Our hearts break at the various wars and atrocities round the world but it seems so often mankind is programmed to fight. So often we lack the fruits of the Spirit. – love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. But where does it all begin,? Look at any playground, fighting is inevitable and it’s not just the boys. ‘You stole my best conker,’ ‘Come and join my gang,’ ‘I want my own way.’ Children play with pretend guns, until they become real ones.
Although it says in the Bible that there will always be war and rumour of wars, (God certainly understands our hearts), we have our fare share of wars round the world at the moment ,.
We want our own way, we think we are always right. Nation fights against nation as they want more land, more resources and more wealth. Where do they think this tit-for-tat situation is going to end? Every country involved in war ends up poorer with a weakened economy. Lives and families will be torn apart.
We need to cry to God for mercy, and pray for peace in our own homes and cities and cry out for warring families. We need tolerance with our neighbours and beg for mercy for our nation. It starts with us. but we cannot bring about peace on our own. We need the help of a weeping and heart-broken God.