Today is August 28, 2009 and it is a Friday afternoon. I live in South Lake Tahoe, California and know how very Blessed I am to live in this Beautiful place. I Thank God Our Heavenly Father for allowing me to live here often.
Yesterday, our community and the world was shocked to learn that Jaycee Dugard is alive. She was abducted at age eleven while on her way to school one morning in 1991. The news media is in a frenzy; people are outraged and filled with hatred for those responsible for her abduction.
In other news.
This past Sunday, somewhere in Oklahoma, a Pastor was found brutally murdered in her church. A crime so horrific, no information could be released until further investigation.
In both cases, there is one condition driving everyone. The condition of our hearts.
Is my heart filled with love or hatred? Do I want to see redemption or persecution? Will I hope for more blood to be shed or pray forgiveness spreads?
I choose love, I pray for redemption and I hope forgiveness will pour forth. This is the kind of thing that will stop you in your tracks and make you think and feel. It will tilt your heart and fill your mind with thoughts spinning out of control. Now is the time to stop and pray. People of faith, those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as Our Savior, know there are no accidents, that for every single thing that happens, there is a purpose. That the outcome of everything is already known by Him whom we serve. God is in complete control and “It All Belongs to Him.”
I am waiting on God. I will try to be patient as I watch and listen. I trust Him and Believe with all my Heart, Mind, Soul and all my Strength that His purpose will be revealed in His Time. And I will Pray. I will pray people who are filled with fear and driven by hate will be stilled. That those who want to throw buckets of fuel on a fire already out of control will be stopped. Prayer is powerful. Love is the Way. Christ is the Truth. The Bible is the Word of God and the only direction manual I need in this life.
I will protect myself with the “Full Armor of God.” I will Pray to be Filled with the Fruit of the Spirit. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and
Self-Control.
What will you do?
What will you do?
