Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Today, I talked to three people, "All Shook Up."
Usually Election Day is filled with the joy of a race run and the finish line is Right There.
And I read an article asking why so many Churches have crossed a line separating Church and State to speak up. People leaning Democratic feel hurt. Really, hurt.
Well, we have to answer this. It's not intended to separate. It's intended for Salvation.
And this isn't just the Churches. See Hollywood, California.
On Friday, the day after the second and final presidential debate, Google Trends, a website where Google posts information about what people are searching for in real-time, began showing a spike in the search phrase “Can you change your vote.”?
The trend has continued over the weekend and into this week with web surfers asking not only can you change your vote, but how to do it.
If I were a Politician, I'd have to say the only effective style I have is, "The John Adams Bold Truth."
For me, this is basically a flowchart.
The number one reason people have spoken up this year is plainly:
"Friends don't let Friends set fire to the planet."
Violence.
Should never be acceptable. When violence happens, we need to speak up and speak up and speak up. And draw together. It's not acceptable for the Police to be policed by their very own partners called the Grand Jury.
Lying. Should not be the main support of an agenda. Peaceful protests, Peaceful protests, Peaceful protests, Peaceful protests, Peaceful protests, Peaceful protests. Do not involve - Violence. Telling the truth shouldn't involve suppressing the truth. Lying is going on when violence isn't labeled Violence.
When common ground is pushed aside.
For the-thought-control-police to Be In Control. When only one agenda supports Violence.
When the Constitution was built to make sure Government should have a healthy regard for Freedoms of the People. And suddenly, there is one spoken agenda to support. One crucial, valid point of the Constitution is to maintain the Peace.
Why should Prisons not function? They exist to avoid Violence.
Why should we have someone bailing out the violent out of prison and running for Office?
Immigration. Avoid Violence.
The Border Towns of Mexico are so dangerous, the Citizens of the USA who have dual citizenry with Mexico, dare not drive the first 5 Mexican states that border the USA. Instead, they fly into Mexico City and numerous family members greet them at the airport to avoid being kidnapped (for hundreds of thousands of dollars) or killed. Mexican Landowners, at the USA border, dare go outside at night fearing the Cartels. People have been hung to death on the border bridge to rot (or be shot at to remove the body). The murders in a month of Juarez equal the USA murder capital city for an entire year. The reason for Immigration is avoiding Violence.
Peace.
We seek the peace for 8-year-old children to be protected with freedom to express their adult sexuality, when they are adults, without asking the former Vice-President of the USA for his approval. A child's protection to be an adult to make adult decisions. We should have laws giving children the right to be children at this point.
Peace.
We seek the peace of the innocent. The unborn. The last thing a months old human baby, with a heartbeat, fingerprints, should have to think about is being ripped apart. Especially after being born. My cousin in-law was very pro-choice, she got a job with an abortionist and after viewing the sonogram of the baby fighting for the baby's life - the vacuum, my cousin was handed an intact several months old human arm, severed. This cousin in-law quit and sought forgiveness for participating in the murder of a human being. The USA has millions of women who do not celebrate this.
Peace and Prosperity.
The 525 children at the Border have something in common with the Homeless, largely moved to San Francisco. They are in need. Not of big government, but programs with loving people to encourage them to Life. To have Homes.
Education. Peace and Prosperity.
We seek for the people of the USA to have School Choice. Equal Liberties under the Law.
Life. Abundant Life.
John 10:9-10
I am the gate
If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved.
He will come in and go out and find pasture.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
One of my Louisiana friends posted this today:
Common Ground
We are finding people are facing their troubles conquered - Again.
This is causing some anxiety and some wild thoughts. People have some fears.
Fears can spike higher than the Virus itself.
And we wonder if a tidal wave of our larger anxieties will peak. For some it will be hurricanes / wildfires, others Virus, some are baffled at the sheer noise and Volume of the Pandemic. Others the loss of savings in old age, the loss of a job, mental anguish. Disharmony in homes. We know some counties have seen suicide rates increase. It's just an odd time.
My family are big rememberers and talkers. And this is comfort to me. We have family memories of the Spanish Flu of 1918. We have overcoming the Great Depression - on several levels. Life is going to continue. My father's, unforeseen odd, sheer terror of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Black Tuesday.
Exactly like the explanation of why people have become verbal about Politics, where they might still be silent but have broadened their usual range.
We are all seeking Peace.
A shelter to give ourselves and those we love a framework to Hope, Faith and Love.
There is common ground.
If we can hold to Hope for the next year, God is going to see us through again. I remember, so well, the woman in her late 20s weeping publicly how scary times are. Allow your true self room. Do not feel misty eyes and a heart drooping is the anguish of forever, or cowardly. Or wimpy. The absence of needed fake stiff upper lip. Love yourself. Allow yourself the wisdom of anxiety in this year. Jesus never fired the Disciples. Allow yourself time to learn the skill of gathering it all back up. We are ALL facing the same thing we overcame last time. We have some new skills of understanding, we all can certainly text prayer requests and call.
Thomas. Doubting.
He is so real. He looked at newly living Lazarus and said, "We are going to get killed with Jesus." Evidently, Thomas had been listening to Jesus explaining this was coming. Isn't it greatly refreshing to think the Disciples had a dot of listening ability? Thomas - no one knows his exact fate. We do know Peter and John lived to old age. Jesus didn't look over at Thomas and condemn Thomas for his concerns. However, it's essential to note: Jesus Lives and so did/does Thomas.
Proverbs 3:25
King James Version
Be not afraid of sudden fear
Darby Bible Translation
Be not afraid of sudden fear
World English Bible
Don't be afraid of sudden fear
Young's Literal Translation
Be not afraid of sudden fear
Proverbs 3:25 Parallel
Commentary
Geneva Study Bible
{1} Be not afraid of sudden fear {!} {!} {!}
Mnemonic Device - Using Round About and Circular Logic.
Nahum 2 notices when God intends to destroy something - He does not strike twice. So... maybe we are fortunate to be facing this again - and more prepared. And we will say: Thank God. Thank God.
Have life,
and have it in all its fullness.
Abba, Father
Jesus Son of God - Bless, Heal, Sustain, Comfort, Guide
President Donald Trump, and his family,
Vice President Pence and his family,
The White House Staff,
especially those in need of healing today
God Bless Them!
And God Bless President Trump for free Regeneron for
Us ALL.
Safety and wisdom for:
Governor Abbott
and all 50 United States Governors and our Legislatures
Praying for Elliott, Harby and their family
for complete blessing of healing.
I believe Jesus is healing Elliott.
We long for Your Love and help, Father God, to have Your Kingdom,
Power and Glory upon Your Throne.
The Fringe of Your Robe placed upon all of Your Good Creation.
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts. We pray more of Your Good Will filling the whole earth with Your Glory.
We will remember our answered Prayers.
And live this Day. Looking in expectation
You will strengthen us, the ones we Love.
We will Seek You first and find Your Kingdom.
Covering us with the Name and Power of Jesus,
Brave people. Holding up Life for one another.
We are People thanks to Jesus,
we can make
Redemption
Strength.
Praying the Victory!
And Virus end!
Knowing God is going to bring
us past the storms into
His Plan of desired Haven
In Psalm 107.
Fruitful Justice for ALL.
For our families and children yet unborn
The Freedom in Jesus we call
Liberty and Justice for All!
We ask Jesus to dwell in us and those we Love always,
and help us find God First.
And we say
Amen!
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