What is the Nature of our Warfare?

I read the news article, checked a number of sources, and it is reliably reported that a Wisconsin man on 7/25/08 shot his lawnmower because it would not start.
He is facing a possible $11,000.00 fine and up to 6.5 years in prison. Mostly because it was a sawed-off shotgun, discharged while he was drunk, and inside city limits.
What really makes me see red is that there are child molesters in this country getting 3 month sentences, with probation, after repeat offences.

What is the measure of EVIL?
I know this is not Israel, and we are not under the O.T. LAW. but in Deuteronomy chapters 19 & 22 there are rules for dealing with willful offences. The cities of refuge were to examine the case of one who caused the death of another. If it was murder (malicious intent) the guilty one was to be tossed back out, no mercy, and the avenger of blood (likely a relative of the slain) exacted justice. Deut.22:26 says same for rape.
In America we struggle with vigilantes (as in new Batman movie), we do have a system in place, where when the design is followed, it is as good as mankind has ever done. Sadly it is administrated by mankind so it can be corrupted. Nothing on this earth is perfect, but I've been in US prisons and read of others, and if I had to choose...
We had a dog that attacked Bethany when she was about 3 years old. I took it directly to the Vet, put it on the table and held it while they gave it the injection, waited until it stopped breathing.
It was "just" a dumb animal. It was still one of the hardest things I ever had to do. There was no alternative. I thank Jehovah that He didn't call me to throw the switch at the maximum-security prison. I didn't go to war either. I don't know what I could do for the returning soldiers, being right doesn't make it easier.

For the families of victims we have a duty, and a God given responsibility to speak LOUDLY for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly
nor stands in the way of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the Law of the LORD and in His law does he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water that brings its fruit in its season and its leaf shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.........for the LORD knows the way of the righteous...
For over two decades the whole of Psalm one has been my fortress and solitude when the world is a blender and someone pushed the frappe' button.
Times like when the morphine drip failed at 1a.m. but nurse thought I was just being a whiner until she actually checked it at 11:30 a.m. Or the time the Dr. wanted pictures of my heart from the inside of my chest, so I got an upper GI scope and despite the anesthetic, my gag-reflex was very close to working. Times like when someone was to be home, SIX HOURS AGO!

As much as I struggle with coming out of anesthesia, it still is better than watching some one you love go in, wait, wait more, and wait for them to come out of anesthesia.
Right now school is going on. I am applying myself, the Department Chair said I was obviously working "very hard", but just not getting it. Where are my fruit in season, my leaves feel a little wilting coming on. My Faith is holding, but a little voice keeps trying to say, "Its not going to happen, the river is going to dry up". THE FATHER HAS SET THE TIMES AND THE SEASONS, I DO NOT KNOW WHEN HE HAS DETERMINED THE HARVEST, FOR ME OR FOR YOU. but I KNOW HIS PROMISE IS TRUE.

BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY AND MY REWARD IS WITH ME, BLESSED IS HE WHOM THE LORD WILL FIND WATCHING WHEN HE COMES.

Here, let me throw in spaces for you to write in when you had Ps.1 hours/days/years.









(1Pet.5:7)Casting all you care on Him for He cares for you.

I know that I have not left enough space for you, some will need many pages to actually unload, it's ok, I have time. For what God has taken away He has left me time. I want to use it, we can both share in the process. Let us rejoice/sorrow together.
I was mulling over our precarious battle position, in that, our enemy is not only like a roaring lion, and is millennia ahead of us in planning, but very comfortable in the dark. We on the other hand move in the light, announce our plans, and are slow (thick?) as syrup. From a tactical point of view (and heavy on cliche's) we should be dead in the water! Then I found Isaiah 44:24b-25
"I am the Lord
who has made all things
who alone stretched out the heavens
who spread out the earth by myself
who foils the signs of false prophets
and makes fools of diviners
who overthrows the learning of the wise
and turns it into nonsense" NIV