[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you oh so very much for your beautiful essay-post, dear joanie-f!

And we have no one but the American citizen to blame. His apathy. Ignorance. Self-centeredness. Ingratitude. Hedonism. The fewer than six hundred were placed into power by a band of adoring mental adolescents, who simply want to be allowed to go to the mall, download music/noise, and worship celebrity.

Because the founding of America is Christian, my response to the present situation as described so well in your beautiful essay-post, shall be spiritual.

God's justice is perfect.

Each of us, individually, build the scales whereby we will be judged. (Matthew 7:1-3) And all of our self-serving decisions and deeds will be revisited to us. (e.g. Proverbs 11:27)

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. – Galatians 6:7

Man's sense, on the other hand, is deeply flawed. He says he wants equality or justice when what he really wants is the same break as the next guy. He certainly doesn't want what is coming to him, either spiritually or materially.

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? - Matthew 20:15

The tab for the folly of material "taking" and redistribution by the present powers-that-be - to achieve a mortal sense of equality - will, under God's justice, ultimately be paid not just by them but by the very ones who granted them those powers.

We've seen this justice play out in many socialist and communist countries. And in the US, for instance, the financial obligation of the growing population of pensioned baby boomers will fall squarely on the heads of the mall denizens who worship celebrity or themselves or any thing other than God.

And the price for the folly of turning this nation away from God by the elected and appointed powers-that-be will be paid by not only by them but also by those who empowered them to drive the very mention of God from public facilities and to force the faithful to contribute to abominations through public funding.

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying], Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. – Psalms 2:1-5

The bottom line is that Christ came to establish a family. Those who would harm even one of His adopted kids will not only not succeed but will find themselves in great spiritual peril.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. - John 1:12-13

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand. - John 10:28-29

We Christians have nothing to fear from anything that happens in this mortal life.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39

But we must keep our priorities straight. Therefore, I aver that American Christians must not despair but rather love God, believe Him, trust Him. Pray without ceasing (- I Thessalonians 5:17).

And as a distant second priority, love our neighbors in a large part by getting to work. Do everything we can to inform them, help them see what has happened, what awaits and help them to understand the true importance of their vote.

To God be the glory!

[joanie-f]

Thank you so much for your beautiful response, Alamo-Girl.

In just a few short paragraphs, you have constructed a scripturally-based pathway upon which every American Christian must maintain his focus during these troubling times.

And your advice/guidance in your last two paragraphs are words to which we must adhere, no matter the cacophony occurring around us.

We must remain faithful to His teachings, make constant use of the most powerful tool (prayer) with which He has provided us, and never cease to remember that, no matter man's folly, He is in control.

I completely agree with your second ('distant priority') assertion, that we must do all that we can to educate and inform. I have discovered that, especially since the election of Barack Obama, there is just too much to cover anymore in attempting to awaken people to the crimes occurring in Washington. So I have adopted a much simpler, less specific, approach in that I am simply attempting to educate people about the true definition, origin and value of liberty, asking them to look around themselves and determine for themselves in what ways their liberties are being infringed upon, and then determine whether they are worth defending, and how such defense should occur. It has become a monumental task to attempt to inform people about specifics, and I have found that simply urging them to unearth those specifics on their own, and then determine whether, and how, action might be necessary, seems to result in more people responding with other than an overwhelmed, blank stare.

Thank you, again, for your beautiful, God-centered advice. His blessings to you and yours, dear Alamo-Girl!

~ joanie