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I have been thinking a lot about where man is today. It’s one thing to be in church and hear prophecies about the end of the age and raising hands to God praising Him because He is in control, while I learned about things to come. It was quite another to live through those prophecies. The words spoken from the pulpit wasn’t just words anymore, this time, they were real. It attacked my faith and made me feel uncomfortable.
This country has been my home for all of my 66 years and in my lifetime, I have seen many changes, changes that have hurt us but made us stronger as a nation and a people with a lot of determination and resilience. I have lived through the Second World War, the Korean War, the removal of prayer in school, the assassination of a President, Vietnam, the Gulf war, 9-11, and numerous other events. Now socialism was knocking on the door through corrupt leadership. I wasn’t just hearing about Matthew 24, I was living through it.
I felt torn and began to somewhat question my faith [James 1:3]. Was God really in control? Satan was aligning his forces for a final assault on the Kingdom of God and He appeared to be winning [Psalms 37:12-17].
Should I fight what’s happening in the world today? If I did, would I be fighting against the sovereign will of God. I just knew that I loved the Lord but I also love and have pride in my country and the heritage the Founders gave me. I wondered, is this what the Bible meant when it said that pride cometh before the fall [Proverbs 16:18]. I only knew that there was no doubt that the world today was in a mess and that man was totally depraved.
I said, “Lord, what about my children? What’s to become of them? Look what the world is doing to them with all the indoctrination, stealing their future, and stealing their freedom.” Have you ever said something and as soon as you said it, realized the folly of it? I heard in my spirit, “Look what they did to My Son.”
Am I alone in my thoughts?
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2 comments:
I hear ya, Jim!
And to be honest (at the risk of sounding politically incorrect) it's becoming more difficult for me to hold a heart of allegiance to my country when it's so rapidly denouncing its allegiance to God and His absolute morality, and especially now having a muslim president!
Also I have long felt, as you have, a conflict about fighting the sovreign will of God's ultimate plan in all this. Praying for our country feels too much like trying to keep a sinking ship afloat.
I rather pray that every soul turn their hearts to Jesus amid the inevitable chaos!
There is nothing wrong with your question, I wonder what will happen with my loved ones and wanting so much to tell them all they refuse to hear..like watching them walk off cliff's like lemmings..God is in control and I am glad because knowing what we do and watching the world destroy itself and then watching the loved ones, some of them, refuse to hear, is a difficult thing to see. It is obvious what the Word has to say about the events taking place and those coming, to us, but to them that are spiritually blind, they have no clue and won't until the Holy Spirit gives them the urging and IF they heed it..Prayer is our strength and that is where we lay it at His feet and allow Him the trust to take care of it..lest we worry and be in sin..
Good to see you write more of yourself than a displaced or third party..I like this style much better..more YOU..
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