Man's inhumanity toward man

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  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding  
  Ephesians 1: 3-6
  
  
  Man's inhumanity toward man. We read about in the newspapers. We see it on our 24-7 news channels. We hear about as we get the capsule news on our local radio channel. All of this daily dose of bloody gore is destine to make a man mad and convinced him that the world is a very dangerous place to be. We hear about  a murder 10 miles away and automatically assume that crime is with us and we must protect our family by purchasing a expensive security system or learning to protect ourselves either by taking  personal defense classes or getting a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
  
  
  We are living life through the eyes and feet of the television/radio/ print media news person and the behaviors we exhibit are anything but trusting.  Some of us are so convinced of the dangers of our local culture that we put our homes up for sale and we move into the far reaching suburbs thinking it will be safer.  We let the media dictate what is dangerous failing to realize that most homicides are not random and most crimes have to do with bad choices people make.
  
  
  Lately, i began re-thinking  my previous conception of man's inhumanity toward man by simply spending more time out doors. Instead of driving the car with my windows close and my radio piped up just to go to my son's soccer game or to the store I have chosen to either walk or ride my bike.  I discovered that the world is not as dangerous of a place as my local and national commentators portray it to be!
  
  
  When we lose a loved one through a sudden medical event our first inclination is to want to hibernate indoors and  not include others in your life. We become like little hobbits living in our small personal world of solitude and when we do allow people into our lives we do so by tuning into the 24 hour news channel. The news we hear makes us even more depressed and more determine to keep people out. We build this fortress around us and we watch for potential intruders  in order to keep them out.
  
  
  The problem with this thought process is that this is not want God intended for our lives. God intended us to live in peace.  By trusting God instead of the news media and inviting his son Jesus Christ to come in and dwell within you God will change you to see people with needs just like you instead of people who are vile and untrustworthy.  CHANGE  is good because it takes away the human desire to think like a fortress dweller and more like someone truly interested in getting to know the people around you.  
  
  
  Our God is there to help change your life for the better.  All it takes is a choice on your part to invite Christ to become part of your life.  if you take the time to do this  then the seed has been planted  and in time God will help get rid of the bad and ugly stuff from your life and give you the beauty that helps you see the humanity God wants you to see