Gun Control

Okay so no this post is not all about gun control but with all of the school shootings and other shootings, it had me puzzled. Now I am going to warn you ahead of time. I am all for people owning guns so if you dont agree with me, thats okay. Just saying...
I read Facebook posts day in and day out about how guns kill people. Then I read the ones about how guns dont kill. Many post stats about how other weapons, such as knives and baseball bats, kill more people each year then guns. So if they are going to take away our right to have a gun ( and no I dont have one in the house... I would but it would be small and Drew wouldnt know about it.. ) are they going to take everything in our house that we could use to kill or hurt someone?
I watch the ID Channel a lot. In fact, I have warned Ramon that if he ever hurt me that I could easily get rid of his body and know exactly how to do it without being caught! HA!=) Anyhow, every show I watch involves crimes of some sort, but mostly murders. The crazy thing is that most of the murders that they showcase happen with a weapon other than a gun. Rarely were people found shot to death. ( One cop said it was because of the sound. The gun going off would cause attention. So they find something to beat or stab them to death ) So no, guns arent the main cause of peoples deaths. And the whole gun control issue needs to stay as is or just go away.
As far as what causes the violence in the world is simple. Satan. I have read someone else's blog about this issue and he explained it very well. Satan is alive and will do anything to overcome Christians and our beliefs. He is already shown his face in the shootings and all of the massive destruction in the past years. But who can we blame? We have taken God out of school, work and now government. For example, there was a town ( cant remember ) where the mayors and clerks and employees of the city said a prayer before their day started. Guess what? Someone said something and now they arent allowed to do it anymore. Really? When I was in high school, we had a club called FCA and ASHRAM.. We were allowed to meet on school grounds but it had to be before or after school hours. I dont even know if those programs lasted. I dont get why people are blaming video games, television, music, bad parenting, etc... cant they see? If we are taking God out of our daily lives, then Satan is going to take over. And its not going to stop until the world comes to  a stop or more and more people come to know Jesus.
My son goes to a private school. So they have chapel where they sing and worship and they do say prayer before they eat snack. He knows all of the pledges : American and Christian Flag and Bible. And I am glad they have taught him. We were driving home one night and he looked up and saw the American flag at a bank. He then asks me where the Christian flag was. I told him they dont hang them up. He saiid, " Mommy, they ought to. I will look in to that." Besides my laughter, it got me thinking. Everytime I see the American flag I know how lucky I am to live in this country. So what would people do if they saw the Christian flag hanging everywhere? Would it change their perspectives? Would it change our city? Would it change anything? I for sure would see it and know everytime I am lucky and blessed to know Jesus and what he did. I would hope other people would too. But I know that would never happen. And I know its going to get worse as the years go by. Thats why as Christians, it is our job to spread the word and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Thats why we were put here wasnt it? To do Gods work. And whatever talent he has given us, we need to use for him. I sing, so I use my talent when I can. And I do feel like I get through to people when I sing.
So agree with me or not. Thats where I stand. And I just pray everyday that we are doing our best as Christians to live as he would want us too. No matter what happens or how Satan gets to us at times, we cant let him defeat us. God is much stronger and we need to rely on him through every good and bad situation. We cried when 9/11 happened. We cried with the people of the Sandy Hook tragedy. But all along, we prayed too. We will get through this as long as our heart stays in the right place. So, use your talents. Spread the word. Thats the only way Satan will be defeated.