What a complete and utter tragedy. Word spread fast amongst our close knit group of friends. Our phone rang over and over again as loved ones called to check on us and make sure we were OK.
Yesterday, an armed gunman entered our church and began firing his weapon. Two teenagers were killed and two more were injured. The gunman was quickly killed, leaving our community full of questions and pain.
As I've pondered these events, I'm reminded that we do not fight against flesh and blood. It's too easy in the comforts of our American lifestyle to forget that the things we see in the natural world are of less significance than the things we see in the spiritual world. It's easy to get caught up paying bills, raising a family, working on our career, and simply living life, and forget that we are behind enemy lines. We are in a real war with a real enemy that hates us and is in relentless pursuit of our destruction.
It's time to lay down the spiritual laziness that plagues so many of us. It's time to rise up in powerful times of prayer, worship, and spiritual warfare. It's time to take it to a new level.
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We're heavy hearted over the tragedy that hit your church family. I've been so mad at that kid for doing this and fantasized about jumping on him and beating him to a pulp before he could hurt anyone else. I'm mad at his parents, I'm mad at his church community...I'm mad!
I processed these emotions with a Christian psychologist last night (during class) and with Christina and now see that God was there in the midst of this senseless massacre. Perhaps allows these things to happen because of Free Will but stopped the tragedy from spreading by giving the security guard courage to confront the gunman.
I'm still not ready to say the typical Christian things..."We must forgive the shooter!" How is that for honesty? Parents need to step up and be involved in their kids' lives...
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