God is Busy Right Now

A United States Marine was taking some college courses between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.

>p?One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform... I'll give you exactly 15 min."

The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."

<>It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.

The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, "What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"

The Marine calmly replied, "GOD was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid stuff and act like an idiot. So He sent me."

The Salty Sailor

Comment from KAREN VAUGHN Mother of Aaron Vaughn, Navy Seal (deceased).

“Sometimes God uses the no-nonsense, salty sailor to get the job done. Appreciating what the man is doing doesn't mean we worship the salty sailor or even desire to be like the salty sailor. It doesn't even mean God admires the salty sailor. Maybe He just knows he's necessary for such a time as this.

I believe with all my heart that God placed that salty sailor in the White House and gave this nation one more chance in November 2016. Donald Trump is what he is. He is still the man he was before the election. And without guilt, I very much admire what that salty sailor is accomplishing.

He's not like me. That's okay with me. I don't want to be like him. I will never behave like him. I know we've NEVER had a man like him lead our nation. It's crazy and a little mind blowing at times. But I can't help admire the ability he has to act with his heart rather than a calculated, PC, think tank-screened, carefully edited script. I still believe that is WHY he became our President and WHY he's been able to handle a landslide of adversity and STILL pass unprecedented amounts of good legislation for our country AND do great works for MANY other nations, including Israel. I'm THRILLED with what he's doing for my nation, for the cause of Christ (whether intentional or unintentional, doesn't matter to me), and for the concept of rebuilding America and putting her FIRST. I will not be ashamed of my position because others don't see him through the same lens.

Should it matter to me if a fireman drops an f-bomb while he's pulling me from a burning building? Would I really care about what came out of his mouth in those moments? Heck no! I'd CARE about what he was DOING. He wasn't sent there to save my soul and I'm not looking to him for spiritual guidance. All I'm thinking in those moments is, "Thank you, Jesus, for sending the fireman."

This man is crass. Okay. He's not careful with what he says. Okay. You feel offended that he's not a typical statesman. Okay. But he is rebuilding the nation my son died for.....the nation I feared was on a fast track to becoming a hopeless cause. Forgive me if I'm smiling.”

KAREN VAUGHN

I like that too.

Most know the analogy regarding the sheep and the wolves. But I heard something else I liked that likened some of our finest to the “Break Glass In Case of Emergency” Crowd.

I believe the discussion was regarding American Generals and how different politicians “used” them. Some generals serve the politic of the nation. They are kept in the DOD and serve as sounding boards, strategists and cabinet members. They look good and say the right things to influence policy and support our government leaders.

Then there are the REAL important Generals. These are the warriors. These are the hardened blood and guts, patriotic battlefield guys that you want leading a tenacious, well trained, fighting force of US Soldiers into combat. These are the guys that save the lives of soldiers and win wars when necessary, and by any means necessary. For the right President, they are like the Fire Extinguisher you keep next to your bed or the loaded gun you keep close. You hope to never need them and you don’t show them off. But if absolutely needed, you will be glad they were there.

I know we have the well trained, equipped and dedicated fighting force at the ready to defend our freedom wherever a fight in necessary. But I fear Obama eviscerated our box of Combat Generals to lead them if necessary. I hope Trump is putting the right warriors in place as he works to rebuild the whole military fighting force. They don’t need to be on display. And they aren’t usually the type of people you want in the news, on camera or doing interviews. But I would sleep even better with some reassurance that we have some hardened, respected and capable warrior generals anxious for a fight, just in case.

Then there are the REAL important Generals. These are the warriors. These are the hardened blood and guts, patriotic battlefield guys that you want leading a tenacious, well trained, fighting force of US Soldiers into combat. ...
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Fully agree with your last two paragraphs.

Swartzkoph (sp?), Patton and McArthur are examples.

Has always pissed me off that Colin Powell tried to claim credit for the successes of “Stormin’ Norman”.

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