WHY DOES EVIL WIN, AND RULE ?

“Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.” – 1

“To not act in the face of evil is evil itself.” – 2

“When the wicked rise to power, the righteous go into hiding.”- 3

When the righteous go into hiding, the wicked rise to power.

Politicians check the wind, and follow accordingly. – 4

Statesmen check the truth, and lead accordingly. – 4

“Freedom will look easy when we don’t have to die to get it.” – 5

We don’t get in that danger zone of what freedom really costs, if the only thing we think we can do is vote and peacefully protest—and now we’re even losing both.

“We pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.” – 6

260 years ago preachers inspired The American Revolution for freedom, from the Bible from their pulpits, and from the muzzle of their own guns. In the war King George of England feared most that “Black-Robed Regiment”.

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Most Americans think it was different fighting to gain our freedom then, than it is to keep our freedom now – – – IT IS NOT !
We mustered the courage and called on God—and our leaders publicly declared their reliance on Divine Providence.
That is largely missing in our preachers and our leaders today, and our citizens—and that explains things.

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If I have a job [if I want to keep my job], I can’t have an opinion [I can’t say my opinion].

“I have a family”—it doesn’t matter what I believe [keep it to myself]. – 7

I have to be satisfied with “freedom of worship”, not push for freedom of religion. – 8

Evolution took over public schools—nobody stopped it.

Prayer, Bible, Ten Commandments out of public schools—nobody stopped it.

People vote for people that vote to kill babies—elections have consequences.

Cities condone, support evil—evil grows bold and powerful.

Christians, churches—safe, comfortable, ineffective.

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1- John Stuart Mill ?

2- Dietrich Bonhoeffer ?

3- Bible

4- Speech to Temple City Council, Texas

5- George Washington

6- Read the commentary on the last sentence of the Declaration of Independence at
soldierstrong.org.
The 56 signers of the Declaration had a lot at stake—18 businessmen—14 farmers—4 doctors—22 lawyers—9 judges—1 governor—42 colonial legislators—1 clergyman—18 top university educated—1 university president—9 immigrants—1 orphan—ages 27-70.
17 signers fought in the American Revolution.
The British captured 5 signers during the war, one of them wounded and another never recovered from being held.
1 signer had to move his family five times in a few months, hunted by the British.
1 signer had two of his sons captured by the British.
11 signers had their homes and property destroyed—one of them had his wife taken prisoner—one had his farm and mills destroyed and died fleeing capture.
2 signers lent large amounts of money, “fortunes”, for the war—never repaid.

7- Target store manager, Temple, Texas (Do you personally agree with Target’s bathroom policy?)

8- Obama slipped that in.

BACKPACKER’S SONGS

A couple decades ago the words of two songs fit perfectly with my backpacking experiences.

I’m blessed forever with the best-of-the-best memories hiking in the mountains with my sons.
I’m indebted to my oldest for doing the meticulous planning in advance and the professional navigation on all the trips.
I always joked that I just came along “for the ride”.
Well, that’s a classic oxymoron, with good, bad, and ? ? ? along the way.
I carried my own backpack, my share of the weight, but I fully experienced ‘carefree’ over and over ‘on top of the mountain’.

I can’t imagine a better adventure to solidify relationships, experience endurance, wonder at THE WONDERS, and search the soul in silence (you see, physical exertion at high altitude, up to 10,000′, leaves little oxygen to spare for conversation).
Therefore, I also can’t imagine backpacking in the mountains, above the tree line, without a profound spiritual experience, reviewing everything left behind for awhile, for this.

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So, now the songs:

“When I am down
And, oh, my soul, so weary
When troubles come
And my heart burdened be
Then, I am still and wait here
In the silence
Until You come
And sit awhile with me

You raise me up
So I can stand on mountains
You raise me up
To walk on stormy seas
I am strong
When I am on Your shoulders
You raise me up
To more than I can be

There is no life – no life without this hunger
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly
But when You come and I am filled with wonder
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity

You raise me up
So I can stand on mountains
You raise me up
To walk on stormy seas
I am strong
When I am on Your shoulders
You raise me up
To more than I can be”

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“When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that’s of worth
That will bless Your heart

I’ll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You’re looking into my heart

I’m coming back to the heart of worship
And it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus
I’m sorry, Lord, for the thing I’ve made it
When it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus

King of endless worth
No one could express
How much you deserve
Though I’m weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath!

I’ll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You’re looking into my heart

I’m coming back to the heart of worship
And it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus
I’m sorry, Lord, for the thing I’ve made it
When it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus”

“I CAN COMPLAIN” ?

I can—but will it make me feel better ?
I can—but will it make me better ?
I can—but will it do any good ?
I can—but will anybody listen ?
I can—but would I want to listen ?
I can—but does anybody care ?
I can—but maybe I don’t have to ?
I can—but do I have something better to do ?

NOBODY KNOWS, BUT . . .

Got trouble ?
Do you instinctively think of what to say to tell someone about your trouble ?
I do.
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+Somebody has to hear about my trouble and understand and help me—at least sympathize with me.
+Sometimes nobody could possibly understand my trouble—so I’m wasting my time and theirs.
+Sometimes there just isn’t anybody there—so NOBODY KNOWS my trouble !

I’m working on changing that default compulsion to tell someone my trouble—to play the speech in my mind—changing that, to this:
(And maybe this will help someone else.)
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble . . .”—practice doing that every time, every trouble, every troubled thought, F I R S T, along with “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Identify the trouble, specifically, in words, to God, and stop there.
WAIT for God, and do what He has given me to do while waiting—without figuring out or second-guessing His solution.

A major fallacy most of us encounter (in our thinking and in others’ expectations) is praying and trying to take care of it ourselves, or just trying to take care of it ourselves.
We miss the experience of God answering our prayer so He gets all the credit, all the glory, not us.
ALL THE GLORY belongs to Him, and He wants us to say so.
And He gets the most glory when we say it out loud to anyone with us, anyone, every time.
Perhaps now we can fully appreciate and practice the command, the promise, the responsibility of this verse (which I am trying to wear out daily):

THE COMMAND
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble . . .”

THE PROMISE
“. . . I will deliver you . . .”

THE RESPONSIBILITY
“. . . and you will glorify Me.”

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A followup question here:
Why the day of trouble in the first place ?
Answer in footnote.*

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“Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen;
Nobody knows but Jesus.”

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“There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one ! No, not one !
None else could heal our soul’s diseases,
No, not one ! No, not one !

Jesus knows all about our struggles.
He will guide till the day is done.
There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one ! No, not one !”

Find over 300 inspiring testimonies on this hymn, many from Nigeria (hotbed of Christian persecution).
Follow this sequence on the internet:

hymnal.net
classic
first lines
J
“Jesus knows all about . . .”
testimonies follow after the lyrics

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“Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail;
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.”

*You have to admit, God gets our attention in the day of trouble.
Then He has a question,
“Now that I have your attention—how long will I have your attention?”

LIVE _ _ _ _ FREE OR DIE

I have recently added to the state motto “Live Free Or Die” for my personal life.

LIVE CARE-FREE OR DIE

I realize there are more things I have to let go—less to worry, and less to think.
The analogy is helpful to compare the mind and emotions to a computer.
There are limitations to multiple files open simultaneously, with hardware and memory upgrades not optional.
Adjusting is not easy, but necessary for survival.

Two back-to-back Bible verses have the secret.
“Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
Casting all your cares upon Him, because He cares for you.”

How do we humble ourselves ?
By turning everything over to God.
This becomes more vital with increasing age and decreasing ability.

Never too old to learn ?—let go of what I think I have to do, what I think I can do, what just isn’t going to happen (at least not today).
I’ve known “casting all may cares on Him” all my life—now I have to do it in real life if I want to live.

So, carefree—is that what it means—is it possible ?

Not a care in the world—
Just a God-given job/task to do right now.

Read—FAITHFULNESS—on this site.

“WITH CHILD”

“With Child”

NOT

“with tissue”
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Everyone knows this is true.

“You do not know how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child.”
—–His Book

EXPLAIN THIS . . .

Explain this:*
Stunning sunrise, sunset.

Explain this:*
I am stunned by sunrise, sunset.

Explain this:*
I am blessed in my tracks, by a snowfall.

Explain this:*
Beauty of a woman.

Explain this:*
I can see, appreciate that beauty.

Explain this:*
I can create things.

Explain this:*
I can create ideas.

Explain this:*
I can think.

Explain this:*
I can share my thoughts.

Explain this:*
I know there’s more—
– more than I see.
– more than I understand.
– more than I know while I’m alive.

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*Explain this, explain each of these things, that every one of us experiences.
Explain this with just a gob of chemicals that came from nowhere, that came together for no reason, that made molecules beyond reason, that happened to make reason from no reason, sense from no sense, that made us, and made us able to do all the above list and more.
Explain this with evolution ? ? ?
The only way to even try to explain anything with evolution is to discard what it means to be human—reason, common sense, logic, feeling, hope, faith, any thought of death ‘and then’.
All these things can’t be explained with evolution.
And without these you have nothing left to even imagine, discuss, defend, and explain evolution.

DOWN TIME ?

DOWN TIME – good or bad ?
DOWN TIME – can I afford it ?
DOWN TIME – can I choose it ?
DOWN TIME – can I do it ?

Do I fear DOWN TIME ?
Do I avoid DOWN TIME ?
Could I face myself in DOWN TIME ?
Could I rest in DOWN TIME ?


DOWN TIME – would it reveal my attention deficit disorder ?
DOWN TIME – would it show my hyperactive disorder ?
DOWN TIME – could I lose status ?
DOWN TIME – too foreign for me ?

Does DOWN TIME sound a bit too close to God time ?
How could I have time for DOWN TIME ?
What would I have to change for DOWN TIME ?
I can’t do it – DOWN TIME !

I’ve bought in to –
I’ve locked in to –
– a mental, emotional, social, perpetual-motion machine –
– must keep going round and round –
– can’t get off now –
– can’t stop the merry-go-round

DOWN TIME struggle is nothing new – just ramped up now

DOWN TIME – old days
– “sold your soul to the company store” –
– no choice but to keep going –
– even get deeper in debt

DOWN TIME – now days
– “sold your soul to the company cell” –
– no choice but to keep it up –
– or get behind –
– and get deeper enslaved ?

“Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Come apart by yourselves to a secluded place and rest awhile.’ For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure, even to eat.”

‘Come apart’ to rest—or come apart.

HOW TOUGH IS YOUR TUMMY ?

Maybe your stomach, etc., can handle all the following better than mine can . . .
(maybe not)

+cell phone at mealtime
+cell phone in bathroom
+serious talk while eating (business lunch)
+rushing back to work (physical or mental) right after lunch”
+”I can handle it—it won’t affect me.”

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Maybe this “word for thought” could be food for thought, for your well-being (starting with your digestive system).

I have uncovered profound insights that apply to most people, when observing and analyzing special needs of a few* with handicaps or disabilities or peculiarities that label and limit them.
Some overcome, some don’t, some cover, some cower, some divert to strengths, some shrink, some despair, some blame, some lash out from frustration, many just get lost.

The momentum to pursue the American dream supersedes common sense, horse sense, and tummy sense.
We wholescale endorse that pursuit, while assuming our body and soul (psyche) can sustain subjection to second place.
It appears that most people get by and get on with overriding the overload, while we wonder what’s wrong with those who don’t fit—with emotional, social, criminal, crisis behavior.
And so, when our body, or mind, or emotions object, many rely on modern medical miracles (headache pills, stomach pills, energy drinks and then relaxers, including prescriptions), to cover up the damage, like a judge in court overruling objections !
“Truth Be Told” gets left in the dust—too busy for that.
So stress has it’s way with most Americans.

The tummy takes the brunt, the abuse, the beating—instead of being the monitor, the warning light, the uncomfortable call for change, “to stop and rest”.**

Consider this two-part word for thought:
— “Stress holds a gun to your head and yells, ‘RELAX, OR I’LL KILL YOU !'”
— The problem with relaxing—it takes so much time.

* Playgrounds—child development opportunity for physical and mental together—the most obvious, under-addressed, universal need today—with insights for answers derived from analyzing the special needs of a few and finding solutions that apply to healthy development of all !

* Education—“SIBA – SImple BAsics Revolutionize Education—addressing the needs of a few—that apply to all !

** “You chart the path ahead of me, and tell me where to stop and rest.”

LEAVE ABORTION UP TO THE STATES

Leave abortion up to the states.

Leave slavery up to the states.

What’s the difference ?

The difference is this:
Abortion is a thousand time worse than slavery.
ABORTION IS SIX MILLION TIMES WORSE THAN SLAVERY.
ABORTION IS PREMEDITATED MURDER, EVERY TIME ! ! ! ! !

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Three years before becoming president, Abraham Lincoln said,

“’A house divided against itself cannot stand.

I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.

I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided.

It will become all one thing or all the other.

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One day after Roe was overturned, I wrote,

Rephrasing from Lincoln’s speech:

“‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.

I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half death and half life.”

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Read my article, on this site—search HALF LIFE.