Defiance

It is not too often that I recommend a movie. I may say that a movie is okay; but rarely do I say, stop what you are doing and head to the nearest theatre. Well, drop what you are doing and head to the nearest theatre and take in the movie, Defiance. It is very well acted, it is brutal and it is life lived out loud on the big screen. I cannot believe Hollywood made this movie in this day and age of "tolerance" and "coexist" and liberal lunacy. Every Christian must see this movie. It will prepare you for our certain future. Although not a conspiracy theorist, I do read the Scriptures and I do read the headlines and I do see the writing on the wall so to speak. Just as the Jews were a thorn in Hitler's side, we as believers in the Christ, are thorns to the ever rising secularists and other brands that I do not care to name here. A foreign group of people will not annihilate the USA, we will do it ourselves and it will begin with eliminating the Christians.

Today I woke up from a long nap! Too long of a nap at that! I was living in a fantasy world, well, no more. I am a big fan of Brannon Howse and I encourage everyone to go to his website and read the enlightening articles there.

Look at the following similarities between WWII Germany and America:

As you read through my list, I invite you to understand the times and prepare to respond with a Biblical worldview.

Hitler eliminated Christian holidays in the schools first by calling Christmas “Yuletide.” Most American public schools now call Christmas vacation a “winter break.”

Hitler outlawed school prayer in Germany. In 1962, The U.S. Supreme Court did the same for us.

Hitler took Easter out of schools and instead honored that time of year as the beginning of spring. It has likewise become common for schools in America to refer to time off at Easter as “spring break.”

Hitler controlled the church using intimidation and threats. A half-century ago, U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Baines Johnson, promoted a bill that included an amendment to use the Internal Revenue Service to remove the non-profit status of a church that speaks against the election of any specific political candidate.

Hitler enticed thousands of pastors to promote paganism in their congregations. Neopaganism is one of the fastest growing religions in America, doubling every 18 months according to a June 2008 article in The Denver Post. Many American church-goers practice paganism such as “Christian” yoga, contemplative prayer, and walking a labyrinth. As evidence that church doors continue to open further to aberrant beliefs, a 2008 survey found that 57% of evangelicals do not believe Jesus Christ is the only way to God.

Hitler prevented dissenters from using radio to challenge his worldview. Many powerful liberals in America have made clear their intent to reintroduce the “Fairness Doctrine” that would require conservative and religious radio stations to offer equal time to anti-Christian, anti-conservative worldviews. Pastors who spoke against Hitler’s worldview and his murderous regime found themselves on trial and frequently imprisoned for “Abuse of Pulpit.”

In America, hate-crime legislation has the potential to criminalize Christians and pastors who speak out against the homosexual agenda. Read the entire article by ordering a free copy of our new, 32 page magazine that came out this week. http://www.worldviewweekend.com/digest.shtml

Please wake up Christians, wake up Patriotic Americans---those of you who still believe in our rights as a sovereign nation, where we can still talk about our love for Jesus Christ and the right to defend our borders the way we see fit, where capitalism wasn't a dirty word, free enterprise was encouraged and a small government stayed out of our personal lives. I don't mind paying taxes, I just don't want to feed and clothe people who don't want to go to work or who feel a sense of entitlement because of ethnicity. I am part Cherokee, German, Irish and English, that's pretty ethnic but I don't seek out government assistance. When you wake up, please pray, that God will be merciful and that He will give us another chance or that Jesus will come quickly! Suffering is inevitable, misery is optional. (I can't remember who said that, but I thank them).

Go see Defiance and then get defiant! We should be rising up together and defying those who desire to take away our freedom of speech, and other first amendment rights as stated in our Constitution. We should be able to buy and sell without a lot of regulations and if you can't afford the house of your dreams, keep saving until you can or buy a smaller home. Work is not a dirty word. The Bible says if you do not work you should not eat. I don't want anyone to go without food and in this country, no one should, but we as Christians should be taking care of those who cannot work; those who refuse to work do not deserve a free lunch.


For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die--
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:7,8 ESV

Memories

Tonight I had a fond memory brought back by the onset of this cold spell we are experiencing. I was reminded of when my husband and I were dating. I remembered the intensity of our feelings for one another--how we used to despise the end of our dates, the longing and yearning we had for one another was absolutely painful. I was attending a pinewood derby with my youngest child at a church in Memphis. While we were waiting for the results of the races, I opened the back door of the church which resembled a school gymnasium door and poked my head out to check on the weather and as the cold hit my face, I was embraced by the vision of two young people kissing until their faces seemed frozen together; holding one another, never wanting to let go; and whispering words of love and desire and unutterable joy; yes even rubbing our noses together. I loved how he would open his jacket and allow me to put my arms around his warm body and the safety I felt there, the love that I felt wrapped around me; the sweetness of his neck as I buried my face practically pressing my body into his. My parents would not tolerate much more of this, so we had to part. And that's when the longing would start. Never before nor after have I been so utterly consumed by one person. That is until I met my Savior. But Jesus is more, so much more than a person. He is God, the Everlasting Father, the great I AM, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End and how I long for Him in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. How I long for the beauty of His face, the touch of His hand and the sound of His voice; but I must wait patiently and never be afraid nor dismayed for He has promised to never leave me nor forsake me and He has given me His Holy Spirit and His precious Word and His lovely Church until that day He calls me home. Oh what a day that will be!

There are seasons of life
treasured days gone by--
and the present with it's trials
and temptations,
and the future with hopes, with
dreams that may come--
the longing and the desire
presses us forward
toward the prize
of unspeakable joy
and reward
even while tears
fall
and failure
threatens to destroy
the journey
home---
for I remember that
I have not been left here alone;
the Lord is well acquainted
with my ways, and He has taken
me out of the darkness
and poured into me His marvelous
Light and my past becomes a haze
as I look to the Ancient of Days
who draws me ever upward
where my redemption
draws nigh!
And the peace that surpasses
all human understanding
guards my heart and my mind
through my Christ Jesus, my Lord,
my Savior, my delight and my
Friend, who is faithful to
the end of all earthly time;
then eternity......Amen and Amen.

Happy January!

We went back to Tae Kwon Do tonight for the first time in 6 months! Mr. Mike Boatman went easy on us, thank God. We all got a review to catch up on what we have forgotten! It was fun! Debra taught Riley and me as we went through Right Side 17 and Pan Sho Don. I was really energized after the class. Now we have to get caught up on memorizing our Bible verses that go with our different belt levels. We work the body, the brain and our hearts! Monday is the next class and if Miss Vicki Dees is there, it won't be pretty. She will have us sweating and panting and wishing we were back at home eating twinkies!HA Just kidding, but she does work you pretty hard. However, when we practice our punches we can yell! When we practice our kicks we can yell and I really, really like that. Don't really know why, maybe because it is so PRIMAL! I can release all of my frustrations into that gorgeous red padded mat! Everyone should do that and maybe there would be less violence on the streets.

The Lord is so good and I just want to give Him all the glory. He has given us so many gifts--The Holy Spirit, the Bible, His Church, Prayer, Singing, Thanksgiving and the Comfort that we need to get through every situation of life. He never leaves things undone or unfinished, He always has a remnant to carry on His good work. So that is an encouragement to me to get up every morning and bless His name, work with joy in my home as well as the work He gives me to do outside the home. When He comes back or when I die, I want Him to find me faithful! He is beautiful to me!!! I have been reading in Job today and I am reminded that to have true wisdom starts with the fearing of the Lord. That fear means that I am to understand that He created this world and everything in it; that He created me and is my Sovereign and that I am to obey His Word because to obey is much better than sacrifice. I am so grateful that He loves me and that if I delight myself in the Lord He will give me the desires of my heart. I am finding more and more that the things that used to bring me joy, no longer do. I find myself longing for those things which cannot be corrupted by man. I long for Beulah Land! I long for my Savior's face, to finish this race with joy and with determination and with focus. He is EVERYTHING! Praise His holy name.

I encourage you to get a one year Bible and you can just pick it up and read it right through day by day. Take notes while you read so you won't forget what God says to you and pray without ceasing!!! Maranatha Lord Jesus! Come Quickly! Amen and Amen!