Freedom is worth having, worth fighting for, and definitely worth dying for. Though it is a blessing, it can also be quite dangerous if misused. It has fangs. Fangs that can protect, provide, and unfortunately, harm others when chosen.
Some crazy person decided to use their Freedom Fangs to wrongfully attacked this week, and once again, our young nation has endured tragedy. The bombings in Boston, and now the explosion in Waco, TX. The bombings are being called an act of terror–true, but that’s not entirely true. In my opinion, the bombings were an act of cowardice. These people or persons, have misused their freedom and will be brought to justice.
In times like these, I find myself asking ‘Why?’
Why do bad things happen?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
The answer isn’t fun, it isn’t comforting, it’s simply that this world, and all mankind are sinful. We are sinful people given free will, and sometimes sinful people do sinful things with their freedom/free will. Pastor Andy Stanley from North Point Community Church, in Alpharetta, GA gives the most thought out, easy to grasp explanation of why bad things happen, in his Starting Point audio study. I would encourage anyone to check it out.
This is what I know: When bad things happen, it’s an opportunity to increase our Faith and Trust in God, because He’s bigger and smarter than we are. He’s an expert at giving purpose to pain, bringing good out of bad situations, and so I pray that He’s busy doing that right now. I’m also going to pray that the people of Boston stay strong, are encouraged, and only become stronger because of this horrific tragedy.
These terrorists picked the wrong city to mess with! Boston has bigger Freedom Fangs than those cowardly terrorists!
