While
the country scrambles around trying to figure out what caused the
Newtown tragedy and more importantly how to keep it from ever happening
again, I have seen the blamed tossed from gun activists and loose gun
laws to mental health issues to video games. I just wanted to take a
second to step back away from the whole mess and get a look at the
bigger picture.
First, I heard (read?) in a report that 1 in 5
boys are abused in some fashion (sexual, emotinal, physical, etc..) 1
in 3 girls. By boys and girls, I mean pre-pubescent.
Second,
we have a nation of parents who believe that 'the more stuff I give my
kids, the more they will see how much I love them'. Never mind the fact
that the parent spends 60-80 hours a week trying to make the money to
buy all that crap. What the kids REALLY want is your love and time and
acceptance. I've had good jobs, made lots of money, and worked tons of
hours. I would give it all back in a hot second if I could for the time I
missed with my kiddos. This mentality has also bred a generation of
spoiled brats who have this entitlement complex and can't seem to
understand the meaning of 'No.'
Third, TV and XBox have become
our babysitters. I have never let my kids play any games that
incorporates blood-shed. I can't believe some of these parents who let
their kids play CoD or any of those ultra-real war games. I don't even
play them. You see someone shot in real life, I promise you those games
wont be near as much fun. Quit letting your kids watch CRAP!! Spend a
little time with them.. how about fishing. Or, you want them to shoot
something, teach them how to hunt so they will never have to worry about
going hungry or feeding their family if needed. Furthermore, kids sit
around in a state of pseudo-reality already. Setting them in front of a
first-person shoorter for hours on end has GOT to do something to their
pyche. I'm actually surprised that everyone else is surprised something
like this happend. What did you expect would happen? Kill zombies and
bad guys for 10 hours a day and then go outside and frolic in the
daisies? I. Don't. Think. So.
Four, I'm gonna say it loud and
I'm gonna say it proud and I aint sorry for it. When you take God out of
our kids lives, they have absolutely no protection from the wiles of
the devil and his minions. People (Christians) have become so focused on
their lives here on earth in our physical realm, that most have
forgotten that we are spiritual people. Our wars are not here on a
physical plane. Our wars and battles are fought on a spiritual level
with very real threats, enemies, and casualties. The life that you are
working so hard for now is meaningless. It is quite literally fuel for
The Fire. If you aren't helping to build up your children's spiritual
armour, you are basically setting them on the front lines with a
cardboard shield and a cork-gun. You have to build their armour, teach
them how to talk to others about Jesus, and educate them about our
Lord's Return. I know that I'm not the only person here noticing a
trend. 100 years ago, nearly everyone and their dog owned some type of
fire arm. Nearly everyone also had a healthy dose of fear of God. No
mass shootings. 50 years ago, same thing. Nearly 30 years ago they
began to take God out of society and what happened? Virginia Tech,
Oklahoma City, Columbine, Newtown... Can you atheists and liberals sit
there with a straight face and tell me that me and five million other
people are making this fairy tale stuff up? Here is a tip, man cannot
create Utopia. It had already been made, and We Messed It All Up!
So basically, we have a bunch of kids with a strong probability of
having some sort of emotional scarring from abuse sitting around for
hours on end playing super-violent video games while mom and dad are
gone to work. Instead of working through the trauma they sit there and
picture their attackers face on every person they shoot. The poor kid
has no spiritual (or minimal at best) compass or protection to thwart
the attacks from The Enemy, who is steadily whispering in their ear. It
doesn't take much to turn a broken kid into a psychotic madman.
I can tell you this with some certainty because as a child, I too
suffered from some... rather unpleasant experiences as a kid. I can also
tell you from experience that had I not found Jesus (or rather He
chased me down and beat me until I submitted :) LOL ) I surely would not
be the man I am now and will become. I still have my own demons to work
out, but it is most assuredly through my salvation and forgiveness I
was given by Jesus that I will defeat these demons and be the man God
has planned for me to be. You can too, and so can your kids and we can
stop all of this, if some could suck up their pride and admit they were
wrong, and cry out to Jesus for salvation too.
