It may not get better for some people, even for many, but the victory is in remaining faithful to God through it all. Most spiritual growth comes from the hard times endured.
Romans 5:3-5 "…3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.…"
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Want the Blessings But Don't Want God
That's exactly right!!! Its like the rebellious child who pays no attention to his parents while they are alive, even showing contempt for them disrespectfully. But after their death they show up for the inheritance.
There are many people who want God's protection and His blessings but don't want Him.
Karen Puff Rosenkrantz said this:
"One of our problems today is that we have too many "Christians" who want God to get them to heaven but who do not want God to own them on earth."
There are many people who want God's protection and His blessings but don't want Him.
Karen Puff Rosenkrantz said this:
"One of our problems today is that we have too many "Christians" who want God to get them to heaven but who do not want God to own them on earth."
We Have Arrived at 2 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 3:1-5
"1 But realize this, that in the last days perilous times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, 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 men as these."
The term "perilous" as mentioned in verse 1, means in the original language "ragingly insane."
Every day we learn of a new and monstrous action, teaching or law that those in power have decided should be foisted on the culture. Since the powers that be will not allow jobs to anyone who does not think they way they do, they have managed to completely hijack all government agencies that rule over us.
We used to be a society governed by the people and for the people. Now we are a society that must bow to government that has decided what we should say and how we should think. Any deviation from their perverted agenda will bring about punishment as well as banishment from all government systems.
We have had a governmental take over without noticing it. Yes, there really is such a thing as "the thought police", they just don't wear jackets that say such.
The school system is working to turn children against their parents by teaching what they want the children to believe without regard to the belief system of the parents. When two systems are taught to a child the one that appeals to their baser nature will be the one that wins over them.
Is it any wonder that children are in rebellion against parents in these days of anarchy in the school system. This same anarchy exists in government. Many institutions are ignoring the law as well as twisting the words of the law in an attempt to slowly and systematically eliminate rules and laws they don't like. Those who should be adhering to the will of the people have made the people their slaves.
"More is caught than taught." When parents are treated as underlings, mocked and resisted by the teachers at any objections, the children take on the mentality of the one they spend the most time with, that is their teachers.
The public school system has been planning to undermine the family structure for the past 80 years beginning with the teaching of evolution in the schools in the 1920's. Higher education has managed to inculcate in the minds of those educated by it, that anyone who does not have their education will not be able to think wisely. The educational system must tell us what to think rather than giving us skills to make our own decisions about what we want to believe.
This system worked to foster a dislike in young ladies for homemaking in favor of careers that forced many women to despise parenting as well as marriage. Those that did not despise marriage and children still wanted the best of both worlds, the family and a career. Sadly wise people know that when our time is split between two entities both will suffer.
Adding to this indoctrination they continued to expand nuances of rebellion against normal and natural life through the elimination of responsibility toward children and husbands.
With the hatred of children and husbands came the desire to maintain freedom in immorality. Refusing to step up to the responsibility that comes with making babies now eliminated by abortion the woman became more and more hardened. Killing the babies became acceptable to many in our culture.
With the latest onset of foolishness is added "ragingly insane" confusion about ones gender. If someone had mentioned to anyone 50 years ago that people would begin to be befuddled about which gender they were, there would have been hysterical laughter erupting. Everyone would have thought the idea of "gender equality" was completely ludicrous.
Everything that was commonly known as bad is being called good these days. Everything that was commonly known as good is being called bad.
Isaiah 5:20
"20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!"
While in the dentists office today I was watching on their television a talk show. The talk show was a panel of very liberal worldly women. A picture was shown of a morbidly obese woman of somewhere between 600 and 800 pounds posing in the nude.
The discussion was whether or not this woman should be celebrating obesity and proud of it. The picture wasn't bad enough to look at but the conversation about it was even worse. The conclusion the panel of women declared was that this woman in the photo should "celebrate who she was", as though her obesity was what defined her. Nothing about character or wisdom, just that being fat was her choice and she could and should be able to define herself by that without any mocking or correction.
Is anyone else besides me disgusted by now?
Another story with this panel of women was a woman who was asked to cover up when she was about to get on a plane. She was told that her outfit was far too extreme to be in public and she must wear a blanket while on the plane.
The panel of "worldly wise" or should I say "foolish" women declared that the airline should be punished for exerting their boundaries of a proper dress code on their vehicle. In other words no one has a right to have boundaries when dealing with the public. They must give every narcissist whatever they want or there will be hell to pay.
Babies are being murdered by the millions simply because they are inconvenient.
Adult people have turned into whining bratty six year olds when the don't get their way. Then they punish by suing a company that did what would have been completely normal and acceptable to do just 30 years ago.
Politicians are acting like spoiled brats, shouting and punishing anyone who do not give into their tantrums.
Divorces and remarriages are out of control and defended by nearly every one, even those who say they are Christian.
Scantily clad women walk around every where ready to scream sexual abuse when a man even looks at them as they strut their wares. Yes I actually said that, when a woman dresses in a way that shows themselves they are inviting disrespect. Sort of like the bully who punches you in the arm and calls you out of control when you protest.
Marriage has been declared whatever you decide you want it to be.
And, sadly many people are walking around thinking this is all as normal and natural as apple pie.
I don't know about you brothers and sisters but I am ready to go home as soon as the Lord blows that trumpet. Knowing everything we know gives us courage to carry on in spite of all of it and the joy of expectancy as we wait for our home going.
Hallelujah!!!!
"1 But realize this, that in the last days perilous times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, 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 men as these."
The term "perilous" as mentioned in verse 1, means in the original language "ragingly insane."
Every day we learn of a new and monstrous action, teaching or law that those in power have decided should be foisted on the culture. Since the powers that be will not allow jobs to anyone who does not think they way they do, they have managed to completely hijack all government agencies that rule over us.
We used to be a society governed by the people and for the people. Now we are a society that must bow to government that has decided what we should say and how we should think. Any deviation from their perverted agenda will bring about punishment as well as banishment from all government systems.
We have had a governmental take over without noticing it. Yes, there really is such a thing as "the thought police", they just don't wear jackets that say such.
The school system is working to turn children against their parents by teaching what they want the children to believe without regard to the belief system of the parents. When two systems are taught to a child the one that appeals to their baser nature will be the one that wins over them.
Is it any wonder that children are in rebellion against parents in these days of anarchy in the school system. This same anarchy exists in government. Many institutions are ignoring the law as well as twisting the words of the law in an attempt to slowly and systematically eliminate rules and laws they don't like. Those who should be adhering to the will of the people have made the people their slaves.
"More is caught than taught." When parents are treated as underlings, mocked and resisted by the teachers at any objections, the children take on the mentality of the one they spend the most time with, that is their teachers.
The public school system has been planning to undermine the family structure for the past 80 years beginning with the teaching of evolution in the schools in the 1920's. Higher education has managed to inculcate in the minds of those educated by it, that anyone who does not have their education will not be able to think wisely. The educational system must tell us what to think rather than giving us skills to make our own decisions about what we want to believe.
This system worked to foster a dislike in young ladies for homemaking in favor of careers that forced many women to despise parenting as well as marriage. Those that did not despise marriage and children still wanted the best of both worlds, the family and a career. Sadly wise people know that when our time is split between two entities both will suffer.
Adding to this indoctrination they continued to expand nuances of rebellion against normal and natural life through the elimination of responsibility toward children and husbands.
With the hatred of children and husbands came the desire to maintain freedom in immorality. Refusing to step up to the responsibility that comes with making babies now eliminated by abortion the woman became more and more hardened. Killing the babies became acceptable to many in our culture.
With the latest onset of foolishness is added "ragingly insane" confusion about ones gender. If someone had mentioned to anyone 50 years ago that people would begin to be befuddled about which gender they were, there would have been hysterical laughter erupting. Everyone would have thought the idea of "gender equality" was completely ludicrous.
Everything that was commonly known as bad is being called good these days. Everything that was commonly known as good is being called bad.
Isaiah 5:20
"20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!"
While in the dentists office today I was watching on their television a talk show. The talk show was a panel of very liberal worldly women. A picture was shown of a morbidly obese woman of somewhere between 600 and 800 pounds posing in the nude.
The discussion was whether or not this woman should be celebrating obesity and proud of it. The picture wasn't bad enough to look at but the conversation about it was even worse. The conclusion the panel of women declared was that this woman in the photo should "celebrate who she was", as though her obesity was what defined her. Nothing about character or wisdom, just that being fat was her choice and she could and should be able to define herself by that without any mocking or correction.
Is anyone else besides me disgusted by now?
Another story with this panel of women was a woman who was asked to cover up when she was about to get on a plane. She was told that her outfit was far too extreme to be in public and she must wear a blanket while on the plane.
The panel of "worldly wise" or should I say "foolish" women declared that the airline should be punished for exerting their boundaries of a proper dress code on their vehicle. In other words no one has a right to have boundaries when dealing with the public. They must give every narcissist whatever they want or there will be hell to pay.
Babies are being murdered by the millions simply because they are inconvenient.
Adult people have turned into whining bratty six year olds when the don't get their way. Then they punish by suing a company that did what would have been completely normal and acceptable to do just 30 years ago.
Politicians are acting like spoiled brats, shouting and punishing anyone who do not give into their tantrums.
Divorces and remarriages are out of control and defended by nearly every one, even those who say they are Christian.
Scantily clad women walk around every where ready to scream sexual abuse when a man even looks at them as they strut their wares. Yes I actually said that, when a woman dresses in a way that shows themselves they are inviting disrespect. Sort of like the bully who punches you in the arm and calls you out of control when you protest.
Marriage has been declared whatever you decide you want it to be.
And, sadly many people are walking around thinking this is all as normal and natural as apple pie.
I don't know about you brothers and sisters but I am ready to go home as soon as the Lord blows that trumpet. Knowing everything we know gives us courage to carry on in spite of all of it and the joy of expectancy as we wait for our home going.
Hallelujah!!!!
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