Leaving the Crooked and Wide Path to Get Back on the Straight and Narrow Path

Believers in Jesus Christ need to stop all this paranoia about masks, vaccines, viruses, and other restrictions. Christ lives in us we have no need to walk around wringing our hands.

Far too many "Christians" are causing division and sadness over these things that have no effect on the born-again believer's Spiritual life.

While Christians are complaining, winning, and warning people about something that God is in charge of, the non-believers are watching, wondering why the believer is any better off than the non-believer.

Christians also need to stop judging someone else's spirituality or faith based on whether or not they choose to take a vaccine.

It is entirely possible that those who lack faith are those who are paranoid about all these things. God tells each person what He wants them to do, no one can say for sure about what God told them regarding these things.

So why is this paranoia happening? I am pretty sure it is because Christians are immersing themselves in media articles and videos. Looking for muck to rake up to appear as though they have more knowledge than others. But what they are reading and watching is likely disinformation and misinformation for the purpose of control over them.

These people want to feel they have control over everyone else when in fact they are being manipulated and controlled the same way others are, only in a different category.

Pride is involved in these judgments and divisions over things that have no impact on our love for Christ.

Satan is laughing at the fighting between believers. The more he can keep them paranoid and fighting with one another the less of the gospel is proclaimed. Those who walk in fear over these things are demonstrating a focus on this world more than on Christ. The same is true of their focus on who wins the white house.

God does and has placed in power the person He chose even though He used wicked people to do it. I believe it's because this country has been placing its trust in a man instead of God. So God brought more trials and allowed wicked men to be in power to show us the focus has not been Christ.

When our personal desires, income, happiness, and fun are removed is when the real us emerges. Either we focus on Christ or we whine and complain about all that is happening around us.

Most American believers could never be missionaries, enduring the hardships and difficulties they must endure for the sake of the gospel.

I challenge the believers to go an entire week without mentioning the virus, the president or the vaccine. Only one week, don't look at the videos, don't look at the articles, and turn off your ears when someone else begins to speak of these things. You will be amazed at the peace and joy that will return to your souls.

Perhaps even Christ will be on your mind far more, then is when the thankfulness, love, kindness, and peace return. Only one week, then go for a month, perhaps this will become a habit for a lifetime.

When the focus is on these worldly matters far more than Christ we are on a crooked and debilitating path. Let's get back to the straight and narrow path when everything all the time is about Christ. Let's allow the unbelieving world to see a calm, steady, and joyful Christian who is not shaken by anything. Hallelujah!!!

Proverbs 3:5-6

"5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart

And do not lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight."

1Judy Ann Ruble Mett

"Feelings Based Decisions are Always Problematic

Many people these days decide what they want to believe about someone based on their "feelings" rather than on what is true. Do not be alarmed by this, it is common now and often irrational.

Over the years I have seen many people "guess" things about someone without ever taking the time to listen to them. In fact, they resist conversation with those they despise because they enjoy their desired opinion of them. These people are more likely to listen to behind-the-back gossip than come to you to find out the truth.

Feelings are often flawed because they are brought on by a sense that one is threatened merely by a correction. Our good faith attempts at fixing a problem relationship will be passed in gossip very differently than it happened. Do not be alarmed by this, however, it is best to avoid those who listen to the gossip as well as those who first shared the gossip.

We live in a world filled with people who base their opinion on others according to their "feelings" of validation or correction. If the feelings-oriented person enjoys praise from someone then that person is judged as a good person. If the feelings-oriented person is corrected by someone they judge that person as mean and hateful.

Leviticus 19:15

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

It is only through the counsel of the Holy Spirit that we can see things in truth. As we live in these end times of apostasy those who see things in truth will be judged as mean, someone to be avoided. Their wisdom is seen as foolishness and there will be personal attacks by those who love their sin.

Proverbs 18:2

"A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion."

Proverbs 1:7

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

In the last days of today, we are experiencing the days of Noah in which everyone did what was right in their own eyes and no one will listen to righteous counsel.

2 Timothy 4:3

"3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"

Proverbs 28:26

"Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."

The gossip will love those who praise them and believe everything they say and hate those who dare to question them to come to the truth.

If we want to be wise we must make our companions those who are wise. We must evaluate everything according to the Words of God in the Bible and never allow the ways of the world to pervert what God says in His Word. The Holy Spirit will guide us as we seek His truth in His Word. Remember Christ is called the "WORD", He is the very essence of His own Word. This is why it is so egregious for anyone to twist His words to make them say what they want them to say. or to claim God did not say what He did say. This is also the height of arrogance, to think we can change God's Word to meet our own desires.

Proverbs 14:7-9

"7 Leave the presence of a fool,

Or you will not ]discern words of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,

But the foolishness of fools is deceit.

9 Fools mock at sin,

But among the upright there is goodwill.

What a blessing to see things in truth, even when it is ugly it brings joy that we are not being deceived. We need not be intimidated by those who mock and demean us, what they think does not matter, only what Christ thinks matters.

Hallelujah!!!!

Expect What is Happening and Enjoy the Promises!

I no longer expect anyone in authority to speak or act rationally. We are living in an irrational world now, racing toward the end times exponentially.

To expect rational and reasonable actions is only going to lead to frustration. What we can expect is further foolishness and continual insanity as the world marches toward the end of the church age.

When we are able to see things in truth we can more fully trust in Christ and leave all this mess at His feet.

We know that one day soon He will end it all and we will be with Him when He does. For the first time in our existence, we will feel the glory of defeating evil with our King Jesus leading us. He will do all the fighting as we watch Him in all His glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 "Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;"

Jesus Christ wins and because He wins we win too. Stop looking at what is happening now that removes your joy, look to Christ, His promises and what is coming and you will not spend one day agonizing over it all. Even through the difficulties there will be peace and joy within!

Hallelujah!

Our True Family

Do not dismay if you are not in the earthly "family clique", we have an amazing family in the Lord Jesus Christ that will be with us one day when we are at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. 

We are meeting these Spiritual family members now on the internet and various other places. These are our true family that we will spend eternity with, they love Christ and they love us.  Hallelujah

John 13:34-36 

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another.
36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

God's Prophetic Voices: David Reagan

The Missionaries Chose Faith Over Fear!

Some missionaries were faced with having to take the vaccine in order to remain in the country in which they were ministering. If they would not take it they would have to leave the people they loved and where God had sent them to bring the gospel to the people.

Praise the Lord they made the decision to take it in order to continue ministering to the people they had worked with for many years.

When we fear anything, even the vaccine or the virus we limit God's miracles. God can protect anyone getting the vaccine when they must do it to remain faithful to God.

Satan is working hard to bring gripping fear into the hearts of believers, causing them to think they are being noble for not taking a vaccine. Even inculcating into their minds fears that may not even be true.

I suggest that a lot of the hype we hear is false and many people are allowing the devil to prevent them from engaging in activities and duties that God has ordained for them, merely to "protect" themselves.

I do not fear the mask, the vaccine, the politics, or anything else that is going on nearby, God is my protector.

Worse than the fear of these things is the way this fear is causing believers to fight with one another. It is astounding that Christians are arguing and fighting over something that God can protect them from. Where is their faith? Is their faith in what they put into their bodies or is it in Christ?

Matthew 6:25-34

The Cure for Anxiety

25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?

26 Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?

27 And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?

28 And why are you worried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth,

29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’

32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.

34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Since there is no clear command from God about this vaccine or virus no one can judge another person for whether or not they partake. Acting superior and arrogant toward someone who does something different from you is pride, and we know how God feels about pride.

Satan is working on every level in everything to cause believers to argue and fight about something that does not matter for eternity. If he can distract us from speaking about Christ, even causing hurt and anger in one another, he laughs with glee at how easily many have been manipulated and deceived to take their focus off of Christ.

We are living in days of deep deception in which the devil is attempting to divide believers, sadly it is working for many who love their perceived superiority.

May the Lord open the eyes of those who love their fights, who love their feeling of superiority and who love to be first in everything. And, may those who are under attack from these people ignore their foolishness, resolve to obey God even if others do not understand.

If God tells you to get the vaccine, do it without guilt or explanation. If God tells you not to do it then obey Him, He knows what His purposes are, when no one else does.

Proverbs 3:5-6 "5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.…"

Hallelujah!!!! Stop looking to this earth and look to Christ, you will never fear if you do this!

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