Mommy, Get Your Gun

Well, I did it!  And I have the proof.  I will spare you a photo, especially since my hair has completely changed, but my conceal and carry permit has arrived and is now in my wallet.  Next step: get to the shooting range – and soon.  I actually need and want to carry a gun with me on a trip next week.  I will not be traveling with my family, yet I am not ‘alone’.  I know God is always with me.  And now, I will also have my metal buddy.

If you had asked me years ago about guns, I would have told you, “No – those are so dangerous”.  I did not want them in my house.  I did not want my kids around them.  They scared me.  But I don’t know why they scared me.  I realized later that I was afraid because I was ignorant of them. 

As my son grew, my husband started teaching him about guns.  It started in the typical way – Nerf guns.  Then there was a BB gun, an air soft gun, and now a pistol.  My son owns several large knives, a bow and arrow, and at 12 years of age, he is ready to defend the family from anyone who may dare break into our home or threaten the family.  At least that is how he FEELS about it.

I realized he knew more about the weapons in our home than I did.  As a mother, it is not my desire to put my children in a place they should not have to be. Asking my son to load and unlock a pistol for me was something I deemed inappropriate and unnecessary – unless my hand is broken or I am unconscious.  You know what I mean.

So I am marching on – learning how to use the gun, carry the gun, and being a responsible gun owner.  My husband has informed me he is gun shopping for me.  I have taken the approach with the gun as I did with my reading glasses.  “Well, if I have to have it, I want it to reflect me and be fun!” My new gun is going to have a purple handle.  

May I never have to raise it toward another in defense of my home or children.  But if I do have to, God be with me and the person on the other end. 

I am also reminded of King David.  As a young boy, he was able to use a weapon (sling shot) to defend his sheep from predators.  This skill proved to be a mighty weapon against a terrible enemy.   He learned this skill young and it stayed with him throughout his life.  I am glad my children are learning young.   Hopefully, they will not have the same fears I did.  Fear, after all, is a lie. 

F False

E Evidence

A Appearing

R Real

Do you have a FEAR you need to overcome?  If so, I encourage you to pray about it and be active in destroying the lies that fuel your FEAR.