Obviously, I haven't been blogging on this site, that's for sure. It's been 18 months since I've posted anything. I think it's about time to get back in the seat and bury my head in the laptop. More appropriately, I sense God is prompting me to get back at it. So, here we go.....
I've been thinking a whole bunch lately. Not just the inane things that are part of every day life but the more important things. Faith and family and future. Ironically, they go hand in hand in hand. At least that's what I've been thinking. Where do I do that thinking? The best place I know.....my bed. It doesn't really matter if it's day or night. That's where I get my best thinking done. I have to wonder where other people do their thinking. Or maybe their lack of thinking. Because wherever it is, there sure seems to be a breakdown. And why do I say that? It just might be because there are a whole lot of thoughts in our divided nation depicting a lack of reasoning and accountability. A good thought process shouldn't be act first and deal with the consequences later. Rest assured. Thinking done the proper way involves some time. Not a knee-jerk reaction to a problem or situation. Case in point....
In August of this year, Marty Sampson, a worship music writer, singer and active member of Hillsong publicly denounced his faith on social media. His announcement comes weeks after well-known Christian author Joshua Harris announced his departure from Christianity, both sharing their news over Instagram.
Harris, the author of the controversial Christian bestseller, "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", announced that he and his wife, Shannon, were ending their marriage. The following week came the following news about his faith. "I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. The popular phrase for this is 'deconstruction', the biblical phrase is 'falling away.' By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian. Many people tell me that there is a different way to practice faith and I want to remain open to this, but I'm not there now."
On November 5th, 2017 a gunman walked into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas after shooting several people outside. As he entered the building he shot and shot and shot. When he was complete with his carnage he had killed 26 people ages five to seventy two. Minutes after his flurry he tried to make a getaway but was shot in the leg. Shortly thereafter he crashed the vehicle he stole and shot himself in the head. The reaction to this slaughter was detailed by David Horowitz in his book, "Dark Agenda". "From Hollywood to New York and Washington, the left responded with a chorus of jeers and insults. Former MSNBC political commentator Keith Olbermann suggested in a tweet that Speak of the House Paul Ryan should proctologize himself with his prayers. Seattle Democrat, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, tweeted. 'They were praying when it happened. They don't need our prayers. They need us to address gun violence...' Comedian Paul Poundstone sneered: 'If prayers were the answer to mass shootings, wouldn't people at church service be safe? Actor Wil Wheaton tweeted, 'The murdered victims were in a church. If prayers did anything, they'd still be alive, you worthless sack of ...'
It's this type of thinking that has put our country and to an even bigger extent our world on a course to destruction. Which has caused me to think. Well actually it's caused me to listen and then to think. My wife, Joanne, introduced me to Pastor J.D. Farag of Calvary Chapel Kaneohe, Hawaii some time ago. Farag was born in Beirut, Lebanon to an Egyptian father and a Palestian mother. We listen to his sermons quite often as well as his weekly prophesy updates. Not only is he a true communicator, his words smack of honesty and truth. His insight on current times and prophesy is unique. If anything, he's been a chief reason for me to lie in bed each week and ponder what lies ahead.
So what does lie ahead? Let's see what the Bible says. Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
7 No one knows what lies ahead.
So who can tell someone else what's going to happen?
8 No one can stop the wind from blowing.
And no one has the power to decide when they will die.
No one is let out of the army in times of war.
And evil won't let go of those who practice it.
9 I understood all these things. I used my mind to study everything
that's done on earth. A man sometimes makes life hard for others.
But he ends up hurting himself.
That's quite a perspective. A man sometimes hurts himself. Hmmmmmm. Look around you. There's a good portion of that going around. The split between good and evil is greater than ever before. Add the fact that so many people are taking God's words and changing them to suit their owns needs.....is not part of God's plans. His words are Truth. Spoken Literally.
Here is what I think and believe. "If we are indifferent to Christ's return and wrapped up in our own selfish affairs, prophetic events will appear to us distant and unimportant, even if they are happening all around us. But if we study prophecy with a focus on how soon we will be united with Jesus, the passing of time will increase our anticipation of being with the Lord, and we will feel that His returns is near-at the doors!"-Rapture.com
So if you're thinking is off the rails...you just might need a change of location to do your thinking. It's not how you want to feel that you need to focus on, it's what's best and right. Yes, it's all about location...the one location called Heaven. Remember hearing about that place?
YGG,
John
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