Control [Erick Erickson on letting go]

But still I must be. And so must you. Your impatience cannot be made patient unless you are still. I speak from personal experience. You cannot control what you do not control, but you can be still and know that God controls.

Friends, I realize this is an esoteric topic to start your Thursday. But I have friends demanding strategies for this, that, and the other, I have things I myself want to move forward and can’t, some of you have similar things in life and are frustrated, and all of us just need to stop.

We will not control those things God does not want us to control and we cannot be stopped from controlling those things he does want us to control. All things really do work for the good of those called according to His purpose so be still and know that He is God.

Honestly, I’d like to have it all figured out. I’d like to know the unknown, to know what’s ahead, and I’d love to feel in charge. What I do know is there are things I cannot control and things I cannot change, but off in the distance, on the horizon, I see the land we’re all headed toward.

Here we are strangers in a strange land, but we are headed home. And as we walk the path of life, we may think we are in control of some things and not in control of other things, but God Himself is in control of every single one of those things. So relax, be of good cheer, and be still.

Article V. and the state legislatures offer the only plausible solution: RESTORE THE CONSTITUTION:

http://www.conventionofstates.com/

Convention of States: The Best Option

November 04, 2013

Forget Secession or Other Plans

Folks everywhere agree that the federal government has grown too large and too powerful. D.C. legislates on issues only the states should control, stealing decision-making power from the state and the people.

But folks do not agree how to solve this problem. One popular remedy is nullification. Using nullification, states refuse to enforce unconstitutional federal laws. Though it sounds straightforward, nullification poses legal and practical challenges that make it virtually unusable. In a recent article, Tim Baldwin of the Liberty Defense League explains why a Convention of States is a much more effective mea ns to limiting federal power:

“When States “nullify” a federal law, history shows us that it only leads to federal litigation. A nullifier could as easily call that remedy litigation. We know laws without force are no laws at all but are only resolutions or statements. Yes, statements are necessary to express political will and change public opinion, but these statements have no effect of limiting force. Looking at the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which explain nullification’s platform, nullification was never expressly a remedy of force but only of political expression.”

“Nowhere in the Constitution does state nullification or interposition exist, just as the right of secession is not expressed in the Constitution. Thus, the argument for the existence of such a state right derives from (deductive and inductive) arguments about the implied or inherent powers of the States relative to the federal government.”

“In sharp contrast, these nullifiers claim Article V is the biggest unknown constitutional factor in our system of government, despite its having an article all to itself (not an insignificant fact).”

“The truth is, Article V is more certain than state nullification, and it is a power that should be embraced by any society capable of self-government.”

You can read the full article here.

We think a Convention of States is a better strategy than nullification because it’s safer, more legitimate, and more effective. State nullification is one short step away from secession and violent conflict; a Convention of States can propose amendments without the threat of war. Nullification does not appear in the Constitution; a Convention of States is described explicitly in Article V. And states would have to nullify thousands of laws to be effective; a Convention of States can amend the document that directly controls the federal government.

So, if you think the federal government should be limited, the choice is clear: join the Convention of States Project today!

None of us should let these things we cannot control, control us.

Thanks for the encouragement, there is a time to be still and wait on the Lord. Just a caution, do not forget there is a time for action as well.

God gave us stewardship of some things. Our children's heritage is one of those. The children of Israel were told not to remove the ‘ancient landmarks’ that marked their families land. In other words to preserve their inheritance. What of our watch-care of the American heritage of freedom. We cannot sit idly content that we will be going to a better place and leave hell on earth for our children and their children.

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