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What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
(Matthew 18:12-14 ESV)
See the link below, Teen commits suicide, he was bullied.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/135364/1/Buffalo-Teen-Commits-Suicide-Parents-Say-He-was-Bullied
Do you think God is pleased? Surely if we understand the verse above God is weeping for the loss of such a young life. We should also be weeping for many others will follow. Bullies are not good people; they feed off the fear and embarrassment of others for no other reason than entertainment. These are Satins Children who will grow up and do the same things as adults; many will end up in the prison system. Too often we ignore the signs of a child hurting from this abuse; we pass it off as children will be children. Maybe we were picked on as kids ourselves in school it was no big deal.
With technology as it is today, and the fact that we get so busy in our own lives we miss what is happening around us, or worse to our children. When a child feels that the world has closed in around them and there is only one escape, we have missed signs that this child is in real trouble. In the past year we have seen bullies cause the death of many other children, a girl hung herself because pictures were sent of her coming out of the shower. Another because her boyfriend posted pictures of her naked that were meant to be private. A young man in NY Shot himself because he was picked on in school and his only friend, a girlfriend dumped him right after he had graduated from High School. Bullies use the internet, I phones, text messages, Facebook, blogs the more public the better.
Bulling to the point of someone killing themselves is tantamount to MURDER. God states in Revelations 21; 8 that punishment would be the second death in the “Fiery Lake of burning sulfur.” Are these children that do this activity born this way? No; these children were influenced by society and the lack of good Christian values that should have been taught by their parents. You will find that these families are very self-centered and kids are left to their own devises with little or no supervision. Most of the parents are out of touch with their kids and would have a hard time believing they would be involved.
To these parents I would say you are just as guilty as your child in the death of this young man or any child from this abuse. God will judge you when his time comes. We need to be aware of our children, we need to teach them and raise them in Christ. Selfishness and believing it is all about me, is wrong; it’s all about God, what he needs us to do. Our Children are his gifts to us, our charge to bring them up in his ways, not ours. Our self-indulgent lifestyles have brought this country to its knees, and now it is destroying our children. Is this what America has come to? Did those who have died in all of our conflicts die for nothing? God has us taught to focus on him and heaven, he even allowed his only Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins so we would have everlasting life. All he asks in return is we, believe in him, and allow him to guide our lives through his commands and the Holy Spirit. He wants us to stop living for and believing in a world that is dying.
Why is it so hard to live in the Christian life? Our parents, Grandparents and Great grandparents all lived it and built a great Country. We stopped living it; now see where that lifestyle has gotten us. Our Government has no answers; they continue in their own self-promoting style and use service to others as a convenient vote getting tactic. Once elected, it’s business as usual, you and I are no longer important. Man cannot fix a problem that has it’s basis in evil. Satan has spent generations developing the foundation for our destruction. Man has fallen into the trap, and the only way out is our Lord. Read Exodus, God was not needed until there was a disaster then the Israelites cried out to God for help, and God answered. When 9/11 occurred America cried out, God listened. God will listen again if America will stop putting him off and trying to hide him. Face your sins, ask for his forgiveness, and start living the life he has set before you and most import obey his commands: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and Soul. Love your neighbor as yourself. When we start living the life of a Christian, we will find that with God’s guidance, we will spot problems in our homes before we lose another young life, a life that could have done so much if only given a chance.
Please remember this young man and his family in your Prayers. Take steps to prevent any further loss of our young people. Don’t believe that God can’t fix this world; ask yourself this, has anything else worked? Is this world truly better or does it seem more evil? The only way to battle a spiritual enemy is to use the weapons of the spiritual world that is only through God and his word. But until we ask and pray he will not interfere he lets us choose our own path. Pray, believe, obey, and God Will bless America. Please Weep for the lost Children and ask God for his help before it happens again.
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