Who sent the tornados?

     Many people lost everything due to tornados in Arkansas last night. Some even lost their lives. I cannot imagine the devastation and sorrow felt by those that did loose everything or a loved one. 

       I want to stress that I am not at all insensitive to those that were affected by the tornados. I just want to make a point here. Stick with me.

        This morning there is post after post wanting prayers for those people here in Arkansas that were affected by the tornados. I understand why people feel the need to seek help. But nobody is asking god why he sent the tornadoes in the first place. I mean if god is in fact in control he did send them right? So it is kind of gods fault. 

   There are those that are thanking god that the tornadoes did not affect them, while others have lost everything. What makes those who weren't affected so much more special to god than those that were? Did they just have it coming? What reason did the almighty have to spare some and take everything from others? Are we supposed to thank god for doing this to those that did loose everything? 

    The worst tornado was headed straight toward Searcy and at the last minute it changed direction. Was it gods guiding hand that did this? There will be sermons and prayers thanking god in Searcy this Sunday for his intervention, while in the other towns there will be prayers of sorrow. 

     Do you see the problem here? If god is in control he sent the tornado. He directed its path. He caused the devastation. But instead of people wondering why he did this, some pray for help and some give prayers of thanks. I guess god likes the people of Searcy more than those he put in the path of the tornadoes. 

Introverted

      As I sit here with my computer and my cup of Earl Grey, alone, I am feeling good. I do not have any music playing, the rhythmic ticking of the clock is soothing and keeps me in my thoughts.I do not feel the need to go visit or to have visitors. I am just fine right here by myself. You see, I am an introvert.
      I am not anti social, I just find social gatherings to be draining. I don't mind social events, but I would rather be watching and listening to them rather than participating in them. It is fun for me to watch and listen.
Small social events with people I know well are different. I can open up a little more, participate a little more.
     I am not one for small talk, never have been. My phone calls are usually to the point and brief. Talk about what is important the end. If you ask me about something I find important or interesting, I am not one to shy away. If I think something is important, I become very passionate about it. I do not have the gift of gab. I cant sit and talk about nothing for hours on end and usually draw a blank with people that can.
     When I travel to work, I will get food to go and eat it in my hotel room. This is comforting to me. I don't want or crave a bunch of stimulus. I am good with my own thoughts.
      I am quiet and reserve (unless you happen to be someone I know and am comfortable with) most of the time. People ask me all the time if everything is ok with me.I do not show emotion freely.
     I have always thought that something was wrong with me. Our society praises people who are outgoing and outspoken. All of the self help gurus try to tech us that this is the only way we can be successful. But there is nothing in the world wrong with being an introvert, some of the greatest people are or were introverts.
     If you have some of the same characteristics as me , maybe you are an introvert and thats ok. The world needs us. Be happy knowing that there is nothing wrong with you at all. This is who we are.Done

Something that really disturbed me

   A while back I saw a video that was put up on a  site that really disturbed me. It opened with several men with guns dragging another man through the streets. I dont have any idea as to why they were doing it. The man was begging and pleading for them to stop, even though I could not understand a word he was saying I knew this to be true. The man was so very terrified that he soiled his pants. My heart went out to this man as his mortified pleas were unanswered . He knew what was going to happen to him.
  They dragged him into an alley, laid him in the dirt, and shot him. The first shot did not kill the poor man. In that video I heard such a scream of agony, it is imbedded into my mind forever. The pain he must have felt as the bullet tore through his flesh. The next shot did kill him , because it went through his head. His screams were immediately silenced.
    The men in the video that killed the other man celebrated their murder. They were happy that the man had been killed. I do not know why, and probably never will, this happened. But whatever this man had done these man were his judge, jury and executioners.
  This all brings me to something I found even more disturbing. On a facebook post I saw a quote by a leading preacher, Joel Osteen. It said that there was nothing that could stop gods plan for your life. Hmmmm
I think that if the man in the video had a chance he would say that gods plan for his life sucked pretty bad. God planned for this man to be executed in that manner? What a horrible plan.
   What about a child that is molested and murdered by some horrible person? Think of the torture they go through. This is gods plan? Horrible, just horrible.
  I know I know , insert free will. We can all make bad choices. I say make up your minds!!! Either god is in control or he is not. If I had the power to stop a child from being harmed I WOULD DO IT! Wouldnt you? or would you just sit back and think, " it is all part of gods plan", or the old bullcrap ,"god works in mysterious ways". What is so mysterious about watching children get tortured and killed?
   If the god of the bible is real and has the power that you believe then he has the power to stop these things. But yet he does nothing, NOTHING, to stop these things.
  If god knows what is going to happen and does nothing how can anyone claim that this is a god of love?
How can the plan for the poor man in the videos life be seen as a good plan. If nothing can stop gods plan for our lives then god planned for this man to be murdered in this fashion. God plans for children to be hurt.Are you still excited about gods plan for your life? Not me.