WHAT SHOULD WE FEAR?

SCIENCE IS CLEAR 

WE ARE OUT OF TIME!







 The leading climate scientists warn there is only a dozen years before global warming will worsen and completely devastate the earth.

The urgency of the situation has become the defining challenge of our time. The entire planet is at risk of extinction. Many of us are living in fear of the future but most people are missing the bigger picture. 

  Science continues to confirm what the Bible warns. In the Book of Revelation the prophet John, who wrote the book over 2000 years ago, called climate change the 'four winds'. He talks about angels blowing trumpets. Trumpets in the bible are a warning to unbelievers and a call to action for those who believe scripture.
Trumpet 1,  one third of the trees, grass and crops are burned and destroyed creating panic and famine.
The first angel sounded the trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the grass was burned up. (Revelation 8:7)
Trumpet 2 affects one third of the ocean. Something like a fiery meteor falls into the sea killing marine life and destroys ships.
The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures of the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. (Rev. 8:8,9)
Trumpet 3  a star falls from the sky and poisons our rivers, streams, and our drinking water with excessive heat.
The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and springs of water, the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the bitter water. (Rev. 8:10,11)
Trumpet #4 strikes the sun, moon and stars creating darkness.
The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so a third of them darkened. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. (Rev. 8: 12) Some scholars think the heavenly bodies represent our political rulers.
Does this sound like global warming? Our leaders in the days ahead have no control over what God has set in motion.
Is God responsible for climate change? 
God created the earth and everything in it for our good. He is in total control of the entire universe and has a plan to destroy the heavens and earth by his design. Humanity will have no control over End Time events once God puts his plan in motion.
Why will God destroy the world?
Many people today believe God is a myth. Some believe Jesus is a nice guy who loved everyone but his teachings are no longer relevant. God has issued a warning! He is giving us time to repent of our sins and turn back to him. God loves us but he is going to judge each person on the basis of their belief. No matter how far we have stayed from our Godly roots he still holds out a forgiving hand.  The world as we know it will end. We don't know the date or the time but the signs of disaster are all around us.We might not have time to stop global warming and we can't escape the coming judgement but we do have time to ask God to save our souls.

"Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." (Acts 16:31)
"Repent and believe the gospel." (Mark 1:15)
HOW TO RECEIVE JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOR
Father,
You loved the world so much that you gave your only Son to die for us so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will  have everlasting life. Your word tells us there is nothing we can do to save ourselves. We are given this gift of salvation when we confess Jesus with our mouth and believe he died on the cross taking our punishment for sin upon himself. I am a sinner and I am sorry for my sins and I ask you to forgive me. By faith I receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I believe I am saved and will spend eternity with You! Amen.

If you prayed that prayer for the first time or decided to return to Jesus you are sealed with the Holy Spirit. No matter what the future holds you are safe for eternity.

BE A GLADIATOR IN THE 2020 POLITICAL COLOSSEUM

"How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?" The article  published by Douglas MacKinnon in April of 2018 struck a nerve with its readers but made no waves. Until now!

Each law Congress passes proves that shocking question is no longer a far fetched assumption but a disturbing reality. If you are open about your faith in Jesus Christ it is only a matter of time before you are a target of reproach and suspicion at work, in school and sometimes in your own home. We have felt oppression growing in the United States for a long time. Christians are mocked, belittled, smeared and attacked by those who oppose the Bible. We are labeled divisive because we stand behind a Biblical world view that does not promote same sex marriage, abortion or lawlessness. The left and the media push hard against anyone who aligns themselves with the Republican Party and a conservative world view in an attempt to diminish our platform. Make no mistake, this election is a spiritual war that our country can't afford to lose. If we don't speak up today and make our voices heard the policies we don't want or agree with could become a prison sentence for those who oppose it.

In a calculated way we are being transported back to the Colosseum of Rome but the ferocious lions in the arena are the lawmakers who are hell bent on wiping all traces of God out of America's future. Too many of us are worshiping at the altar of political correctness. WAKE UP! We can not stand by and watch our values be stripped away by the left as their campaign works to weaken our faith and turn us from the truth. God warned at the end of the age many people would call evil good and good evil.(Isaiah 5:20)

If you align yourself with the Christian faith there can be no compromising with the world's interpretation of justice and social reform. In this age of hatred and deception we need our minds and affections shaped by the Bible. Many politicians and church leaders try to sound like Jesus but they are false prophets. Jesus said, "Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!" (Luke 12:51) The church of God needs to set a standard against sin. If you are unrepentant - unrepentant is key since we all sin in many ways- sin holds you captive and you are not a Christian.

" Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. ( 1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

As we approach the 2020 elections the people of God need to take a hard look at who they follow...God or the opinion of man. 

Where will you stand?  Have you fallen in line with the mockers that celebrate the murder of innocent babies and embrace the homosexual revolution. Maybe you bought into the lie that you can worship yourself and your own accomplishments so you have no need for God. Have you become ungrateful for the freedom our country provides? It's not too late to turn back to our spiritual roots. "Then I confessed my sin to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins." (Psalm 32:5)

Only God can bring peace, justice, security and happiness. "If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved, For it is by faith you are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved, (Romans 10:9-10)"


RESOURCES:
The Criminalization of Christianity by Janet L. Folger
Articles by Douglas MacKinnon
The Bible

WORSHIPING OUR OWN OPINION

Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinion. Proverbs 18:2


You don't have to be a physic to see into the future of 2019.

It's hard to go anywhere and not hear people talking passionately about politics and religion. Don't get me wrong. I am a firm believer that each person has a responsibility to speak up and save our land, its the American way. What I don't agree with is the way we are using our words to get our point across.

The Universal Law of Cause and Effect tells us that every thought we have, action we take and word we speak is full of energy. God tells us in the Bible that our words have incredible power. The tongue has the power of life and death. What you say can preserve life or destroy it, so you must accept the consequences of your words. Proverbs 18:21 (ESV)  and Proverbs 18:21 (GNT)

 Dale Carnegie's first principle in his best selling book How to Win Friends and Influence People is don't criticize, condemn or complain. It's timeless wisdom for anyone who wants to be a positive influence in changing the world. Our country and our freedoms can't survive in an atmosphere of hate. We need to speak our minds in these tumultuous days but we can say what we have to say without shaming and belittling each other. Let's take the Word of God and the Universal Laws seriously in 2019. What's more important, our opinion or our brother?

 "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, fighting and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as God forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32

TAKE THE PLUNGE

Have you ever felt like there is something more in life you need to do? Have you ever questioned your Divine Calling to the point you were willing to take the plunge into uncharted waters to find your purpose? If that sounds like you stay with me.

Statistics say many people view taking a risk as being dangerous or unwise. I agree. When I began this writing journey I walked straight into the unknown. I thought God was calling me to write even after numerous rejection slips. Something deep inside of me keeps saying..."Don't give up." Could it be the voice of Destiny?

T.D. Jakes, one of the nations top evangelists and best selling author says,"God has invested a great deal in you, and for all the Creator has put in you, there is only one thing He wants to know: "What will you do with what I gave you?" The bible tells us we are all given a gift by our Heavenly Father. The gift is given , not for us to hide, but for us to use to encourage and build each other up in faith.  Leo Buscaglia, the late motivational speaker explained it this way. "Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God."

 I'm at the place where I have to make a decision. What will I allow to define my life... my fears or my dreams. Maybe you're at the same place. We are never too young or too old to start realizing our potential. Contentment comes when we are cultivating and using the gifts God gives us. Our talents, dreams and desires are placed inside of us by our Creator. Like a seed waiting to burst forth we have a unique purpose in God's ultimate plan. I believe God wants us to cross the lines and limits of our excuses and live a fearless life. "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6

The first step I took to garnish some nerve was to re-frame risk in my mind as an opportunity to succeed and grow. A best seller is not just going to fall into my lap. Instead of assuming the worst I began to view risk as an adventure. When I challenge myself I'm pushed into leaving the safe and mundane experiences behind to pursue my destiny.

I decided to make fear work for me, like stepping stones toward my goals. No one ever realized their potential by sitting back and playing it safe. I might not ever see my name on the best sellers list but that is not as important to me as knowing I used the gift God gave me to the best of my ability.

Take the plunge with me. Allow God to lead us into our destiny.

SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY

Recently I found myself in a precarious situation. I'm not the type of woman that allows herself to get comfortable on temptations shore, but that was exactly where I found myself.

Beached. Marooned. Stranded. And liking it.
How did I end up on this particular island you may wonder. Let me explain.

I was cruising along in life following God when all of a sudden I found myself beached. At first my arrival on shore was pleasantly satisfying. I enjoyed procrastinating by telling myself I would eventually get to the task God assigned for me. But as time slipped by (about a year and a half) the refreshing beach began to get hot and uncomfortable. My mental paradise became a dry and thirsty wilderness.

I knew I was way off course. A believer can be marooned by any number of things.. For me it was an invisible villain, disobedience.  Over the past year I had cut many corners in my relationship with God. Don't get me wrong. I was doing all the right things like going to church, serving, giving and tithing. I didn't lie, steal, covet or kill but the one thing I believed God was asking of me I made daily excuses as to why I could not obey. It boiled down to whether I trusted God enough to move forward with my writing or forever sleep with the enemy.

 Fear of rejection and failure to produce worthwhile articles became constant friends. They fueled my thoughts with all the reasons why I should stay and rest awhile on this deserted shore. You're not good enough. You're to old. You're not educated...bla, bla. It felt so much easier to get cozy with my fear. Over time we became casual friends and were completely comfortable together.

I knew I had a problem but I kept hoping a big Cruise Ship would come along and rescue me. Finally, when I couldn't stand the ache in my heart to get back on course I cried out to God. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you. In a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1) More than the temporary comfort my excuses gave me I hated the distance this subtle sin created between me and my God.

While I slept, disobedience became its own type of prison. The longer I procrastinated the greater my insecurities surfaced. I had a choice. I could sit back and wait for the enemy, Satan, to pick my bones like the buzzard he is or I could conquer my fears and resume my journey into the good things God has for me.

I knew my escape wouldn't be easy. The desert is symbolic of of all the obstacles and hardships that stand between people and their dreams. I would have to "do it afraid." I started with small steps like writing a bio and submitting a short story. My submission was accepted right away! I was thrilled but sorry that for such a long time I let Stinkin Thinkin keep me from God's best.

I learned a lot on that secluded island. For one thing I found that God never leaves us stranded, even when our own choices put us in bad situations. He loves us enough to gently lead us back to himself. Many of the great leaders of faith like Moses hid for a while in the desert. He was promoted by God when he finally came out of his desert hideaway and followed the Lord's leading. He did it afraid.

Maybe God wants to promote you. Maybe he is just waiting for you to take the first step out of the wilderness and toward freedom. Don't wait till you find yourself sleeping with the enemy. Grab your canteen of living water and move to higher ground.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19 ESV)












 

BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO WALKS WITH A LIMP

When we read the Bible there are some passages that are hard to digest. That was how I felt when I read the story of Jacob and his encounter with a Man who challenged him to a wrestling match.

We are told this Man (God) wrestled with Jacob till daybreak. When the Man saw that he couldn't get the best of Jacob as they wrestled He deliberately threw his hip out of joint. The Man said, "let me go it's daybreak." Jacob said "No! Not until you bless me." Genesis 32:24-26

 God cares so much about the condition of the human heart that He will challenge our choices when necessary. Jacob lived life on his own terms, rarely stopping long enough to check in with God. He lied, cheated, and manipulated his way through life until God intervened. During the course of the struggle, Jacob confessed his failures, his weakness, his sins and faced God. No more lies.

"What is your name?" The Man asked. (V27) The patriarch replied, "Jacob."  His name meant trickster or supplanter but God used this encounter to change Jacob's name.  God said to Jacob "Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel." (v28)

For some of us, our bad decisions will take us to a place where God will meet us for an unexpected wrestling match. God wants our devotion. He wants to see changed men and women living with purpose. He is patient with us, but he also disciplines those he loves.

Jacob was determined to allow God to change his life. He was no different than you or me. He wrestled with God and obtained the blessing he so desperately wanted. He emerged with a new name, a cleansed heart and "spiritually speaking" a limp, to remind him of his victory.

We would all do well to wrestle with God. Blessed is the man who walks with a limp.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2

2018 PEACE vs fear

No matter how optimistic we may be about 2018, there is always that fear of "What If" lurking in the back of our minds. We can't deny the reality of unprecedented violence erupting on our streets, increased hatred toward anyone who does not share our personal point of view and growing political unrest and tyranny all over the world.

How can we possible stay calm in the face of so much trouble?

On the night before Jesus was crucified he gave us a gift. "Peace I leave to you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives peace."

Let's be honest. What a strange thing for him to say on the eve of his death. Unless of course there is something more to this peace he gives.

We define peace differently than He intended. We think peace should be the absence of trouble. We like to see our problems tied up in nice little bows so we can FEEL comfortable. We think peace should be passive, polite and settled.

That idea is not even close to our Saviors gift to us. His peace is aggressive and fearless. John 16:33 states "I tell you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." We can't be victimized by events because we know God is with us. His peace enables us to be calm in the most wildly fearful circumstances. The peace Jesus gives is Supernatural Peace and doesn't make sense to our human mind because it's the peace that passes understanding.

So how do we get some of this good stuff? 

Simply put, we need to start trusting God with every detail of our lives and commit the outcome to Him. Trust and peace go hand in hand. He said..."Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." He doesn't promise us a trouble free life but he does promise to walk through life with us. "I will never leave you or forsake you." Hebrews 13:5

It takes practice to trust God and allow Him to fill us with faith. He is patient with us and will guide us as we let go of fear and embrace peace. Instead of worrying about the "What If's" in life let Jesus' gift give you tranquility in danger, composure in trouble and freedom from fear and anxiety.

Whatever may come in 2018 we will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Psalm 91:2