My, It Has Been A Long Time!
In looking at my posts it has literally been years since I wrote a blog. Much has happened in that time which has been chronicled on FaceBook. But many thoughts are coming to mind. One of which is how things change as we get older. The way you view things, how we physically change and what we have to accept. A big one is how the world has changed. Our country is so divided along so many lines to the point where my mind is spinning. My heart breaks for our country and I pray, "Lord, what will it take to bring us back together, unite us the way we were during World War II?" How countries are fighting among themselves. I just don't know the answer, He alone, the Lord Jesus, does and as a Christian I have to cling to that promise from his Word. It is what gives peace to my mind.
One thing I do know, is we have to regain some sense of respect for many things. Our leaders federal, state and local , our police and other First Responders who keep us safe and take care of us in sometimes unthinkable situations laying their very lives on the line each and every shift they work. Those who aren't a proper fit for the job need to be weeded out and removed but by far most of them are good, hard working people who just want to come home in one piece from a shift. We need to pray for their safety as now there are cities having to issue bullet proof vests to their firefighters due to their being times people are luring them into ambushes. We need to regain respect for life. Too much of the time life is being given a very low priority anymore. Babies are aborted, elderly or disabled are in some quarters pushed to end their lives so as not to be a burden. As a disabled person myself this really picks at my heart. As I have grown older more things have come up with my body. Just in December I was undergoing a number of tests (one reason I didn't get a Christmas letter out). Some routine to keep an eye on several conditions going on but some new ones to get to the bottom of and try and treat new symptoms. Ultimately we (my doctor and I) did find a physical reason for my fatigue and we are working on treating it. Yes, there are times I can feel like with all the things going on in my body why does God keep me around? But I then cling to the hope in the Bible that He does still have a purpose for me here on earth. I can be torn, like the Apostle Paul having a desire to be with Christ (Phil 2:23) and staying here. One of my primary reasons to stay around is my family. They can give me the strength to endure and fight. Another is Christian friends and family. They can keep me encouraged and positive and I am thankful for them.
Pray for our nation and world like you never have before my believing friends.
