That is all sorts of awesome. And it isn’t just one church either, there are numerous churches from Texas to North Carolina.
It’s nice to see some not rely on blind faith and miracles to save them but instead see that good happens through the deeds of others. Some may see religion in that, others may not. In the end though people who have faith in miracles to save them while rejecting the tools they can use themselves drive me insane, which brings me to this joke:
A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help.
Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, “Jump in, I can save you.”
The stranded fellow shouted back, “No, it’s OK, I’m praying to God and he is going to save me.”
So the rowboat went on.
Then a motorboat came by. “The fellow in the motorboat shouted, “Jump in, I can save you.”
To this the stranded man said, “No thanks, I’m praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith.”
So the motorboat went on.
Then a helicopter came by and the pilot shouted down, “Grab this rope and I will lift you to safety.”
To this the stranded man again replied, “No thanks, I’m praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith.”
So the helicopter reluctantly flew away.
Soon the water rose above the rooftop and the man drowned. He went to Heaven. He finally got his chance to discuss this whole situation with God, at which point he exclaimed, “I had faith in you but you didn’t save me, you let me drown. I don’t understand why!”
To this God replied, “I sent you a rowboat and a motorboat and a helicopter, what more did you expect?”
Why should I expect god to lift a finger for me if I won’t lift one for myself?
TMM is the owner, editor, and principal author at The Minuteman, a competitive shooter, and staff member for Boomershoot. Even in his free time he’s merging his love and knowledge of computers and technology with his love of firearms.
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I’m actually getting my CHL through my dads church on the 29th of December. Didn’t think it was this common yet, churches giving/hosting CHL classes.
Good point, and ‘that’ just has to be torquing ‘certain’ quarters off… 🙂
Exactly. I do believe God expects us to value and protect the life He gave us. Bad things happen to good people, its wise to use all one’s tools…prayer, common sense, guns…