A Government in turmoil

Yes, this one is about God....

We need to pray for our government. A government that is being influenced to allow people to be lead farther astray. We do need a government that will continue to respect our freedoms, but we also need a government that will continue to adhere to the very morals and ideals of our founding fathers. George Washington stated, "It is the duty of all the nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God." Abraham Lincoln declared, "All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated through this book. But for the Bible we could not know right from wrong." John Quincy Adams wrote, "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one dissoluble bond, the principals of civil government with the principals of Christianity." John Adams stated, "Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other." James Madison said, " We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government according to The Ten Commandments of God." Thomas Jefferson asked, "Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties that are the gift of God?" Andrew Jackson urged, "Go to the Scriptures! The joyful promises it contains will be a balm to all your troubles." Christopher Columbus admitted "For the execution of the journey to the Indies I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps. It was the Lord who put it into my mind."  

That time has come; the people that our constitution was written for are few and far between. Most of the incredibly smart men of God that I quoted above helped to guide our country. But now without reverence for God in the hearts and minds of the majority of our countries leaders look where we are going....

I find it so hard to believe, and yet I know it has all already been written, that people can turn their noses up to Christ. They argue that he want's too much, or is selfish. Well, perhaps they are right, but not in the ways that they think. He want's everything for us, and gave it for us, his life. He is selfish because he wants us to be strong in Him and not rest on any other gods or idols of this life. He want's us to accept Him, and trust Him completely. He gives us this one life to get it figured out, and it is so sad that the world is so far gone that many will never even get the chance to hear His name! And for those that have heard His name and have turned away from his call, or think he couldn't possibly be talking to you, you are so wrong. People choose to believe in self serving gods, gods that allow them to do what they want to and apparently don't care that their followers are "loyal" God's that are part of a religion that says what they want to hear, because they don't want to comprehend giving their lives to a religion that asks for everything. Your heart, your soul, your very existence on Earth. First He must reach us, then we are to reach out to the world.

I belong to the One True and Living God, a God who desires the best for my life, but allows me to make my own choices, right or wrong. When I seek His will for my life I am happier than when I try to plunge onward on my own. Who better to know what's best for me, than the one who created me? Humanity is kind of like the teenage and 20's culture. They are living every day trying to separate themselves from their parents, pushing so hard to stand on their own showing the world that they can be better than the person before them. Well, finding Christ is like a conversion from that mental state of mind to a place where I am not threatened by my parents affect over my life. I feel like I can go home and not be lectured about the bad choices that I made, or the things I should have done. Getting to that place, knowing that Christ has my back, and that He can doing ANYTHING. I know that when I make a mistake or do the wrong thing, all I have to do is tell Him about it and feel that it was wrong in my heart. I do my best to move on, trying to not make that mistake again. He throws my wrongs and mistakes as far from Himself as the East is from the West. He will NEVER bring it up again, it's my own human brain that holds on to things to torment me with. I know that God has made everything n my life possible, my family and I are where we are at today because we have tried our best to follow His lead for our lives. From the beginning of our marriage we have struggled but trudged on in Christ. It hasn't been easy, some of it was down right scary! But looking back, we always knew that we were safe in Him. I pray that any couple out there that isn't of the same mind regarding this crucial issue will be blessed by Christ with softened hearts and minds willing to understand and allow Christ to lead them. If you are there, but your spouse isn't keep praying. Don't push, pray. Let Christ do the pushing. He can do ANYTHING!! Just plant your seeds, and watch for God to reveal the plant when it is time.

I would love prayer for a special person in my life, that this person will remain strong in their journey to the arms of Christ. This special person is actively seeking Him, but has lots of questions. Pray that God will put people in that path who can answer truthfully and thoughtfully so that this special person can find the love and safety that only Christ can offer.  Prayers for God to soften the heart of this person's spouse so that it will feel Christ knocking are also needed.

I want prayer for the special kids that I had the privilege to teach during our VBS week as well as a few other kids in my life. I know that there are seeds planted in their hearts. Please pray that God will protect those seeds. They may not be allowed to grow for a long time, but God's love has no expiration, protect those seeds and wrap a cocoon of love around those precious hearts.

And please, pray for our government.

Quotations are taken from a Book titled America's Lost Dream- One Nation Under God, written by: Tom Dooley