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I would hope that the unjust evil workings of Muslims all over the world would cause me to be so righteously angered if they had kidnapped me, that I would desire nothing more than to take their power away from them and put it where it belongs, in the hands of God - by refusing to cower and refusing to do whatever they wanted me to. I would hope that I would calmly tell them that I choose to trust my God above all else, above even my own life, and therefore no man can have control over me. Then I would tell them if they sawed my head off with a dull knife, it would hurt horribly, ..but it would end - unlike their eternity in hell if they don't forsake the lies that they believe. Then I would like to think that I would invite them to kill me because I believe in the one true God who is love, and not hatred, and that He could never condone their hateful, unjust acts, and I would rather die than say anything against Him - who saved me from evil. Then I will remind them that they had been lied to and there is no "Allah" who thrives on murder and injustice, for God is love and would forgive even them in the name of Christ if they turned from their evil ways, ..and that they have no power over me and if God allows it, I will die. Then I would like to think that I would lay my head down and call out to Jesus, until I'm gone.

Somehow, I don't think they'd enjoy killing me as much, if they did at all (hey-you never know). I do know they wouldn't have a very useful video of my beheading because I'd be yelling things like "God is love!" and "Take me home, Lord Jesus!". I don't think that would help their cause much, and could even hurt it. And if they didn't kill me, I could live without shame, knowing that I went to the brink trusting in my God and calling good, good, and evil, evil. That's what I really hope I would do, in the same position as these two men. I don't know if they are Christian, or if they believe in their hearts that God is real and was with them, even in that place. If they do believe in God, what must that do to their faith? They have proven to themselves that servants of Satan himself are to be feared and revered and that the reality of God is basically, well, a benign fantasy. I can't imagine what that would do to me. I think I'd rather die.

We've got to be as prepared to die as they claim to be, (in their sick, twisted minds) only for the right reasons. Think how proud my grown children would be, how they could hold their heads up! Think of the alternative.. fear, fear, fear! Enough to go around for everyone! Where's the victory? Where would the victory be? In escaping with one's life? For what? To be taken another day? Someone's got to stop being afraid of these messengers of Satan! I'm just saying I certainly hope I would behave that way in the face of these cowardly thugs!! I don't think anyone really knows until push comes to shove, but it's good to think on such things, or else then we'll all just be taken by surprise.