Am I a man or am I a muppet?

I have been reading a lot about people's reactions to the shootings in Colorado.  And like any horrible tragedy, people question God's hand in it.  I read a blog today by Marie Marie's Blog following her account of the shooting.  She was in theater 9 with her two teenage children.  Her blog received a lot of praise, but a few negative comments as most blogs do.

People's main argument when bad things happen is why would a loving God let bad things happen?  The answer is plain and simple.  Free will.  Would you rather be a man or a muppet?

Yes, God could have stopped this man from entering the movie theater.  Yes, God could have stopped him in a car accident on the way to the theater.  Yes, God could have jammed all of his guns.  Yes, God could have stopped him! God has the power but did not because we as humans have free will.  God wants us to choose to love Him.  He doesn't want to force us to love him.  Just as you would not want to force your spouse, significant other, children, parents, or anyone else to love you without any choice.

God loves.  He loves every person.  You may not think He does, but He does, regardless of any choice you make, He still loves.  He loves James Holmes as well.

Bad things happen.  People die every day at the hand of man.  Murder is a tragedy that happens everyday.  And everyday God mourns because man chose to take another life.

So these people who question God and why he would allow these things to happen, ask yourself the question "Am I a man or am I a muppet?"

Marie words on this topic were so moving.

God is always good.
Man is not.
Don't get the two confused.