I was just reading a post on a Christian parenting website I frequent regularly. I'm not a super active poster, but today I felt compelled to say something. A discussion was started about the end times, and a lady felt the need to say that God is punishing Japan for being a "Godless country." How can anyone say this with such certainty? I'm a Christian, and I do believe God has and may still exercise His judgment through natural disasters. I also believe that sometimes natural disasters are just that - natural disasters. Who are we to presume the Japanese people are being punished for not being a Christian nation? Yes, they've been hit hard. They've experienced a huge earthquake, a terrifying and deadly tsunami, many are homeless, food and water are scarce, and now an uncertain nuclear situation to boot. Just because so many bad things are happening at once doesn't mean God is punishing the Japanese people. It very well could just be one horrible natural disaster followed by a chain reaction of other terrible disasters. Is it possible God is doing this? I guess it's just as possible as anything else. One thing I do know, though, is God is no respecter of persons. We in the United States are no more special than anyone else. Events just as horrific could very well happen here, and it wouldn't necessarily mean God was pouring out His judgment on us either. As I said, it's always possible. It's just not our job to decide that.
Right now I'm feeling very blessed. I see the horrific images on TV, and I know this could very well be my family someday. I see the sweet children, and my heart breaks. My children have full bellies and are warm in their beds. Right now I'm sitting here watching the news instead of BEING the news. I'm very blessed.
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