Well here’s where I would apologize
for blogging so much but if I did that then I would breaking rule number 23
from my previous post, so i'll try to at least keep it short J. ANYWAYS. I just had
a great conversation with a different friend (who’ll remain nameless…for now)
and I had to share some of it.
In light of the recent bombings in
Boston it got us thinking about what causes people to do something like that.
It’s really easy to hate the person, people or organization behind this act of
terrorism, right? By no means where they right to do this. But what caused them
to get to the point in their life that this was a result? It breaks my heart. I
really think that all of these bombings, school shootings, movie theater
shootings, etc. can be solved with one thing. No I don’t think that taking away
people’s guns are the option. I also don’t think that letting everyone have a
gun is the option. It’s something MUCH simpler than that.
Relationship.
Think about everyone that you encounter daily.
You have a gift every morning, an opportunity to be a turning point in the day
of anyone and everyone that you come into contact with. They can walk away from
you feeling better or worse, it’s totally up to you. I think about the bombings
and different shootings and my first thought is always, “How did it get to this
point?”. Where were that persons friends and family? How did they not notice
any dramatic changes? If they did notice then why didn’t they say or do
something to help out? With all that being said I’m in no way putting the blame
on friends and family BUT at what point are we as believers going to accept
some responsibility? Wouldn’t it be awesome to know that YOU were the reason
that stopped someone from taking all those pills, or you were the voice on the
other end of the phone that changed someone’s mind in taking a gun into a
school, or you were the last stop for someone that had decided that morning to
take their life and changed her mind? It all starts with a conversation. You
don’t have to be someone’s best friend to know that something is wrong, you may
be the one person that they need to make a change. Trust your own discernment
throughout your day and just watch and see who the Lord puts in your path.
See I kept it short this time J
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