My friends, through my posts I have tried to discuss different aspects of daily life that will help in the decision making process each day; however, it is now the time to hit the nail on the head.
What do you believe?
Do you believe some of these things some of the time but because sometimes you feel that it is just too difficult to master servanthood, you abandon the cause? Do you feel that you can take some of the things some of the time, overlook the others, and then move forward with your lives? I, too, face this dilema daily and as I make my mistakes along the way, I hopefully gain knowledge of how to prepare myself for the challenges of tomorrow.
Let’s look at the world situation now. We are in trouble – not so much financially but in our belief system to sustain us through the good and bad times. It is time for America to take a stand in its belief system. We were founded on the basis of freedom of religion and the right to worship the one true G__ in our own way. Why do we not want to talk about this and why do we sweep it under the rug. You either believe in the Creator or you don’t. It’s that simple. And, if you do believe, you must stand up for this.
Why are we so willing to be friends with everyone and not stand up for the G__ who made us. Please do not tell me you go to church, attend Bible Studies, walk the road to Emmaus, visit the shutins, contribute your monies to causes for the betterment of humanity and then turn around and deny the existence of the Creator all in the same breath and then call yourselves Christians.
We must be ever vigilant to the radicals in society who seek to overthrow our beliefs and we must be willing to admit our mistakes and move forward. We must be willing to stand alone against the crowd, be it the press, our friends, our neighbors, our bosses, and our leaders. So what do you believe?
Do you really believe that we can all co exist without one belief system. The middle east has been a hotbed of hatred and animosity towards the west since our inception. The middle east controls vast resources of oil which we purchase to drive our cars, trucks, boats and airplanes and we give in to their demands because we do not want to ruffle feathers.
It is diplomacy at the highest level in speech creating the lowest level of respect in the world for our country. We are no longer strong but weak. We have allowed greed to be our all encompassing mandate, we have allowed anything goes in society, we have allowed the politicians to tell us what to do without examining the facts in truth, forgetting party affiliation but rallying around party affiliation.
Here are some beliefs that we as Americans should believe in. The ancients were told that if you did not work, you did not eat. What happened to that? So, if you are unemployed, is it too much for you to mow lawns, bag groceries, run errands, empty garbage, wait tables, carry newspapers, wash dishes (All noble endeavors when done with a certainty of purpose, that purpose being to do the best that you can do). Where are the families that are supposed to take care of their own? Why should we as a society pay for your children out of wedlock when you cannot even name the father or refuse to name the father. Why should we as hard working people put up with this? There should be a law – if you want assistance, name the father of the child and for a short time, you can get assistance but within three months, that assistance stops and the father takes over. If you cannot name the father, then your family must take over.
Who checks welfare checks being sent out? Is there a quota. There are countless stories of individuals who were forced to go on welfare but who pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and made something of themselves and even ended up paying back the assistance that they were given. Unfortunately, this is about 1%, if that high, of the individuals who actually contribute in this way.
Who checks food stamps? There should be a limit. Dr. Oz stated the other day that the greatest threat to society today is obesity. Look at the grocery carts and you will see that this is true. It is a well known fact that obesity contributes to most of the physical ills of society today and yet not one politician will go out and say, OK, if you are overweight, we will help you but you no longer get subsistance until you have this under control. I grew up in a household that followed the rules – whatever the parents said as long as you were under the roof – those were the rules. Do you know what we do today? We give out billions of dollars from the taxes that we collect from the hard working people and give it to those people who misuse this trust and then we do not hold them accountable. Why don’t we just give our children a new car, put hundred dollar bills in the front seat, and tell them to go on their way and in the same breath, tell them that they can always come back for more.
Does this sound familiar?
I had a dear friend, who has since passed away, who wanted to give an enormous amount of money to a cause but in order to do this, she wanted to make certain that it was spent wisely and not frivilously on other projects. They refused her offer, telling her that they would accept the money but then she had to walk away. Needless to say, they never got the money.
Are you willing to stand up for what is right? Why do you work? Don’t you feel everyone should work? Why do you pay taxes? Sure there are loopholes, but then again, our elected officials made the rules. Did I mention that we voted them into office and now we are complaining!?! Do you pay car insurance? Shouldn’t everyone pay car insurance? Is a new TV, VCR, video game, or play station a substitute for insurance? In today’s society, it seems to be, as we want every new gadget imaginable but do not want to assume our responsibilities one to the other, to our fellow brothers and sisters. Make them pay for it seems to be the saying of the day.
Have you helped someone today?
What are the signs that face us today? We have been too lax in our efforts to curtail violence in the world, refusing to believe that this could really happen. We give billions of dollars away and then we walk away and then we cannot even feed our own. We, in our own way, contribute to our own poverty and then blame it on someone else.
Who is in Washington today who truly has the best interests of us at heart?
Please do not tell me it is the Democrats. Please do not tell me it is the Republicans. Does anyone really believe that we as a society really, truly, want to help each other without lining our pockets? Why should the elected officials have enormous retirement, large salaries, limousines while the rest of the country lives at less than half of this amount, perhaps one third? Why do we allow this to happen?
Do you know that there are thieves (former elected officials) who receive vast retirements at our expense because we do not want to say anything? How do you feel about that? I want you to think about one person in your life that you truly do not respect and then go and give him 8500.00 per month every month for the rest of his life. Oh and my the way, you must pay all of his insurance and benefits as well.
Where are we as a nation headed? We need to get back to the basics of everyone doing his or her own part for the betterment of society, everyone working to provide his or her own way, everyone being answerable for mistakes made and rectifying these mistakes to the best of our abilities. We will continue to make mistakes but turning our heads for the sake of pleasantry is not a mistake, it is premeditated selfish thought, only to benefit our needs.
So just exactly where in your life is your servanthood? Does it have any place in your life? Do you really want to hear about it? Do you really, deep down in your heart, really want to change? Do you really want peace in your life and in the lives of others? Do you cry out for the souls of those lost next door, across the street and around the world? Do you long for order in your life?
It begins as individuals.
In the beginning, G__ created the heavens and the earth. From this, your life begins and can only be played out when you truly believe that your Father is watching and seeing what we do to change the world for the better.
Have you taken a stand today?
Blessings.