Hey everyone. Just read through a post on deception. It says that deception is all around us. It is everywhere. Even in what the world tells us will make us happy... joyful... etc. So, then, the question that remains is... how do we handle this? How do seniors handle their retirement plans wiping out? How do we handle the possibility of war? How do we handle a president that no one seems to trust? What do we do?
It's not as hard as it sounds. We serve God! A mighty God! The God of the universe! That is what sets US apart from the WORLD! Satan may have a grip on the world, but we have GOD!!! Are we really going to ask, "What should we do? Destruction is upon us!" Is this not like what the Israelites have said all throughout history? They are God's chosen people and STILL turn away. They doubt. "Why has God left us?" Now, WE are in the exact same spot! What are we thinking?! Has God not ALWAYS come through for His people? Are we really so far away from Him that we have no faith in His saving hand? If Obama was as bad for our country as everyone thinks, do you think that God would have allowed him to get elected? Maybe, if anything, God is giving us a wake up call. Where is our faith?
Our top priority shouldn't be, "Am I going to heaven?". It shouldn't be anything concerning ourselves... but OTHERS. We are called to die to ourselves! At least that's what Jesus thinks. Right? We should live by the fruit of the Spirit. Right? "Since we live by the Spirit, we should keep in step with the Spirit." (Gal. 5:25) We shouldn't be depressed... but JOYFUL! :dancingp:
I like the way David puts it... He wrote Psalm 56 when the Philistines had seized him in Gath... Here's what he said: "When I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?" :applause: Or we could look at Psalm 20: "Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm." :applause:
So, let us not be depressed or worried. God will provide. Instead, let us follow the one who gave His life so that we could live ours joyfully... happily... peacefully... let us be the example HE has called us to be. I promise you that, after all is said and done, our positive example will mean more to someone else's life than our worrying. After all, "Who can add a single hour to his life by worrying?" Peace to you all! :peace:
What a Blessing your post is for in it I found the clarity that shines in you that you DO Trust God to be God.
Remember also that there have been many, many a wicked ruler who has had their season, but the Lord God Almighty only allows them for a season, and He is Coming to reclaim the Throne, and when He does their every knee will bow and they will pale in comparison to the One and Only that is Truly fit to Rule.
I love to borrow this one from Casting Crowns for it is truly important, and the heart of your post and we should remember it always to "Praise Him in this storm" for we CAN be Joyful for we are His.
*slaps himself in the forehead* lol. Nice Happy. :laugh:
Thanks Steve. I'm really liking the forums so far. Gives me a chance to talk to other Christians about... well, pretty much anything.
As for the Obama issue... God watches over His people. That's pretty much all I can say about that. Everything else has been said well enough elsewhere. :laugh: Peace brothers.
