Posted on 11/06/2020 10:08:11 AM PST by BuckeyeGOP
I have to admit, for the first time through this debacle my anger has turned to profound sadness. Sadness for this country I love so much. For my children and grandchildren on the way. My sadness may soon revert back to anger but for the time being the only thing that gives me comfort is my absolute belief that God has a plan.
I keep trying to believe this and have prayed harder the past five weeks than i have my entire life- and i prayed daily on my own since i was a kid...but its getting very difficult to keep the faith...
More than comfort it gives peace. God is not surprised by this, He has declared the end from the beginning. He will hold His people in the palm of His hand and nothing can snatch us out. This world is not our home or our hope. We are secure no matter what happens. So put a smile on your face, thank God for our salvation and go be salt and light to a world that desperately needs it
God has a plan and in that plan things end terribly on earth.
It is only difficult to keep the faith of your faith is in the leaders of this world. Our faith is in God not this world.
It could very well be that God’s plan for this country is to expose the rampant crime in this country by elected officials,
Ruth Bader died, leaving a position to be filled- Amy a conservative filled it, all just in time for corruption to be exposed in the voting process- Is this His plan? We have to wait and see-
(Re-posting here)
Early Wednesday morning, Nov 4th the morning after the election, I got up out of bed and checked my computer and was shocked to see the numbers seemingly favoring Biden. I have never even considered the possibility of Biden winning. Wasn’t on my radar screen. I went back to bed shaken and prayed. I’ve learned over the years to “cast my care upon him for he cares for me” so that’s what I did.
I basically said, “Lord this is your problem, not mine. If we wake up tomorrow morning to a dictatorship instead of our Free Constitutional Republic, it is your problem.”
But I continued. “If America is now a dictatorship under the DNC Marxist regime, then the world goes down very quickly and your return only a few days away. Although your coming to take us home is wonderful, the timing right now would leave me with a lot of unanswered questions.
“What about the 120 years of long satisfying life you’ve promised me (I’m 72 right now)? What about the pre-Tribulation Worldwide Awakening and Ingathering of souls as prophesied in your parable in Luke 14:23?
“NO! It’s in your hands as we are in your hands. Push back and defeat the advance of the enemy once again.”
Anyway I prayed a lot in the spirit (in these last days, you need the baptism of the Holy Spirt to live victoriously) and after awhile I felt a peace and went to sleep. I felt like this was an issue between God and me and I was relying more on Him than all the circumstances and lying media B.S.
I resolved not to even look at my computer and what was on Free Republic, etc. But after I was up for awhile the next morning, I felt a peace and that I wouldn’t be freaked out by seeing all the conflicting reports - I felt like God has it under control and he has given me the victory.
Thus, as far as I’m concerned, America and Trump have the victory and our Free Constitutional Republic will thrive.
Then you’re putting your faith in things other than God.
On election day my entire family prayed for God’s Will to be done.
I have to believe that it is being done.
I have mixed feelings about using “the Lord’s plan” as it is often used as a defeatism. Yes, the Lord has a plan and we all have a part to play, but that doesn’t mean to always “turn the cheek” and lay down when the enemy is at the gates. I feel that a better way to look at this is to ask the Lord what to do in this situation and try your best to follow whatever lead he gives you. Simply giving up and doing nothing is definitely not the answer.
The disciples had a hard time keeping the faith on Friday. But Sunday came. Whatever comes now, take heart. Jesus is still on the throne, and none of this is catching Him by surprise.
Besides. The fat lady hasn’t sung yet.
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NIV)
No, actually things end up wonderfully blessed on earth after the relatively short but utterly horrific seven years of Tribulation. Christ the King of Kings rules for 1000 years and after that, a new heaven and a new earth and the New Jerusalem forever.
Maybe you never had it.
God bless you brother!
I hear ya, but hang in there- There’s simply no rational alternative- God still controls everything- We may not like how He does it sometimes, but We can’t lose faith that He is in control
LOL- whatever you say...
I would really ask people to think about these vanities before they post them.
Yours might make you feel better but will do nothing at all to help any good cause.
Good post! Amen.
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