News.....tough to watch

I wish I could write about the two great days I have had here in Rochelle but God has a different idea for me so here it is.

I first want to say I will add the families of all effected by the horrible tragedy in Colorado today to my prayer list. I hate watching the news it truly is depressing and rough to watch our great society slip deeper into disappear. So my heart and thoughts stay with those families while the news stations try to figure out how to make more money off these poor people. NBC news kept bringing a 17 year old boy on who escaped out of the theater, as the day wore on he was exhausted and they kept asking him questions to dig deeper to relive the tragedy he just witnessed and then said, "he must be in shock thinking about this", IDOITS!!!!! (sorry, just frustrated and hate stupidity)

I want to say I'm not political at all I think they all are messed up and have only thier self interests at hand. But I have to ask why are we shocked when a person acts out what is put out in front of us and our kids each day on a movie, tv screen or a video game system, where senseless violence and death our normal? Death in the game world isn't real and the more violent you make it the cooler and more popular the game. Just add a little sexual content and you have a mega hit on your hand. It is sad. Hey I'm far from perfect and I have watched plenty of movies that probably I shouldn't have but for today's society this is all the norm. I guess it is a lot easier to keep my girls away from it just because they are, well, girls. I guess the only way to control it is we as parents have to intercede and be parents not our kids best friends. I guess for anything they are exposed to via any medium has to be scrutinized. It drives my daughters crazy when I make them turn off Wizards of Waverly place because of the witchcraft reference. Our an I Carley or Disney show when the characters are just simply not talking nice to eachother. Jodi and I call it speaking life to one another and if the words are not positive about someone then they should be said.

God has placed it on my heart to be bold tonight so here it is. Look at what your kids are playing with and watching. Would it be pleasing to God and his son? And also wouldn't we honor those lost today by taking a stand against the things of this world that truly go against all that Jesus died for on the cross? Maybe your a non believer as you read this, then do it for those people and the shooters parents who just cannot make sense out of what happened and that a trip to a movie theater which we have all done, changed thier lives forever.

Jesus we need you, I need you and I pray for all those to come to know you, your safety and comfort and awesome love that I experience everyday.