**Disclaimer: With so many opinions flying around about subjects closely related to this blog, I want to make it clear that I respect the thoughts and ideas of others and I’m in no way claiming my opinions to be ‘right’ or ‘better’.
It’s so hard to look at the world. Just watching the news makes me want to take every ounce of innocence that is left in this world and keep that innocence hidden away and protected.
There are tragic events that are told, there are scandals and cheating that are uncovered, there are countless stories of heartache, hate and belittling. It’s heartbreaking to think that the all of human’s existence has come to this.
Normally I’m not one to focus on the negatives and honestly I try very hard to not watch the news and get caught up in all the ugly things going on in this world. I will continue to do that. But first I have something that I need to throw out there.
There are so many theories about the reasons for some of the more tragic and prominently covered events. Some people think that the reason someone could commit these terrible tragedies is because they have access to guns, or they spend too much time playing video games, or they are mental ill, or a whole host of other reasons.
I can’t say that I believe any of these things can really be ruled out, but I do believe there is more to the story.
I read a snippet from one of my favorite authors, Brennan Manning, recently. I’ll paraphrase,
‘If you took all of the great mothers and fathers in the entire world and combined all their selfless and unconditional love, all their patience and goodness, all their wisdom , all of their tenderness and all of their kindness and put all that into one person. That one person would merely stand in the shadows of the furious love God has for us.’
To most people that may seem a little off topic, but really when you think about a love this big, you can’t help but realize that a love this big changes people. God’s love is more influencing than that of amazing parents or a kind mentor. If some tragedies could be kept from happening just because of the love and influence of a parent or mentor, how much more change could we see in the world if the love of God was experienced by so many?
That, the furious love of God, is the reason I can’t solely blame guns and video games.
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