By John McTernan
The verse of the day refers to David feigning madness when he was confronted by King Achish, in order to save his own life. A new drug has become an epidemic in Florida and is moving into the Midwest. But a variety of new street drugs have become available in recent years, and most recently flakka is the synthetic drug which creates this behavior for real in users. It is endemic in Florida and now the Midwest is being overtaken. At a cost of only $3 to $5 it is within reach of virtually anyone who wants an extreme high - and that's what it causes. It is more dangerous than either cocaine or methamphetamine and is deadly. So far 63 people have died and for those who have survived, kidney failure and permanent neurological damage can result, among other things. Why would people put their mental health and lives at stake for a short high that leads them to behavior such as barking or running down the street naked, paranoid and delusional? It's hard to understand for those of us not afflicted with such a severe need to escape reality. Part of it is self-medication, though even then, there surely are better ways to do something like that. But the only real answer for such pain is Jesus Christ, who can heal us of the need for this escapism. Only He can heal broken hearts, give us a new outlook on life, and a reason to live for something worthwhile, for his kingdom. It doesn't always happen instantaneously, but it does happen if we turn to Him with our problems and pain, instead of seeking to escape them through satan's means because these only lead to further suffering and destruction of lives.
Read in browser »
Recent Articles:
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment