love me and I want to be forgiven and walk out my life with You." That's it. From that point forward, you live your moments with Him. He guides you. It is a two-way street, like all relationships. He doesn't do all the work. You have to communicate with Him, and He wants you to spend time with him. Pray (talk) to Him, ask Him to help you want to read the Bible and to make the Truth of it real to you.
You, yes, you reading this, you who attends church every Sunday, prays every night before bed, PRAY for God to give you the courage and strength to live your life as a bright light to those around. Lost people don't find Him through fear, intimidation, judgement or rules. They find Him through His light that emanates from His people. Love finds them. None of us are worthy, but all of us are redeemable. There is not one soul the Father doesn't want reconciled. Love on the people around you. Love like Jesus does. Let the Holy Spirit quicken hearts, don't try to do that job. Just ask God to show you opportunities to be His hands and feet.
Today, thank Him for those precious people He has blessed you with. And lift up these families in prayer. Only God's peace can comfort them now.
~kathy
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