You have eloquently described a majority of my world view.
I also love the idea of what I though the U.S.A was, but have come to realize that the evil of satan and the brokenness of mankind has been insidiously destroying her Godly foundation since inception. (Have you heard of Catherine Austin Fitts and her Solari report?)
I wonder whether the world is on the cusp of another destructive descent into chaos like WWII, WWI, or the dark ages ... or if we're going to experience the beginning of Daniel's 70th week.
Ah, good to be on the same page, if that page is truthful.
I had not heard of Catherine, I checked out her internet presence, lol, it was very interesting.
We need more like her to come forward.
Obvious mistake to deal with HUD as a contractor - and there’s no need to have government support of any kind to get where we need to go economically, that is, squash the elites, other than to use legitimate legislative actions and prosecution mechanisms.
Lessons learned.
It’s very difficult - especially for those who were part of the financial system for most of their careers - so see certain things that are incredibly simple.
As far as the future, the Bible presents an optimistic viewpoint, that, though there be good times and bad times, that Christ’s Kingdom is victorious on earth in time and history. However, as always, we can’t predict the details of the future very much at all, other than what’s quite straightforward.
Just living in America today, in a nice town, looking out the window at a beautiful fall day, it’s hard to imagine some of the dark days of the 20th century in various parts of the world.
Even so, it’s also hard to imagine the dark, evil forces we wrestle with currently when looking out that same window.
We know that God preserves his own children, and God’s elect can not be plucked from his hand.
And we know from the Bible’s optimistic eschatology, which never says that the Great Commission will fail, but that through our trials and tribulations, falling away and revivals, there will ultimately be progressive dominion of Christ over the nations:
Hebrews 10
“9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.”
Psalm 22
“27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.”
Of course, knowing this should not give the believer reason to be slack, but encouragement and motivation for the Kingdom-building work of living every day fully according to God’s Law Word, the Bible.