Over the years, I have found that when I pray to God for relief, the devil has a way of hitting me with something else in order to draw me away from my faith. He is hoping that I will turn away from God... NEVER GIVE UP!!! God is always with us, even in the most trying of times.
It is true: It is always darkest just before the dawn... Keep looking for the sun to come up, and don't watch the clock, asking "how much longer?" To do so just makes it worse. Instead, focus on what you can do to feel like you have contributed to the positive side of things.
There has to be at least two sides to everything. There are no "peaks" if you do not have "valleys." There can be no "cold" without there being "hot." And there can be no "good" unless we deal with "bad." We can not appreciate the positives without understanding that negatives exist. In this same trend, we had to deal with Carter before we had Reagan.
As I put my 5 year old son to bed last night, he asked for a story... I covered the reasons behind America declaring independance from England, without intending to go further. It ended up with my son asking "So men died during the Revolutionary War so that we could be free?" I told him "Yes son, they did..." He then asked "Will we have to do that again?" I answered his question with a question, "Do you think it would be worth it?" He said "Yes I do..." But I told him "I hope you never have to do that. That is the reason mommy and I are going to vote tomorrow." He replied "I think it's better that we try that way first... If people don't do the right thing, then we will have to get our guns, I guess." He's 5... It brought tears to my eyes... All of this is to say that, if we raise our kids right, America will correct itself. It has a habit of doing that, and I believe we will see some change in November.
Regards,
Raven6
This came in late last night and it will put a smile on your face. Greg Abbott, AG for Texas, has told the EPA to stuff their co2 emmission targets where the sun don’ t shine.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2564686/posts?page=8#8
I love Texas.
The DOJ has finally released the passport applications for Obama’s mother and they indirectly reveal that she got a passport in 1960-61 before her name was Soetoro, renewed it in 1965 even though her name was Soetoro at the time, and amended to the Soetoro name in 1968.
It also reveals that the government wants to hide that fact and will claim records have been destroyed in order to not have to show the records.
And it shows that somebody never learned from the Dan Rather Memogate, because they’re STILL using proportionate fonts when they make forgeries that supposedly were originally typed on a typewriter.
The good news is that this cuts directly to the issue of whether Obama could have been born in Mombasa as he told Freeper Race Bannon in the summer of 1980. The passport records say yes - and that somebody high in government is willing to lie in order to hide that from the public.
These people are cooking their own goose. All these lies will give a newly-elected Republican majority in January all the reason they need for Darrell Issa to do - as Michelle Bachman calls it - non-stop investigations to get to the bottom of the garbage we’ve just been put through.
Soon the military will either give Lt Col Lakin discovery (which will result in Obama being exposed) or they will find him guilty and he will have standing to sue in the civilian courts for specific, reparable injury caused to him by a President exercising the Presidential powers when the Constitution (20th Amendment) forbids it.
The Presidential powers Obama is forbidden to exercise also include the duty to nominate SCOTUS justices. If Kagan is approved there will be 2 liberal SCOTUS justices who cannot Constitutionally hold the office because they were not nominated by Joe Biden, the only person the 20th Amendment allows to act as President since Jan 20, 2009.
That could be invaluable for some notable lawsuits coming up - specifically the Arizona immigration enforcement case and the healthcare takeover cases, both of which are advancing in the appeals process.
I think it would be HILARIOUS if Arizona first contested to have Sotomayor and Kagan kicked out of the court because Joe Biden didn’t nominate them as required by the 20th Amendment, and then won their case allowing them to secure the borders in spite of our treasonous federal administration.
And then, before 2 other liberal justices could be confirmed, the healthcare takeover cases were decided in favor of the Constitution.
The dems are handing us everything we ever wanted on a stick if we just have the courage to call them on it. They’ve left the whole root of this lawlessness exposed for the cutting if we will only have the wisdom to do it.
I think we need to embolden our leaders to have that courage and wisdom. These are drastic times and we need a drastic - but totally lawful and appropriate - response. That door is WIDE OPEN if we will only walk through it.
He is not unaware. Psalm 66:7
You don’t plant the seeds in the morning and pick vegetables that afternoon. The tortoise methodically plodded, slow and steady, and won the race.
Seriously... each day is a blessing. I, too, can become discouraged, even despondent at times. But then I remind myself of the blessings I have been granted and I take comfort in the resiliency of my family and this Nation. The worm is turning, so to speak, and there are signs of it everywhere. November will be seismic, I believe, and I remain hopeful that a true leader will emerge for 2012.
You can always write a grand opus, give up, and leave the FR in a hissy fit. I’ve done it (a few times) and it always feels good. The bad part is when you have to come crawling back in through the supplicants door of humiliation ...
The thought of “President Palin” works for me.
Count your many blessings, count them one by one. No matter how discouraged you may be, understand this is God’s plan. We may not understand or comprehend the reasons, so when you become discouraged, leave it in his hands.
Bottom line, it’s your vote that really counts. “The Movement” is only a means to that end. Do what you can to help, but remember, we all have to learn to “toughen up” and lower our personal expectations.
We have a “Revolution” built into our Constitution....elections every two years. Remember November.
If you are praying earnestly, you should be grateful for every day that you get to live for the Lord. As bad as politics may get, I live in awe of the blessings that have been bestowed on me.
They'll make you feel lots better!
Unfortunately, most of the unbounded joy, optimism, and unfounded predictions have been much minimized....or are dead.
And it seems as if the trend is continuing.
Classical political cases (that will be taught in liberal colleges for ages to come) of "peaking far too soon" and "there's a sucker born every minute".
Such a shame....