My heart aches as I write this. The other morning I did something I rarely do. I watched the news. I was dismayed, not only by the natural tragedies occurring in this country on an all too frequent basis, but also by an agenda that makes hard-working families pay the bills for those who aren't willing to work, an agenda that is not based on democracy but instead on a totally different philosophy. I am saddened by the debt-ridden, despicable place this nation is in financially. But I am most distraught by the clear and ever-growing bias against anything that has to do with morals, God, or conservatives, while pushing, shoving, and dumping leftist, liberal ideas and thoughts into our heads. Sure, some mornings are worse than others. I happened to pick a pretty rotten morning to watch.
The temptation is to throw our hands up in the air and give up. But what good does that do? I submit to you that we need to stand for what is right and true in our own homes. Let's raise our kids to love God, work hard, and spend only what they make. Let's make sure they are not entertained by the filth that is called entertainment. Let's do our best to set a good example of integrity, so they do not go out into the world wishy-washy and easily moved. And let's make sure that they know that God created the world.
There is a battle going on for our families. We need to put on our armor (Ephesians 6) and fight for them! And, in so doing, give a crumbling country the bright hope of young people who love their God and their country.
If we can raise moral, hard-working, God-fearing kids the results of that will trickle out into the nation. Sure, it may be just in a small area of this great land...but isn't that better than nothing?
I can't help but wonder what the next years will hold for this great land of the brave and the free that seems to be so very lost. But I still love my country! I am still thankful to be in a country that is like no other. We are still so very blessed to live here...at least for now. Here are a few very applicable quotes for this July 4th, 2012:
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."
- George Washington, 1st U.S. President
- George Washington, 1st U.S. President
"Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience...without God there is a coarsening of the society; without God democracy will not and cannot long endure...If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation gone under."
- Ronald Reagan
- Ronald Reagan
"It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated, can afford to be ignorant of the Bible."
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained."
- George Washington, 1789
- George Washington, 1789
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You assume that those who do not currently work do not wish to... You assume that democracy means your side comes out on top... My democracy hears my voice as well as yours... One does not need to believe in your God to believe in morality and good. I think we should divide the country and allow you to have your own
ReplyDeleteI was not referring to those who wish to work and can't - and I didn't give any assumption that I was (I specifically stated:"those who aren't willing") and, perhaps unlike you, I have had personal contact with people on welfare who are NOT willing to work, who soak the system for all it is worth, without accountability. There is something wrong with a system that allows this.
DeleteIf you don't believe in God, what is your morality based on? Who makes the rules? Where does the standard come from? Our society is full of strife and broken families and crime because we are all making our own rules.
As for believing in my God, I don't really care what you believe (it is a free country, after all) but as this country was originally established on the foundation of Christianity and belief in God and His Word, the Bible, perhaps it is you who should go start your own country. It sounds like you don't like how democracy was defined by our forefathers from the very beginning.
So glad it is a free country, where we can all reside together, although I am fearful that the split is becoming increasingly wider and unfixable :(
Well written and very applicable. So many do not realize the battle rages on the moral and spiritual level.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your encouraging words :)
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