Learning From History: A Reluctant Global Citizen

We have learned from history that socialism sucks the life out of a nation. We've experienced this soul "sucking" this past week when the President basically acknowledged that he had no choice but to reopen the government. The socialists won a great victory. America as we know it is on its last legs. Some will tell me that there is hope. America can pull itself out of the morass and stand on its own. I want to believe that.

The 2016 election had given me some hope that we wouldn't be sucked in completely with the one world government currently being secretly formed. I don't know now if it is even possible to save the United States of America as a separate, sovereign nation. The global community is just too strong and unwilling to let us go. You hear it everywhere. There is no America, no real United States anymore. There is only the global community that sucks the lifeblood out of individuals.

No, it's not like Hitler's Germany. Some would like to suggest that it is. The left especially seems to want to paint our current status as a nation as backward. They are pushing hard to indoctrinate young people to embrace the new world order. Young people are vulnerable and highly teachable to this doctrine of global unity.

I am a reluctant global citizen. I didn't ask to be assigned to struggle to find meaningful work while trying to maintain my moral core. I didn't want to have to compete with a global workforce to find work. I am not comfortable with having to defend my faith against those who would use it as a battering ram. I weep when I see those that are barely getting by because there are just too many of us to support.

I admit that I'm not looking forward to the future of this country as it succumbs to the strong forces that are threatening to dissolve it. Yes, I know that God is in control. Yet I also know that this country has abandoned God. We are being foolish if we think that God won't take his hand away from us. God is a just God. He will, however, make a way for his people. I have to believe that or wallow in despair. He has been with me through this dark tunnel and he will guide me home.

Feeling The Affects of a Government Shutdown

If someone told me that I would be affected by a government shutdown, I might not have believed them. The government has shut down before now. I know that it has done it too frequently lately but it hasn't really affected me until now.

You may ask how it has affected me. The fact is that government shutdowns affect government services. Some of those services directly affect my quality of life. For instance, processing benefits have slowed considerably. There is also a concern that some benefits won't be processed at all due to the shutdown. I am affected when I know that those benefits are desperately needed. I don't know and can't speculate what will happen if those benefits aren't processed. The Lord knows what I need.

I am affected when I hear about the strife happening around me. I don't want to get into it but can't help but be drawn into it. I try not to focus on my own selfish needs here. It isn't productive to dwell on those needs. Yet I do feel stuck wondering what I can do to ease the tension and meet the needs of the people around me. I pray for peace.

There are some lessons to be learned here. We can wallow in despair feeling that everyone is against you or we can take courage and move forward. We can't compromise, even when it hurts. Compassion has to be tempered with common sense.

It has been hard to watch the mainstream media's take and the congress's take on the current situation. I'm trying to have an open mind on why this is happening now. I'm also trying to look at both sides and find the logical explanation for the shutdown. Congress is not giving any logical reasons why they won't allow those funds to be dispersed. Frankly, it has become terribly expensive and frustrating to listen to the "talk" and not see any action.

Another Year Starting Over and Moving On

The holidays are now gone. I can't say how they went for me. I did put up a small tree and took it down today. I also got some closure from the loss I've been feeling. I am glad that my parents are not living now. I know that's strange to say. Yet it is also freeing because I know where they are.

Older senior citizens are going to be and have been affected by the many changes going on in this world. They are less adaptable to them. I do know that they wouldn't have lasted long under the tremendous pressure being exerted by government and private industry to conform.

As I reflect and mull over the distressing news I heard from all corners, a still small voice echoes that God is in control. This season of life that I'm still in the midst of has taught me to trust him for all things. It is a daily lesson. He has richly provided for me. He knows my needs. I shouldn't worry about anything.

The new year is a perfect time to start over. One of the lessons I'm learning is to focus and pray about God's will in my life. I don't want to go back to the selfish way of life I had. It isn't all about me. I am moving on from a selfish and anxious way of life. I can share the love God has lavished on me. I don't have to mourn and carry on for a way of life that is now gone. I can't cling to the past anymore but I can use the lessons I learned to create a pathway to the future.

The world wants to think that they control me. In some ways, it may seem to be true. It is very easy to manipulate data to make it seem that something happened when it didn't. It is hard to believe anything anymore. Yet I do believe. I believe in Jesus Christ and the redemption I have in him. He is my anchor in this storm that I'm going through and he will see me through it.

Step by step I move forward into his perfect will. I am not afraid to start over and move on now. I know that the Lord is with me every step of the way.