My Ideas

So many preachers will tell you if you are not sure what to do in a given case you should pray about it.  I'm going to say though that I don't think this is the right advice.  God is against divination. Asking God what should I do is just a way of saying I'm not going to think about what I should do I'm going to let you decide.   I think God wants us to think about what to do.  He wants us to come up with ways to do the right thing.  Divination is just done when someone wants to do one thing and they hope that God will tell them it's ok.  Also it removes the important responsibility of actively loving our neighbor.  We shouldn't just help others when they ask for help but we should be actively seeking ways to help others.  We should ask God: please give me ideas on how I can help someone.  Give me opportunities to help.  Help me to think of ways to do good.  Help me to think of the best possible ways to help others and promote your kingdom.  I think he wants us

I realize now that Beth's death was Deus Ex Machina.   It was just pure bad luck.  At least it's usually the cavalry coming to save the day so at least you can be happy about it.  But in this case they rescued Beth and she was safe and sound and then she pointlessly dies for no reason.   People doing dumb things in the name of horror isn't going to convince anyone that the post apocalypse is dangerous.  Bad luck tragedy is just as annoying as good luck coming to the rescue.   If the viewer is sitting there saying "Why don't they just leave? She hasn't even drawn on them."    I tried watching another episode and it just solidified in my head that it's pointless to go on watching.   They have nothing else to accomplish except to make more dumb mistakes till they are all dead.    I think the problem is that none of the writers expected Beth to take on a life of her own.  She was never meant to be a part of the show.   She was just window dressing or a red