Truth, Ignorance and Fear :
Kindness and love is of the Lord. And the best way to understand and focus on that kindness, love and goodness is to make it part of our giving to others every day within our own personal lives. It's commanded by The Lord, Jesus Christ, and central to the Christian faith.
But equally important, is not ignoring the reality of the evil that is before us. Lets understand these things that are happening around us so that we can go before our God for Spiritual strength to deal with them.
Ignoring evil won't make it go away. Singing out loud, turning the channel or commitments to happy and positive thinking won't either.
But understanding it, and preparing our hearts in The Lord will strengthen us so that we can in turn, prepare our loved ones. Many times, Jesus told His disciples that He told and warned them of things to come in order that they be strengthened when it comes to pass. In other words, if we have strong faith in our Lord who is in control of everything - even of the seas, sin and death... we will have our faith stirred up and strengthened knowing that what He warned us about is actually happening.
There is a lot happening today that many refuse to present before their consciences but the results of denying these realities will have them suffering greatly when it impacts them directly and personally.
But for all those who love the truth outside of their own self-interest and who are willing to submit to the Truth Jesus died to bring us, those are they that will able to discern right from wrong, and light from darkness.
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The world is truly in chaos.
What should we do with all the migrants that are coming from all those war-torn countries? Some of which could very well be terrorists looking to access the west to gather, and plot more evil on our soil. The evil of extreme Islam has scattered people away from their homes, and now the refugee problem is staggering. Most countries are NOT prepared to deal with so many people, and their economies will be stressed to assist them. How can we separate who is bent on harm from those who truly need humanitarian aid??
Can we trust our media:
We consider ourselves to be a free country, yet at the same time, I don't think anyone would argue against the popular criticism that Americans are very ignorant about what goes on outside of the US. The only real way to know or have a better understanding of the world around us is through the internet - if one is determined enough to seek out this information.
But for the majority of Americans, while we're extremely concerned with what we call "media" and "news", as well as entertainment and sports, ... there are things going on in the world that if we were made aware of could better educate us. Having this wider knowledge would mature our opinions instead of keeping us boxed in a limited left/right political template.
So then why is our international coverage in the media so limited? Why are we so zoned in to entertainment and distractions in our daily lives? Could it be that it's purposely constructed this way to sedate our convictions and passions on the issues regarding justice, truth, good and evil? Could it be that having a better understanding of international events and politics around the world could widen our sence of justice, truth and falsehoods with respect to how things are going here at home?
Could it be that while the world moves on to major and generational impactful life events, the "powers that be", want us sedated and hypnotized within our own individual boxes?
Think about it.
Question: What percentage of truth within a theory does it take to create a "conspiracy theory"? Asking questions won't make you crazy... but refusing knowledge will surely make you a do-do bird. :)
God bless you.
