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Chardon High School Shooting, Let Us Pray

Chardon High School Shooting, Let Us Pray

We all see this as a sad tragedy. We all make choices and those choices have effect on others. Some choices have more impact than others. We all have pain come into our lives at different times and to different degrees. We have to choose what to do with that pain. This young teen chose violence. The world offers us many negative choices such as drugs, alcohol, sex, violence, anger, revenge, etc. These are crutches but the only crutch that really delivers and does not harm is Jesus. He continues to be there even when we choose not to see Him. We don't always recognize what brings people to these extremes but we can pray that those touched by this event will seek the right choice for their comfort.

Let us pray:

Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all comfort who comforts us in all our trouble. We bring these families to you. We ask that you meet them in their need. We ask for physical healing for those that have been injured. We ask for comfort for the families that must go through the loss of such a young family member. We ask for healing for those that have experienced such a tragic event. We also ask that you help all to forgive the sins of the shooter and to do a work in his life and to bring healing to his family. We ask that you help all of us to make the right choices and to choose You to comfort us and guide us in our decisions. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. 

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Increase your Chances of a Successful Marriage

• Listen to those around you (friends, family, etc.) about their opinion of your dating partner. They can see more clearly than the ones involved in the relationship.
• You should know whether it is someone you love within a year and be willing to marry within 2 years unless you have a valid reason for delaying the date. If you have reasons you don't want to marry within 2 years, you should not even be dating. Dating is a process that you get to know a person for the purpose of marriage so if that is not your desire then don't date until you have a desire to find a marriage partner.
• Restrain from premarital sex including petting. Pants should remain on and zipped. If you can't control yourself before marriage, you decrease your chance of staying faithful to your spouse after marriage. Plus if you love someone, you don't want to risk their health and future to all the negative effects of premarital sex. Note to girls: if you give sex to guys, you will delay their willingness to commit to a marriage relationship.
• Be prepared to get rid of the "me" syndrome. Marriage is no longer about me, it will be about "us". You will have to do things you don't want and not do things you want to do. It is not a time to be selfish. Selfishness on the part of either party will surely lead to problems.

Wrong Reasons to Continue Dating a Person

• Waiting for someone better
• Hoping things will improve
• Thinking they will change
• Thinking you can change them

If you find yourself thinking any of these thoughts, do what is right, move on. You are not doing either of you any favors by delaying.

Dating is to get to know someone to the point of knowing if it is someone you want to be with 'til death do you part. Anyone short of that is going to cause more trouble than necessary.