Today started with heartbreak. Heartbreak for others. Heartbreak for mothers & fathers who lost their babies. Heartbreak for the evil & depravity this world posses. Heartbreak from all mothers & fathers across this county that it could be us in their shoes, we could have lost our babies.
But praise to the gracious Lord above, this isn't the case for most of us. But what do we do with this heartbreak? How do we as a nation move on & make our world better for our babies? What can this teach us? How can we help?
I'm sure every parent reading this wants to wrap their arms around the parents of Sandy Hook Elementary; but since we can't do that there is something we can do.
Pray- Don't just say you will. Don't just spread the words of "our prayers are with you". Do it! Get down on your knees, cry out to God to have mercy. Cry out to Him to bring peace to the 20 parents that lost their babies & the 6 families who lost part of their family. Pray hard & pray fervently & don't stop praying until YOU stop hurting and once you get to that point, pray a little more for those parents & the brothers & sisters. Pray for those little eyes & ears that saw & heard just how evil this world can be. Pray for the souls of those who aren't broken to pieces by this ugliness. Pray....never ceasing...pray!
Hug your babies- Say something sweet & nice. Tell them they are special & loved & you will love them from here to the moon & back no matter what. Kiss their heads. Rock them to sleep. Cry over them. Pray over them. Love them endlessly. Then spend more time with them than you ever have. When they frustrate you, hug them. When they yell at you, tell them you love them. When they leave your sight, pray for their safety. When they sleep, pray for their souls.
Make this world a better place- It sounds like a tall order, but it's not really. Your actions, words, & life are a pebble in the pond of America. Everything that you do or say or act on has a ripple effect on this world. Wish people a merry christmas. Say please & thank you & offer a smile. Francesca Battistelli says it so well in the song Heaven Everywhere, "it's the grace that we show to a world without hope..its the joy that we feel & the love that we share". Bring positivity & love to those around you. Those you know & those you don't. Be considerate of the way to treat people & the way you talk to them. It's a small action, but can make a huge different in someone else's day & won't take that much from you.
Praise- Praise the almighty Lord above for the blessings in your life. Praise Him & thank Him for bringing your family home safe. Praise Him that he protected hundreds of other students in that school. Praise Him for the opportunity you & I have to have an effect on this world.
Turn to God- I've heard so many times in the last 12 hours or so "Where's God? How could he let this happen?". God didn't let this happen. This country has pushed him out of our schools, our homes, our lives. How can we expect Him to step in when we have forced him out. The single, best thing we can do to save our nation, our children, & ourselves is to turn our lives back to Christ. He will never force himself into our lives, He wants to be invited. Invite Christ into your life. Tell him that you need him & want him in your life. Drop to your knees (again) & ask His forgiveness for the sins in your life. Then start over. Start fresh. It's not easy to be a believer, especially on days like today, but my hope remains in Christ & it is because of him that I am able to function & praise on a day like today.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted & saves those who are crushed in spirit- Psalms 34:18
Because of their wickedness do not let them escape, in your anger, God, bring the nations down. Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll, are they not in your record? Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I know that God is for me. In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord whose word I praise. - Psalms 56:7-10
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