It comes in all kinds of forms, and it hits all the religions. The source? Ignorance.
People become scared of that which they don’t understand. Like children, we run from the dark, make fun of weaker people, and fight against invisible enemies. What’s the point?
The point is to give us even more challenges. Without all of this stuff to work with, how would we get through our day? We would be incredibly bored and passive people. However, with all the ignorance and hate in the world, Christians have more than enough to keep us busy.
Let’s focus on the one I really worry about the most - school age bullying. I was bullied to a certain degree in school, when I was really young, and it created a certain bit of distrust in me. As I got older I learned how to deal with kids who did not like me, but thankfully the older we get, the more civil we become. The scariest thing about bullying is that some of the worst stuff occurs on school buses, where there is not much that can be done. What’s the best solution? Teach your kids to avoid trouble. Also share with them the following video short by my colleague Dr.Jay Carter: http://www.bullycaterpillar.com/main_page.html
So what happens to bullies as they get older? They become jealous of that which they wish they had. Most bullies are broke and lonely as adults, so they end up committing crimes and preying on vulnerable women and kids. Sometimes they go so far as to damage schools and churches. In the US we even have a pro football player named Michael Vick who killed dogs. We also have a senator who just died, Ted Kennedy, who killed a woman during a DUI, and did not even spend a minute in jail. What are people supposed to do when the guilty are not held accountable?
Folks, they are ALWAYS held accountable. When justice is not met in the physical world, folks like me chase these people down. Every single debt that is not paid for in person is paid for in other ways. The cosmic bank is always in perfect balance and everyone pays what they owe. There is no such thing as skipping a bet on God. Life is actually perfect. What creates imbalance is always righted. True justice is always served.
If I have felt anything true in this world, it is that the guilty receive their punishment, and the good receive their rewards. The strange fact is that sometimes the guilty and the good cannot tell the difference between the punishment and the reward. That knowledge is left up to God, and only God.
People become scared of that which they don’t understand. Like children, we run from the dark, make fun of weaker people, and fight against invisible enemies. What’s the point?
The point is to give us even more challenges. Without all of this stuff to work with, how would we get through our day? We would be incredibly bored and passive people. However, with all the ignorance and hate in the world, Christians have more than enough to keep us busy.
Let’s focus on the one I really worry about the most - school age bullying. I was bullied to a certain degree in school, when I was really young, and it created a certain bit of distrust in me. As I got older I learned how to deal with kids who did not like me, but thankfully the older we get, the more civil we become. The scariest thing about bullying is that some of the worst stuff occurs on school buses, where there is not much that can be done. What’s the best solution? Teach your kids to avoid trouble. Also share with them the following video short by my colleague Dr.Jay Carter: http://www.bullycaterpillar.com/main_page.html
So what happens to bullies as they get older? They become jealous of that which they wish they had. Most bullies are broke and lonely as adults, so they end up committing crimes and preying on vulnerable women and kids. Sometimes they go so far as to damage schools and churches. In the US we even have a pro football player named Michael Vick who killed dogs. We also have a senator who just died, Ted Kennedy, who killed a woman during a DUI, and did not even spend a minute in jail. What are people supposed to do when the guilty are not held accountable?
Folks, they are ALWAYS held accountable. When justice is not met in the physical world, folks like me chase these people down. Every single debt that is not paid for in person is paid for in other ways. The cosmic bank is always in perfect balance and everyone pays what they owe. There is no such thing as skipping a bet on God. Life is actually perfect. What creates imbalance is always righted. True justice is always served.
If I have felt anything true in this world, it is that the guilty receive their punishment, and the good receive their rewards. The strange fact is that sometimes the guilty and the good cannot tell the difference between the punishment and the reward. That knowledge is left up to God, and only God.