{"id":553,"date":"2012-07-19T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=553"},"modified":"2012-07-19T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T18:01:32","slug":"changing-america-good-bad-ugly-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=553","title":{"rendered":"CHANGING AMERICA&#8212;GOOD, BAD, UGLY, OR . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(7-15-12 bears repeating)<\/p>\n<p>America is changing, soon.<\/p>\n<p>There are three likely ways it will happen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;A&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>A true American steps up to the plate and leads this country out of this present darkness by leading us back to our beginning, in every way. This includes dependence on God, passion for every constitutional liberty, resolve against our enemies, faithfulness to our friends, guts to fight on any front that threatens our sovereignty, intolerance for traitors, swift justice, security at home, strength abroad (willing and able to wipe out evil), and the ability to inspire everyone in this country to fight for it now, or leave.<\/p>\n<p>And that would be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">good<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This leader may or may not be an elected official.*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;B&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>The dictator in the White House continues his takeover, using what is already working perfectly for him.\u00a0 Why shouldn&#8217;t someone thirsting for power continue grabbing more if no one is stopping him?\u00a0 I can&#8217;t believe people are still amazed at his lies and &#8220;misguided&#8221; policies.\u00a0 He told us he was changing America, and his actions concur.\u00a0 If he isn&#8217;t stopped now, it will be worse for the world than Hitler, because there are no &#8220;Allies&#8221; left.<\/p>\n<p>And that would be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bad<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>I just hope he doesn&#8217;t call it America when he is done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;C&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Islam sweeps in to fill the vacuum&#8212;the spiritual vacuum, the moral vacuum, the leadership vacuum, the economic vacuum, the patriotism vacuum.<\/p>\n<p>And that would be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ugly<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The vacuum without God in America WILL BE FILLED, shortly!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a fourth possibility&#8212;one that is totally optional&#8212;the only one that we may actually have control over.\u00a0 I am not going to predict its likelihood, because &#8220;With God all things are possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;D&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>American Christians start giving testimony to &#8220;turning from their wicked ways&#8221; about money.\u00a0 So far we hear a lot about praying and seeking God and turning from any sin except &#8220;laying up treasures on earth.&#8221;\u00a0 Repent means change, turning away from something, turning around to the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p>Christians and Christian leaders never consider their retirement accounts and investments to be contrary to the Bible, until Jesus&#8217; words come true in the coming economic collapse:\u00a0 &#8220;moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break in and steal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nothing has weakened and paralyzed the church&#8217;s influence and leadership more than its economic ties with this culture.\u00a0 Society has told the church to store up treasures (unbiblical) for retirement (unbiblical), spend enormous amounts on insurance (lack of trust in God&#8212;fear), and let the government take care of people in need because Christians have their money tied up for &#8220;someday&#8221; and &#8220;what if?&#8221;\u00a0 Now we are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">forced<\/span> to give more and more to a godless government promising to do the church&#8217;s job.\u00a0 And we already know how that works.<\/p>\n<p>That is why we are in the mess we are in.<\/p>\n<p>Repentance&#8212;now that would be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">blessed<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* If we do not save this country, then part &#8211;A&#8211; above must read,\u00a0 &#8220;A true Texan steps up to the plate and leads . . . &#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(7-15-12 bears repeating) America is changing, soon. There are three likely ways it will happen. &nbsp; &#8211;A&#8211; A true American steps up to the plate and leads this country out of this present darkness by leading us back to our beginning, in every way. 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