Having served a number of years in law enforcement, I’m well aware that enforcing existing laws to curtail youth violence does not solve problem. We were told in 90s that Brady bill would protect us against gun violence. It didn’t. We were told that passing more anti-gun and anti-violence laws would reduce teen violence. That hasn’t worked either. The reality is we already have more then enough anti-gun laws on books, so why should we pass more legislation? Federal prosecutors are reluctant to prosecute existing anti-gun and anti-violence laws. The answer to violence is not more regulations and more legislation. The answer is simple but requires work. The work involves sowing positive messages about value of human life. The work involves sowing seeds like, “love thy brother as thy self.” The work involves sowing seeds like

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kindness, selflessness, caring, truth, honor, “giving honor to whom honor is due.” These seeds produce like kind.

I want to encourage you dear Christian. Although our way of life is old fashioned and spurned by many modernists, it’s still only way. Jesus, Himself, said that He was Way. Through His love, we address world His way—the only way—the way of Book. God’s Word teaches us that laying down our lives for each other, we are living way of Cross, and Cross of Calvary is best way to stem violence. A changed heart leads to a changed way of life, which can change world for better; therefore, reciprocate with good and note return of a good corresponding action.

Pastor T.

And now that I have shared these tips, why don’t you try these simple things next time you get slammed? If you will consistently feed your spirit as actively as you feed your body, you will begin to take on a new attitude about life. If you will not drop out of race because you think something is wrong with you because you can’t seem to “live” Christian life but instead consider yourself normal and simply under attack by old nature, you will have more success putting down old nature than giving in to it. I can speak affirmatively in this regard. And also learn to let God work not only in you, but through you. Surrender yourself completely to Holy Spirit by saying often, “Holy Spirit I surrender my will to your leadership for my life. You know what’s best for me. Work through me now.” You see, we can’t love like we should because human love is self-centered. We can’t do caring things for others like we should because we mostly care about ourselves. We can’t do impossible that God calls us to do for His glory because we are too limited by our humanness. This is our dilemma. Thank God though that we don’t have to admit defeat in Him. As we live in Him, He love with His perfect love, loving through us (Romans5:5). He rescues unlovable through us. We provide willingness; He gets job done by His own power. Really, all we have to do as Christians is to provide work space for Jesus by allowing Him to live and rule in us, then He goes to work through us to get job done. He gets glory, and we get joy. Pastor T. Keep Faith! AND by all means stay course because Jesus is soon coming.