Starting Over

Hello all,

It has been a while since I was on here, but I am back.  I tried to use Facebook for a while and enjoyed it at first.  It was really great to keep up with people so far away, and see what they were doing.  The thing is, like everything in America, more of a good thing does not always make it better.  I found that it can be extremely addictive, and can turn me into a time-wasting mess.  Please note, I said “ME” a mess, not you.  This is not a judgement on you, but a harsh observation about myself.

Here is the deal.  Recently I was listening to the radio and people talking about Obamacare, and how the country was being destroyed.  I realized that many (myself included) were placing the country ahead of God, as an idol.  See, none of the stuff going on in Washington is a surprise to God.  Why should we worry about earthly concerns more than spreading the gospel?  The answer is, we shouldn’t.  See, something good (USA) can become an idol that tears us away from God just like something bad can.  Regardless of whether it is a good or bad thing, if it becomes more important to us than God, we are sinning.  And spending more time arguing and fighting for our political beliefs (regardless of the side you are on) than we spend reading His Word and telling others about Him is idolatry.

We are told to go out and make disciples of men.  We are not told that we need a free country, or a Republican Senate or a Democratic House to do that.  We are told to spread the word.  If all the generations in the Bible that had less convenient political situations were expected to make God their priority, then I think we are called to do the same.  At least that is what I am banking on.  I hope that the USA is OK.  I hope it lasts as a bastion for freedom until Jesus returns.  But if it’s not, that’s OK, because the kingdom I am concerned with won’t change directions at the will of the people.  It will stay the same at the will of the one, true God.  And no election, no social chat tool, and no amount of political intimidation will EVER change that.

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