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Waiting in the Wings

Evil may have its time in the spotlight, but love is waiting in the wings~"Waiting in the Wings"-Point of Grace

Earlier this month, America voted in its 45th president. Prior to the election, many feared what would happen when our next president took office, with both sides fearful of what the other candidate would do. The results calmed the fears of many, but also kindled the fears of many. Groups of those who were unhappy with who was chosen took to the streets to protest, some peacefully, but also many not so peacefully. This has caused many to become fearful not because of what our new president might do, but because of what the rioters are already doing.

There have also been things unrelated to the election that have caused people to be fearful. Two weeks ago, a young mother was killed and her child kidnapped. On Monday, a young man at Ohio State University attacked fellow students by driving onto a crowded sidewalk and then chasing people with a meat cleaver. There have been shootings in the past several years at schools, movie theatres, and all kinds of other places. A wave of questionable police-involved shooting of African-American men has led to a movement that claims to stand for black lives, but too often does so with no regards to non-black lives. And these are just the things going on in America. 

As long as we are here on Earth, we will have to deal with evil. We live in a world that is far removed from the paradise God created it to be. However, this world isn't all there is. The promise of God is that even when evil surrounds us and we fear for our very lives, He is still there. There is nothing that happens to us that happens without the presence of God. Some have claimed that the evil we face is proof that God doesn't exist, but in truth, that evil stems from rejection of God, not His absence. There's always more to our story than just what we are able to see, and no matter the evil we face in this life, there is a God who loves us more than we could ever imagine. He invites us to accept His great love for us, and when we do, He offers us a new life that will never end.
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