I went to a local elementary school today. The school was promoting literacy and reading and I decided I would volunteer to help in this event. I proudly wore my PBC shirt and headed off into the local mission field and had a great time building relationships and meeting new faces in our community.
The kids are wonderful! They were all smiles as they came in to choose their books among the dozens and dozens that filled the library. They had their envelopes full and money and they were ready to spend every last dime that mom and dad had sent that day. Even if it meant they would have to buy what would have been no doubt their 3000th number 2 lead pencil those kids were ready to spend money.
I hadn't paid a lot attention to the choices that were before our young kids eyes, but one book that came through the line caught my attention. The cover was frightening and was obviously a book about something "dark." I asked our young purchaser if she really wanted to read something that was so scary and she said, "Sure, that's WHY I want to read it." Well there ya go!
I walked around the room and was APPALLED to find one book whose jacket cover started off like this..."Jane is a medium. There is a spirit trapped in this world and it is her job to help the spirit cross over." I can't remember what the rest of it said because I think I blacked out or something. I stood in a bit of a shock that there on the shelves of this great elementary school was a book that my kid, my sister's kids, that our kids at church can pick up and get a glimpse into the occult. Upon further inspection of the room, there were more books on dragons and wizards and books themed with the "underworld." Oh the little bubble of private Christian school had definitely been broken in my head now! Our daughter was no longer protected from that kind of junk!
What have we done? We placed her in public schools to be exposed to this stuff but then I realized that because she can bring light and truth to confused little minds. She's on mission and where she needs to be. She knows that stuff like I mentioned is unacceptable. She's grounded and I continue to plead the blood of Christ over her life daily.
I can't believe that we are at this place in our great society! We have books on witches, wizards, and conjuring up spirits in OUR SCHOOLS...we should be scared...very scared. Our society embraces this kind of stuff and if someone says it's wrong people look at you like you're some radical, extreme Christian. Oh some will say this stuff is harmless and no big deal and others will claim that it's all in good fun, but we need to take this type of stuff seriously.
The problem is people don't read the one Book [Bible] they should be reading. No, oh no, we would much rather listen to Oprah spout her new-age, people-centered, more than one way false teachings than we would pick up God's Word. And since we don't bother, we don't bother to inform our kids that they should be doing the same. We see so much and hear so much of this stuff that we are now de-sensitized to it all. Nothing seems like a big deal anymore to the point that we as parents are OKAY that there are books at our school's library on helping a spirit cross over? Books that promoted witchcraft and wizardry are popular and even in mainstream media (movies, TV shows on Disney, etc).
yes there is a battle for the very soul of this country and it has started with our kids. Pray and pray often for our schools, teachers and policies. Pray that our little sheep are not lead astray and then do everything you can as a good shepherd/parent and teach your kids to stay away from the stuff of darkness...lest they be led astray.
I doubt if parents know what is being offered to our little children or if they realize how important it is for children not to be exposed to this type literature. I read somewhere that Billy Graham once said he would drive out of his way to avoid going near a theater that was showing a film with anything concerning the occult….it is that important. Our children are our most important assets and they are not aware of the dangers they are being expose to….sometimes without their parent’s knowledge. We must avoid being caught up in the trap of the “world”.
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