2022 the Year to Take Back Ground

Townhall.com ^ | January 3, 2022 | Michael Brown

[Kaslin]

I write these words as a declaration rather than a prediction, as a proclamation rather than a prophecy. Put another way, I’m issuing a challenge and encouraging a faith-filled mindset: let 2022 be a year of taking back ground!

It’s clear, of course, that every year is mixed, with progress in some areas and regress in others.

And it’s clear that, until Jesus returns, this world will be messed up, marked by pain and suffering and sin.

But that doesn’t mean that we simply accept defeat as inevitable. Or that we embrace a mentality of hopelessness. Or that we develop a theology of pessimism (as in, “It’s only going to get worse before Jesus returns, so why even bother to try?”)

Absolutely not. To the contrary, as I’ve emphasized countless times before, the Bible encourages us to have the mentality of overcomers and victors. And our perspective is, no matter how dark the surrounding world might be, God’s light shines in that darkness – and the darkness cannot overcome it (John 1:5).

And so, as we start this new year, I want to encourage you to look for ways to “take back ground,” by which I mean, to look for ways to turn things right side up. To make a positive difference. To undo something Satan has done. To recover something that has been stolen (I’m speaking metaphorically here). To turn a negative into a positive. To win a victory where there has been defeat.

I write these words as a declaration rather than a prediction, as a proclamation rather than a prophecy. Put another way, I’m issuing a challenge and encouraging a faith-filled mindset: let 2022 be a year of taking back ground!

It’s clear, of course, that every year is mixed, with progress in some areas and regress in others.

And it’s clear that, until Jesus returns, this world will be messed up, marked by pain and suffering and sin.

But that doesn’t mean that we simply accept defeat as inevitable. Or that we embrace a mentality of hopelessness. Or that we develop a theology of pessimism (as in, “It’s only going to get worse before Jesus returns, so why even bother to try?”)

Absolutely not. To the contrary, as I’ve emphasized countless times before, the Bible encourages us to have the mentality of overcomers and victors. And our perspective is, no matter how dark the surrounding world might be, God’s light shines in that darkness – and the darkness cannot overcome it (John 1:5).

And so, as we start this new year, I want to encourage you to look for ways to “take back ground,” by which I mean, to look for ways to turn things right side up. To make a positive difference. To undo something Satan has done. To recover something that has been stolen (I’m speaking metaphorically here). To turn a negative into a positive. To win a victory where there has been defeat.

As reported by Christian Toto on the Daily Wire:

* His record label suspended him

* iHeartMedia yanked his songs from the massive platform

* Cumulus Media did the same, as did Pandora and SiriusXM

* Cumulus Media did the same, as did Pandora and SiriusXM

* The Country Music Awards disinvited him from its annual showcase

The Country Music Awards disinvited him from its annual showcase

Will others soon follow suit? Will the NCAA have an awakening (and repent of its absurd wokeness)? Will the tide turn from the embrace of cultural insanity to compassion for those struggling with gender confusion coupled with fairness for female sports? Will reality prevail over perception?

And speaking of reality, Rasmussen Reports notes that, “The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 75% of American Adults agree that there are only two genders, male and female. That total includes 63% who Strongly Agree. Eighteen percent (18%) disagree.”

Additionally, “By more than a 3-to-1 margin, Americans oppose a key educational policy of the transgender movement. Sixty-eight percent (68%) believe schools and teachers should not be allowed to counsel students on their sexual and gender identities without parental knowledge or consent. Only 19% believe schools should be allowed to engage in such counseling without parental consent.”

Let the pushback continue!

[Liz]

Pray as if everything depended on God.

Act as if everything depended on you.

[alloysteel]

It is difficult to occupy radioactive scorched earth. For the early months of the occupation, much of the effort will be in cleaning up the damage already done, before serious rebuilding can be considered. But we should prepare to raise temporary structures to house the most necessary functions, much like the military hospitals in forward areas close to the war zone.

The Red Ball Express was a famed truck convoy system that supplied Allied forces moving quickly through Europe after breaking out from the D-Day beaches in Normandy in 1944. To expedite cargo shipment to the front, trucks emblazoned with red balls followed a similarly marked route that was closed to civilian traffic. The trucks also had priority on regular roads.

Conceived in an urgent 36-hour meeting, the convoy system began operating on August 25, 1944. Staffed primarily with African-American soldiers, the Express at its peak operated 5,958 vehicles that carried about 12,500 tons of supplies a day.

As a logistical pipeline, it was genius.

[Pollster1]

If we take back ground, we need to rule scorched earth, like democrats are doing today.
Fund only useful parts of the government, and eliminate the parts that are not authorized by the Constitution.
Don’t play nice, not even with a 51-49 Senate.
We have to crush everything Pelosi and Schumer have rammed down our throats, before it takes hold.

[bert]

But, but, but....... if we are not nice, what will they think about us at church?

[TheConservativeTejano]

But, but, but....... if we are not nice, what will they think about us at church?

I hear ya partner.