Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Socialism

Can anyone tell me any country that is successful or that has been successful that was or is a socialistic country??? I can't think of one but it looks like we,the U.S., will be heading that way which means we, as a country, will no longer be successful.

I expect that God is sad when he looks at what our country has become - we have become just like the historical roman empire. They were an empire that had no morals, no free speech and a lot of control over the people. Our country is becoming more like that, there is no right or wrong, the government controls many aspects of our life (and wants more control), free speech is getting harder to come by, the rights of the individuals are being taken away etc. Where is the Roman Empire now? Where does that say we will be in the coming years???

We are the best country in the world. We offer freedom to everyone. We are the most giving country in the world. You can look at which country is first on the scene of a natural disaster, which country gives the most money to those in need. Which country offers anyone and everyone the chance to be exactly what they want to be? Which country offers freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the pursuit of happiness. Which country acknowledged, at its formation, that we (all people) were endowed by their CREATOR with certain rights. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. "(excerpt from the declaration of independence).

The upcoming election holds a lot of things in the balance. Are we going to continue to be a free society or start traveling faster down the road to a socialistic society? Are we willing to give up the rights that men and woman fought for in the many wars so that "everyone feels good about themselves and everyone has exactly the same as everyone else". Is it wrong for some people to have more or less then other people? Are we going to allow our freedom of speech to be violated or are we going to stand together and try and make God proud of this country once again? When we travel down the wide path, away from God, it gets easier and easier to accept things that are not biblical, things become gray and easier to accept.

Matt 7:13,14 says "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

These are the words of Jesus. The broader the road you travel, the more things you become accepting of. The more accepting of things you become the further away you get from the narrow road. The one that leads to life. The easy road is the broad or wide road. It is the road that everyone is on. The harder path is the one that leads through the narrow gate. The narrow gate is Jesus, He says in John 14:6 I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me.

So what are we going to do about it. Are we going to continue to stand by and let the U.S. morally decline or are we going to find some way to get our voice out there????

I am not sure what we should do or how we should go about making a change. I don't know if we need to stand up more often for what is right, even if it is hard and may end up separating you from family and friends? Even if it means being called intolerant (which seems to almost be an oxymoron because if we speak out for what we believe is right we are called intolerant yet they are not intolerant for not allowing us to speak freely about what we believe).

Jesus didn't say it would be easy to follow Him he said in Matt 10:17-22 "Be on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their synagogues.On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."

I know one of satan's plans it to make us feel like there is no point in fighting, what can we really do, we can't win. Right now he is winning but I know who wins the final battle and it is not him. We need to seek guidance from God as to what He would have us do. We need to make ourselves available so He can make changes in our lives and in this country, so He can save this country before it is too late and we are too far gone to go back. Jesus is the only one that can save us and this country but he can use you and me.

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