Looking For Hope in An Increasingly Socialistic Society

Over the past week or so the situation has gotten quite dire. All the businesses, even the essential ones are slowly but surely being regulated. It is quite easy. The state governments are calling the shots, enacting laws that threaten to take the country down. Some are letting the criminals free without consequences endangering the lives of all citizens. It is crazy to even think about the ramifications of all the restrictions and regulations that have been set in place.

I admittedly feel quite hopeless right now. The pandemic has given those who hate Christians free reign. Some are even going so low as to blame Christians for the pandemic! I am looking for hope in this increasingly socialistic society. It is very hard.

The news anymore sickens me. I can only take small doses of it. I try to keep informed of current events like my father always urged me to do. I have had some small success. Yet it is getting increasingly difficult to do so without losing hope. I know that God has me here for a reason. I keep seeing the faces of those who are disenfranchised so clearly. They are being fed lies and fear every single day.

None of us want these socialistic changes that are happening. We have no voice. They tell us that these regulations will help us, but I don't see that. Frankly and honestly sometimes I just wish it would all go back to the way it was before this horrible virus. The democratic government leaders and some republicans are using this to gut the country completely. They would love nothing more than to see us poverty stricken and dependent on government handouts.

Oh, Lord. I am trying to see past this mess. Every once and awhile I do catch a glimmer of hope. I see the good that the stimulus money will do, but at what cost? I question it all and wonder what to do. My heart is breaking, Lord for those who are being left in the dust as everyone embraces the electronic and digital way of doing everything. I mourn the loss of the churches the most. They are no longer the sanctuaries that refugees seek. Many have closed their doors out of fear and intimidation. Libraries are also closed. No more freedom for seek information that only comes from books.

Socialism is here. The state constitutions are in shreds and the people are now in bondage in their homes. They are all without hope, Lord. What can we do? We call on you, Lord to stop those who are tearing this country apart right now to suit their ultimate goal of worldwide control. There isn't much standing in their way, Lord. I look to you, Lord for hope to stave off the evil and restore the country before it sinks into oblivion.

Witness To An Apocalypse: Pandemic Set to Ruin Economy

Over the past two weeks I have been an eyewitness to an apocalypse which threatens to destroy economies around the world. The pandemic has ravaged countries leaving panic and anxiety in its wake. Fights over toilet paper and other basic necessities have ensued in many places. We are now being told that we need to "stay home" and not work. For many who can go online and work, this is crazy. It won't stick, but for some functions and many small businesses this dictator like order will.

I have been unemployed and underemployed for the past eight years. This shutdown of non-essential businesses has make it even more difficult for me and others like me. It almost seems as if the "powers that be" are really pushing for electronic currency. They want to get rid of physical currency because they can't control it. This pandemic and the economic crash will be the perfect opportunity to roll this out. Everyone will be forced to accept this electronic currency or forfeit life sustaining food and shelter.

I have to keep telling myself that this won't happen. Yet I see it with my own eyes. I see all the disenfranchised being ignored and pushed to the side. My heart aches and I feel helpless. I wonder why the Lord is allowing this to happen. It just doesn't seem right or fair.

I started another blog to chronicle my thoughts during this pandemic called "In The Midst of A Storm". It has helped me to focus on what the Lord says in his word. We are in a fight right now to preserve the rights of the disenfranchised. They deserve a voice, especially those who aren't as savvy with technology as the rest of us. As I witness this apocalypse I wonder what the world will be like when the pandemic dies down. Will we even recognize it?

There are forces that are tearing this country apart. They are trying to blame the Christians for this. They tell us that church is bad. They want us to fall and reject the Lord. They don't know us. They definitely don't understand the Christian bedrock of this country. They stir up trouble, but don't understand the consequences.

Sometimes I do think that maybe God allowed this pandemic to eradicate those who have blatantly defied him. I can't help thinking about the plaques that God sent Egypt.

In God's Presence: Anxiously Waiting His Return

The fear and despair of this world is palpable. I feel it in the air. Yet I know in my heart that fear has no place. God has got a hold of me. He is ever present and is my strong deliverer. Yes, the present world situation seems dire right now with the dreaded spread of this disease and the economic fall out. I admit that at times like this I do anxiously wait for his promised return for his children.

I can understand the anxiety the world is going through now. Many young people have lost their compass to life. They are being taught daily that God doesn't exist or that he won't punish them for the wrong they've done. Some people are also being taught that there will be no consequences for their bad actions. You could blame the generation before us for breaking a centuries old compact that was rooted in the Scriptures. Yet, I do see that a remnant is still here following that centuries old compact and teaching their young people.

As we anxiously wait for the Lord's return, we do have a mission to perform here. We have people that we need to witness to of God's grace and mercy. We also desperately need to tell them that God's mercy is not limitless, that eventually God's wrath will fall on those who remain unrepentant. I do think in the modern church we've gotten away from this emphasis too much. Yes, God is a God of Love. He does love the world and offers the free gift of salvation for all who believe in him. Yet God is also a God of wrath. He doesn't tolerate sin in any form...that is why Jesus had to die. He was and is the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Once you understand...and I mean really understand this...then you can fully grasp what that sacrifice means for us today.

We are living in a very corrupt generation. Some would say that we're on the very cusp of the Lord's return. That should frighten and awe us. Yet I see some "so-called" Christians living on "the fence" scared to go one way or the other. I do have a feeling in my gut that it won't be too long before we have to choose to follow the One true God, Jesus Christ or suffer the consequences of eternal hell and damnation. God chooses his children to stand in his presence. He will give you the strength and endurance to stand against the fiery arrows that fly.

I don't know about you. I just know that I'd rather stand with God, then fall into the temporary oasis that Satan and his minions devise. I prepare my heart and my mind daily for the upcoming battles. I pray for all those around me that he will strengthen them as well.