Words of Wisdom
Powerful Statement Here:
Finally, The Truth on National TV, Billy Graham's daughter was
being
interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let
something like this happen?" regarding 9-11-01... And Anne Graham
gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
She said "I believe that God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of
our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman that He is, I believe that He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us
His blessing and His protection if we demand that He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
Let's see, I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her
body was found recently) complained she didn't want any prayer in
our schools, and we said OK.
Then, someone said you better not read the Bible in school...
the Bible
that says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said, OK.
Then, Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they
misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might
damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). And we said, an
expert should know what he's talking about so we said OK.
Then, someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
children when they misbehave. And the school administrators said no faculty
member in this school better touch a student when they misbehave because we
don't want any bad publicity, and we surely don't want to be sued (There's
big difference between disciplining and touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking, etc.). And we said, OK.
Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want, and
they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said, OK.
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be
boys and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
they want, so they can have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to
tell their parents they got them at school. And we said, OK.
Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter what we do in
private as long as we do our jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it doesn't
matter to me what anyone, including the President, does in private
as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
And then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women and
call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the female body. And we said, OK.
And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and published
pictures of nude children and then stepped further still by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK, they're entitled to their free speech.
And then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. And let's record music
that encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes. And we said
its just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, and nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they
don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
Dear God,
Why didn't you save the little girl killed in her classroom?
Sincerely, Concerned Student
... AND THE REPLY
Dear Concerned Student,
I am not allowed in schools.
Sincerely, God.
Funny, how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
Funny, how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not
have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says.
Funny, how someone can say, "I believe in God" but still follow Satan who, by the way, also "believes" in God.
Funny, how we are quick to judge, but not to be judged.
Funny, how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny, how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Funny, how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week. Are you laughing?
Funny, how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to all
the people on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.
Funny, how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.
Are you thinking? Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then
just discard it....no one will know that you did. But, if you discard this thought process, then don't sit back and complain about what a bad shape the world is in.
!~#*This was an e-mail i recieved the other day and I didn't have many people on my adress list so i thought that it was vital for me to post it here under my Live Journal and i'm sorry that it takes up so much room but it was too important to me to shrink up and for most to disregard I hope it has inspired you as it has me and I hope that you choose to share it with others*#~!
Finally, The Truth on National TV, Billy Graham's daughter was
being
interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let
something like this happen?" regarding 9-11-01... And Anne Graham
gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
She said "I believe that God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of
our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman that He is, I believe that He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us
His blessing and His protection if we demand that He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
Let's see, I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her
body was found recently) complained she didn't want any prayer in
our schools, and we said OK.
Then, someone said you better not read the Bible in school...
the Bible
that says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said, OK.
Then, Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they
misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might
damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). And we said, an
expert should know what he's talking about so we said OK.
Then, someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
children when they misbehave. And the school administrators said no faculty
member in this school better touch a student when they misbehave because we
don't want any bad publicity, and we surely don't want to be sued (There's
big difference between disciplining and touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking, etc.). And we said, OK.
Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want, and
they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said, OK.
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be
boys and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
they want, so they can have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to
tell their parents they got them at school. And we said, OK.
Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter what we do in
private as long as we do our jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it doesn't
matter to me what anyone, including the President, does in private
as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
And then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women and
call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the female body. And we said, OK.
And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and published
pictures of nude children and then stepped further still by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK, they're entitled to their free speech.
And then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. And let's record music
that encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes. And we said
its just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, and nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they
don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
Dear God,
Why didn't you save the little girl killed in her classroom?
Sincerely, Concerned Student
... AND THE REPLY
Dear Concerned Student,
I am not allowed in schools.
Sincerely, God.
Funny, how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
Funny, how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not
have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says.
Funny, how someone can say, "I believe in God" but still follow Satan who, by the way, also "believes" in God.
Funny, how we are quick to judge, but not to be judged.
Funny, how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny, how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Funny, how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week. Are you laughing?
Funny, how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to all
the people on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.
Funny, how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.
Are you thinking? Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then
just discard it....no one will know that you did. But, if you discard this thought process, then don't sit back and complain about what a bad shape the world is in.
!~#*This was an e-mail i recieved the other day and I didn't have many people on my adress list so i thought that it was vital for me to post it here under my Live Journal and i'm sorry that it takes up so much room but it was too important to me to shrink up and for most to disregard I hope it has inspired you as it has me and I hope that you choose to share it with others*#~!