You’ve had that feeling, I’m sure, that realization of an error you’ve made and how it’s affected those around you; that emotional, gut-gripping reaction that happens within our minds and becomes so strong that our reaction can be very physical.
This happened to me and my husband this weekend at a Michigan Catholic Homeschoolers conference. The first speaker on Friday night shared the truth behind what is going on in our very own White House. To sum up, it’s no longer OUR White House. The management of this country take their offices very seriously and are working toward an agenda that does not include God, nor the Constitution.
Probably not a surprise to you, is it? Our government is trying to take away our rights under the guise of “protecting us from ourselves”. I say NO THANK YOU! I know that human governments are faulty because the humans are sinful. I know and accept that. I also accept that my life may be more difficult (sometimes downright impossible) than others who are more affluent or educated. That is not something new, beloved. Since the beginning of time, there have been the rich, the poor, and those who live in reasonable comfort. It’s true that we would all prefer to be comfortable, but that doesn’t lessen the value of poverty. Those in poverty can still have an intensely spiritual life. Those who are comfortable can experience that same intensity in our charitable giving and prayer for the poor. The only law we need to follow is God’s law; it’s right there in the bible – those who follow God’s Law will be rewarded. Perhaps the reward is not a check, a new car, or the cure for cancer, but it is a promise for eternal life with Him. That’s more than anything we can ask for in this lifetime.
The real kicker at the conference was the fact that the Treaty for Child Protection, which has been fully accepted in the UN, and which the United States has signed (Clinton’s deed) but has not yet ratified, does indeed protect children from crimes of trafficking and physical abuse. It also opens the door for our government to determine what a child should learn and when they should learn it. That means that private schools and homeschoolers will be under the thumb of the federal government, unable to teach our children what we know is true and good. That means that our Judicial Branch will enforce parents to do what they believe is right; and they believe in public education, a place where God is not allowed. The scariest part of all this is that Christian Values will not be considered as guidelines to how they rule in such cases. For more on this, go to www.parentalright.org – the Treaty is there for you to read, as well as dozens of essays and articles on this topic.
The final clincher was the speaker that shared a comparison between pre-WWII Germany and our countries current political actions. My dear, they are identical! We are heading down that same path: Socialistic ideals, health care reform, a public overly concerned with animal rights (euthanizing animals) instead of human rights (abortion), gun control (losing the freedom to defend ourselves), a lack of teaching history of our ancestors (I’m sorry, but Black American History month is not enough!) and a government who blatantly ignores the constitution in their governing (big brother?).
I don’t know what to do about these things, how to become involved, where to go to hold up a picket sign and peacefully protest. But I can pray. And I encourage you to do the same. Prayer is more powerful than any picket sign – it’s conversation with God – and who can be greater than He? Instead of allowing the truth of where our country seems to be heading to punch me in the gut, I'm turning to God, who doesn't just punch, but lays waste to entire empires. Who can stand against Him?
Lord, I pray for this country and the giant vacuum of sin into which we have fallen. With the movies glorifying sin, storefronts advertising sex through the sale of clothing, and school systems that teach sex education (the 'how-to' and not abstinence) and not Your Laws, we are on a slide to doom. Lord, I ask you to instill in Your people a new fire, a new understanding of all Your teachings. Protect those who love you, guide us to do what you will. And I ask all the angels and saints to pray for us, to You, Lord. I pray all this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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