Julie Chapus's Blog - Posts Tagged "killings"
Why I Do What I do
As many of you may have noticed, I only post on my blog when I am inspired to do so. However today's post comes from a broken heart and the need to do something about it.
In early December 2012 the Lord called me to write a book for Him. It was He who dictated what I was to write. I just obeyed. This happened only two weeks before the Sandy Hook school shooting. When that shooting happened, the Lord said to me, "This is why you are writing, Julie. You are going to reach my children before they go down the wrong path."
Now, I know you may be thinking, "Who are you, Julie, that you should write for God?"
That's exactly what I thought too. I have made so many mistakes and committed so many outright sins in my life. I thought, I can't possibly write books for God. But He laid it on my heart to do this and I was not in peace at all until I decided to obey Him.
These books were birthed out of obedience and a willingness to do God's will. What I never anticipated was that through all the fasting and prayer throughout the writing process, God would instill a love in me I had never known before.
A love for His children so great that I cannot even hear of them being harmed without being brought to tears. This is honestly not me. I do not know what God has done inside of me but I do know I have a heart for His children I have never had before.
So today I write because I heard of yet another school shooting. I have a need to take action but not in vengeance. This action makes me want to pick up all these kids involved in these incidents and tell them how much they are loved, how much they are valued and how unnecessary all of this killing is.
This post is a plea. Please help me get these books to our children. God wants them to know how much He loves them, and my heart breaks every time I hear of His children destroying each other because they just don't know how much they are truly loved. Will you please help me serve God and join me in my effort to reach our children before one more life is taken?
With a very heavy heart,
Julie
In early December 2012 the Lord called me to write a book for Him. It was He who dictated what I was to write. I just obeyed. This happened only two weeks before the Sandy Hook school shooting. When that shooting happened, the Lord said to me, "This is why you are writing, Julie. You are going to reach my children before they go down the wrong path."
Now, I know you may be thinking, "Who are you, Julie, that you should write for God?"
That's exactly what I thought too. I have made so many mistakes and committed so many outright sins in my life. I thought, I can't possibly write books for God. But He laid it on my heart to do this and I was not in peace at all until I decided to obey Him.
These books were birthed out of obedience and a willingness to do God's will. What I never anticipated was that through all the fasting and prayer throughout the writing process, God would instill a love in me I had never known before.
A love for His children so great that I cannot even hear of them being harmed without being brought to tears. This is honestly not me. I do not know what God has done inside of me but I do know I have a heart for His children I have never had before.
So today I write because I heard of yet another school shooting. I have a need to take action but not in vengeance. This action makes me want to pick up all these kids involved in these incidents and tell them how much they are loved, how much they are valued and how unnecessary all of this killing is.
This post is a plea. Please help me get these books to our children. God wants them to know how much He loves them, and my heart breaks every time I hear of His children destroying each other because they just don't know how much they are truly loved. Will you please help me serve God and join me in my effort to reach our children before one more life is taken?
With a very heavy heart,
Julie
