Granny Gwen's Blog
Rejecting the cultural Christianity I grew up with to embrace and enjoy a relationship with Jesus Christ. A place to come and share thoughts about almost anything. Especially things of the Lord. Please no Anonymous posts, I enjoy knowing who is writing to me.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Today's Trend for Children to Disrespect and Dishonor Parents

It's easy to judge a mother when you only hear what she did wrong. But who talks about the pain she suffered in silence? The tears she cried? Or the hurt caused by the very children she once gave everything for?
Remember, one-sided stories can turn anyone into a villain.
Before you judge a mother, make sure you've heard her side, too.
Do You Believe God or Do You Follow Man
If Christians really believe God takes leaders in and takes them out, then we have to accept whatever comes in the election as God's Will.
There are no examples of voting in the Bible. God could even tell some Christians not to vote because He is going to destroy our wicked country, and this is the way He will do it.
God may remove the ability to vote because too many Christians are placing their trust in government and their voting rights. This country is smutty to the core; even in the churches, "so called Christians" are defying God's Word and calling it good.
They are changing what God said to make the meaning fit the culture rather than obeying God. I don't lament how things went; I think this country deserves it for trusting in government instead of Christ. They trusted in their own hearts and desires, not in Christ. Having said that, will most Christians be able to continue to follow Christ under an oppressive regime? Most will not!
Psalm 146:3–4 "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
Psalm 118:9 "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes."
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ "
Personally, I have voted all my life since 18 and I am 74 now. I have not seen improvement in this country because of my vote; I have only seen everything growing worse. It is growing worse because it is prophesied.
My husband ran for office in 1988 and won; he was rare in the legislature as a conservative Christian and was able to get very little done because of the ploys and tricks used in the process. Righteousness was not important to the body of Law, only winning and dominating over others was the goal of most people in office.
Anyone who was honest and worked for righteousness could not remain in office. My husband was a one-term legislator as a Republican in a Democratic district. It was a miracle that he won in the first place and that he had many supporters. He lost the next election because the Democrats went after him with all they had, even using lies.
We don't even know how many Christians voted in any election because the ballots are secret. And we don't know how many Christians voted the way we would expect; after all, most Christians do not follow the Bible in our day, and most Christians have never been born again.
Please stop, those of you who are blaming and shaming Christians for not winning an election. It is ludicrous to say that Christians can override God's will if it is our time to be punished.
Would those who blame and shame for the election outcome also blame Christians for not causing people to become born again? We are merely the messenger; each person must make their own choice whether to follow Christ after hearing the gospel.
Most people in this country have heard about Christ, a false gospel of prosperity and self-esteem, and have not only accepted it without question but will defend the sin they protect.
Proverbs 29:18 "Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law."
Our country has been regressing and degenerating to the point of no return. The "Christians" clamor for their freedom and their vote and never speak the name of Jesus Christ to one another, let alone to the lost public around them.
The churches do not edify one another in the word. They sit in the pews facing forward, depending entirely on the paid man up front to tell them what to believe, rarely praying for wisdom except in a crisis, while defending the traditional institutional gatherings as if the building is a temple and the man up front is a prophet to obey.
The Christians in the traditional organized church system treat the building like a temple and the pastor in the pulpit like a high priest. The opposite of what God describes in His Word.
In God's system of gathering, everyone has a voice as led by the Holy Spirit; no one is elevated above the others, and the Holy Spirit is the leader. Our gatherings today do not know how to do this because their traditions of men have ruled them for centuries now.
1 Corinthians 14:26-32
"26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
27 If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.
28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God.
29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,
32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. 33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace."
There are still a few, a remnant, who meet the way God instructed. Most think those who do not attend their buildings are treated as though they are strange and unworthy of respect.
The authentic Church- those who are born again is a very small group right now!!! They are priests of God, all of them, because they have Christ living in them.
May the Lord guide authentic believers out of those traditional man-made churches to enjoy fellowship with those who love the Bible and Jesus Christ more than their own lives.
I thank the Lord for all those on social media who have loved Christ and found each other; their fellowship is sweet and just as bonding!!!
There are no examples of voting in the Bible. God could even tell some Christians not to vote because He is going to destroy our wicked country, and this is the way He will do it.
God may remove the ability to vote because too many Christians are placing their trust in government and their voting rights. This country is smutty to the core; even in the churches, "so called Christians" are defying God's Word and calling it good.
They are changing what God said to make the meaning fit the culture rather than obeying God. I don't lament how things went; I think this country deserves it for trusting in government instead of Christ. They trusted in their own hearts and desires, not in Christ. Having said that, will most Christians be able to continue to follow Christ under an oppressive regime? Most will not!
Psalm 146:3–4 "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
Psalm 118:9 "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes."
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ "
Personally, I have voted all my life since 18 and I am 74 now. I have not seen improvement in this country because of my vote; I have only seen everything growing worse. It is growing worse because it is prophesied.
My husband ran for office in 1988 and won; he was rare in the legislature as a conservative Christian and was able to get very little done because of the ploys and tricks used in the process. Righteousness was not important to the body of Law, only winning and dominating over others was the goal of most people in office.
Anyone who was honest and worked for righteousness could not remain in office. My husband was a one-term legislator as a Republican in a Democratic district. It was a miracle that he won in the first place and that he had many supporters. He lost the next election because the Democrats went after him with all they had, even using lies.
We don't even know how many Christians voted in any election because the ballots are secret. And we don't know how many Christians voted the way we would expect; after all, most Christians do not follow the Bible in our day, and most Christians have never been born again.
Please stop, those of you who are blaming and shaming Christians for not winning an election. It is ludicrous to say that Christians can override God's will if it is our time to be punished.
Would those who blame and shame for the election outcome also blame Christians for not causing people to become born again? We are merely the messenger; each person must make their own choice whether to follow Christ after hearing the gospel.
Most people in this country have heard about Christ, a false gospel of prosperity and self-esteem, and have not only accepted it without question but will defend the sin they protect.
Proverbs 29:18 "Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law."
Our country has been regressing and degenerating to the point of no return. The "Christians" clamor for their freedom and their vote and never speak the name of Jesus Christ to one another, let alone to the lost public around them.
The churches do not edify one another in the word. They sit in the pews facing forward, depending entirely on the paid man up front to tell them what to believe, rarely praying for wisdom except in a crisis, while defending the traditional institutional gatherings as if the building is a temple and the man up front is a prophet to obey.
The Christians in the traditional organized church system treat the building like a temple and the pastor in the pulpit like a high priest. The opposite of what God describes in His Word.
In God's system of gathering, everyone has a voice as led by the Holy Spirit; no one is elevated above the others, and the Holy Spirit is the leader. Our gatherings today do not know how to do this because their traditions of men have ruled them for centuries now.
1 Corinthians 14:26-32
"26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
27 If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.
28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God.
29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,
32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. 33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace."
There are still a few, a remnant, who meet the way God instructed. Most think those who do not attend their buildings are treated as though they are strange and unworthy of respect.
The authentic Church- those who are born again is a very small group right now!!! They are priests of God, all of them, because they have Christ living in them.
May the Lord guide authentic believers out of those traditional man-made churches to enjoy fellowship with those who love the Bible and Jesus Christ more than their own lives.
I thank the Lord for all those on social media who have loved Christ and found each other; their fellowship is sweet and just as bonding!!!
Free In Christ
The world we live in today is so full of disrespect; it is shocking what adult children think is acceptable.
In another thread, there was a discussion about a couple who were planning their wedding, and the bride's parents didn't want alcohol at the wedding.
The adult children were calling their parents stubborn because of their resolve that alcohol not be served at the wedding. This is beyond ridiculous.
When parents are paying for the wedding, it is important that the adult children honor their parents' wishes. I suggest that adult children getting married who are not paying for the wedding and are acting demanding about the proceedings are the stubborn ones.
Not only stubborn but disrespectful.
Why does this young couple think alcohol is so important to these brats?
This mentality that there need not be any respect given to parents simply because it is their wedding tells me there will be even less respect after the couple is married. If they cannot respect their parents, they will not respect one another. Respect is a character mentality overall, a thread that runs through the heart and soul of a person. If disrespect is shown to the parents, then it will be a thread that runs through the entire life experience.
My guess is the adult children who are whining about not having alcohol will whine every time they don't get their way, even with one another after the marriage.
We are living in sad times when adult children treat their parents like burdens without any concern about the well-being of their parents.
The way an adult child treats their parents when they are planning a wedding is very likely the way they will treat them for the rest of their lives after their marriage, unless there is repentance from the attitude of selfishness and disrespect.
We are watching more of this adult child disrespect as the adult children are accusing their parents of wrong attitudes, while the adult child is really describing themselves. Satan's biggest tool on his belt today is to divide families through disrespect and dishonor.
Ephesians 6:1-2 "1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),"
Proverbs 6:20 "My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching."
Both parents should be loved, honored and respected throughout their lifetime. If one is demeaned and mocked, then the commandment to honor both has been broken and is sin!
James 2:9-11 "9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker."
Deuteronomy 5:32 "So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left."
James 1:25 "But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does."
1 Peter 2:17 — "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor."
Romans 12:10 — "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
Matthew 7:12 (The Golden Rule) — "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
Here is what we are watching in our day that brings grief to Christian parents and we can expect to see not only continue but grow worse, in the following passage.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
Difficult Times Will Come
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
Do not be discouraged by it; God said it would happen, and we are living it right now. Be encouraged that we are allowed to walk away living our lives for Christ, even if no one goes with us. We are not obligated to remain with bio-family; we are free to enjoy our Christian family, those who love Christ as much as we love Him.
In another thread, there was a discussion about a couple who were planning their wedding, and the bride's parents didn't want alcohol at the wedding.
The adult children were calling their parents stubborn because of their resolve that alcohol not be served at the wedding. This is beyond ridiculous.
When parents are paying for the wedding, it is important that the adult children honor their parents' wishes. I suggest that adult children getting married who are not paying for the wedding and are acting demanding about the proceedings are the stubborn ones.
Not only stubborn but disrespectful.
Why does this young couple think alcohol is so important to these brats?
This mentality that there need not be any respect given to parents simply because it is their wedding tells me there will be even less respect after the couple is married. If they cannot respect their parents, they will not respect one another. Respect is a character mentality overall, a thread that runs through the heart and soul of a person. If disrespect is shown to the parents, then it will be a thread that runs through the entire life experience.
My guess is the adult children who are whining about not having alcohol will whine every time they don't get their way, even with one another after the marriage.
We are living in sad times when adult children treat their parents like burdens without any concern about the well-being of their parents.
The way an adult child treats their parents when they are planning a wedding is very likely the way they will treat them for the rest of their lives after their marriage, unless there is repentance from the attitude of selfishness and disrespect.
We are watching more of this adult child disrespect as the adult children are accusing their parents of wrong attitudes, while the adult child is really describing themselves. Satan's biggest tool on his belt today is to divide families through disrespect and dishonor.
Ephesians 6:1-2 "1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),"
Proverbs 6:20 "My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching."
Both parents should be loved, honored and respected throughout their lifetime. If one is demeaned and mocked, then the commandment to honor both has been broken and is sin!
James 2:9-11 "9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker."
Deuteronomy 5:32 "So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left."
James 1:25 "But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does."
1 Peter 2:17 — "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor."
Romans 12:10 — "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
Matthew 7:12 (The Golden Rule) — "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
Here is what we are watching in our day that brings grief to Christian parents and we can expect to see not only continue but grow worse, in the following passage.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
Difficult Times Will Come
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
Do not be discouraged by it; God said it would happen, and we are living it right now. Be encouraged that we are allowed to walk away living our lives for Christ, even if no one goes with us. We are not obligated to remain with bio-family; we are free to enjoy our Christian family, those who love Christ as much as we love Him.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Challenges are Opportunities
Perhaps Christians should have a similar mentality to that of former Chief of Staff of the Army Douglas MacArthur, who served in WWI. He said:
"The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us; they can't get away this time."
As born-again believers, we are not on this earth to enjoy the earth and enhance ourselves. We are here to live out our Christianity in a way that demonstrates the Holy Spirit is working in us and that God is primary to all human interactions.
We remain resolute and strong during difficult times; we stand up for truth when the world is not defending truth, and we are willing to lose all family and friends to live for Christ.
Proverbs 18:24 "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Psalm 34:17-20 "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken."
Those who have lost much because of their love for Christ are the strongest of all followers of Him and our perspective is far different from those who think like the world, because we think with the mind and purpose of Christ.
John 15:18-23 "“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin."
Instead of being afraid that we are surrounded, we should be encouraged that God is presenting challenges and opportunities for our spiritual and emotional strength while also providing opportunities to witness to others who may become born again because of our existence on this earth.
When our perspective changes because of Christ, we see all circumstances as growth experiences with purpose.
Keep looking up!!!!
"The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us; they can't get away this time."
As born-again believers, we are not on this earth to enjoy the earth and enhance ourselves. We are here to live out our Christianity in a way that demonstrates the Holy Spirit is working in us and that God is primary to all human interactions.
We remain resolute and strong during difficult times; we stand up for truth when the world is not defending truth, and we are willing to lose all family and friends to live for Christ.
Proverbs 18:24 "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Psalm 34:17-20 "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken."
Those who have lost much because of their love for Christ are the strongest of all followers of Him and our perspective is far different from those who think like the world, because we think with the mind and purpose of Christ.
John 15:18-23 "“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin."
Instead of being afraid that we are surrounded, we should be encouraged that God is presenting challenges and opportunities for our spiritual and emotional strength while also providing opportunities to witness to others who may become born again because of our existence on this earth.
When our perspective changes because of Christ, we see all circumstances as growth experiences with purpose.
Keep looking up!!!!
Monday, November 9, 2026
Ruining the Witness of Believers Through Decpetion
Our president was a test to see what the Christians would accept when a leader pretends to be one of them. He has smudged the witness of believers, making Christ a mockery.
Isaiah 29:13-14 "13 Then the Lord said,
“Because this people approaches Me with their words
And honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of the commandment of men that is taught;
14 Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;
And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the understanding of their men who have understanding will be concealed.”
When a nation pretends spiritual things, claiming to love God but acting as though they have no love for Him or His Word at all, God will remove their wisdom, and their understanding will be concealed.
2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions"
We are living in the end times when there is little faith on the earth and when foolishness is called wisdom and wisdom is called foolishness.
Isaiah 29:13-14 "13 Then the Lord said,
“Because this people approaches Me with their words
And honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of the commandment of men that is taught;
14 Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;
And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the understanding of their men who have understanding will be concealed.”
When a nation pretends spiritual things, claiming to love God but acting as though they have no love for Him or His Word at all, God will remove their wisdom, and their understanding will be concealed.
2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions"
We are living in the end times when there is little faith on the earth and when foolishness is called wisdom and wisdom is called foolishness.
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