September 11, 2008

Wow, can it be 7 years now that we Americans and the entire world experienced the horror of the violence made against us by Obama Bin Ladin. I don't even care to correct his last name. I hope he is dead, and has met our maker.

God values life, He created every human being in His image. Unfortunately, we live in a sin plagued world, where everything decays and dies. We were given free will to choose a relationship with God and to claim Jesus as Lord. Not everyone gets it, and think all religions are the same. But they aren't the same. Most religions speak of good works in order to get into heaven. Christianity is based on faith in Jesus and God's grace (unmerited favor), not on doing good deeds and adding up our good points. God doesn't look at that, he looks at our heart, our motives. Doing good deeds without love in our hearts and for the sake of appearance is fake. The thing is, it is hard for a Christian to live in this world because sometimes it's ugliness can filter in to your mind and soul, causing distress, anger and sickness. But God's grace is always available. The Holy Spirit indwells us, so we are not alone. We should try to remember to surrender those horrible feelings to God so He can take them and transform them. There is something to learn in our anger and hatred. God can do anything with that, He is, afterall very creative and a Creator.

911 was horrifying and affected me deeply. Seeing loved ones in a hopeless situation, some didn't have time to call their loved ones to say "I love you" or "I'm sorry for...." Someone lost a mother, father, brother/sister, wife/husband, boyfriend/girlfriend, cousin and friend. For that, I still grieve and at the same time, I hope that as survivor's we have meaning and purpose for living, and that we are choosing eternity with God so that if we were to die unexpectedly, we would be in the presence of the Lord and our loved ones can rest assured that they will see us again in Heaven.