Fires of History

A few years back I experienced a vision in which the sky was suddenly consumed with fire. It wasn't the fire of a sunset or sunrise. The clouds literally became flames and rolled across the heavens with the purpose of burning everything in their path. If I had to describe it, it would be like those movie pictures of a backflash when a fireman opens the door of a building engulfed in flames and is greeted by a roaring wall of fire. The flames seemed to have a life of their own, and could not be stopped. As the flames surrounded me, I noticed that I was still standing without being burned. My skin was not singed, my Albert Einstein hair did not burst into flames, nothing on me was harmed in any way.

Why do I tell you this? Because we're coming to a place in time when we MUST learn how to stand in the midst of the fire and not be consumed by that fire.

We are in a period of history that frustrates Christians to the max. Their prayers against and for the current leadership of America seem to be stymied in many cases. Legislation is passed that is in direct opposition to the Word of God, and even our President appears to be so hostile to Christianity that it makes us crazy. (Actually, he thinks We're crazy and he's ok. Not).

Becoming harsh and legalistic about it will not help us. Standing in the midst of a fire means standing completely in trust of the Lord. It means standing in the love of God, not trying to use what we think is His wrath. We can rail against the problem, we can shriek and holler and stomp, but the fact remains that God's time table is being performed before our eyes. The President signed a very dangerous executive order this last week, and we need to be aware and ready. The GOP is fragmented, divided, and the current crop of nominees are desperately flawed in the experience department. The economy is NOT the top issue- the direction of our nation of PEOPLE is.We are the people of America- and without the Lord Jesus Christ as our banner and hope, we will be plunged into a "gross darkness."

caucuses...who gets to vote again?

Some friends and I attended the North Idaho Republican caucus this last week and found a disturbing reality: after 4 rounds of voting and hours of waiting, another part of the state had already decided the election before we even finished. Now, I have to say, that's a bunch of hooey.

Whatever is going on in the systems regarding elections, they are messed up. When any one group of people can throw the rest of us under the bus with their votes, that's garbage. Wrong wrong wrong. Short of seceding from the state, I'm not sure how to fix it. But it does give one pause to wonder how we can make it work so that the voting allows everyone's vote to count.

If any of you have ideas, please leave a comment (nicely, please).And no we can't shoot anyone, so let's skip that kind of remark. Thanks

National Defense-What cost?

Today I read that the new defense budget has within its rather extensive pages a severe cut to the health benefits for our troops. Now THAT infuriates me. The union laborers within the Federal government have no such cut- and they don't carry guns to defend us!

Why is it that the people who protect us on a daily basis have to bear costs incurred by other agencies? I understand the Pentagon is pissed. I hope so. I hope they get so mad that this travesty is pushed back and a realignment of priorities occurs. This administration continually helps itself and its cronies but treats others like they are so much garbage.

The article I read further claims that this cost cutting measure is designed to increase the membership of the Obamacare federal insurance programs. I'm incensed that our troops are "fed" the slow governmental health care while regular federal workers and Congress get high end healthcare.
What the??? It's not right. Let's tell them what we think!