So there were many wackos in the world that truly believed our world would end on December 21, 2012, since that is when the Mayan calendar ended. Had I never read the Bible, perhaps I would have jumped on the bandwagon. However, God told us that no man knows the hour of Jesus's return so I didn't put any faith in all the hype about the end of the world.
On the other hand, America is traveling at a high rate straight into the dirt. I am only 29 (30 in exactly one month), but I can't believe how much my world has changed in just my few years on this earth. Years ago I found it so very interesting to talk to older people that had "seen it all". They were around when automobiles were invented, they lived through the depression, they were appalled by Elvis (or impressed), they survived the hippie movement.... the list goes on. Well, now in 30 years I have seen prosperous times in our nation, I have seen terrifying times on 9/11/01, and I have seen devastating financial times. Now is the scariest time of all. Our country has nearly completely turned her back on God. We have become a politically correct nation that is afraid to offend anyone, anyone except Christians and Jews. Well, guess what - Jesus wasn't politically correct and neither am I. We are called to be different than the world.
So many Americans are afraid now to call a spade a spade. To quote another cliche, If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a duck. This may offend some, but this is how I feel: the President that is in office right now does not have the best interest of America in mind. Our president is half white / half black and the majority of our country has made this a matter of race. Personally I don't care if he is purple with orange polka dots, he is wrong. Our country was in a mild recession several years ago. My hubby and I started really struggling with bills and things like many lower middle-class citizens did. Things are now much worse and we struggle more than we ever have before in our ten years of marriage. Again I must state that if not for my faith in God, I would feel like giving up. There have been times that I felt like giving up and I remind myself that God has everything under control. I remember that He knows how this will all end and even though we will go through some hard times, it will be worth it!
One major problem I have with the current president is his opinion on gun-control. I honestly don't understand how so many people in our country can be snowed into thinking that is a good idea. We have a right to bear arms and I intend to fight for my right. Obama wants to change the constitution and I am not okay with this. Does anyone out there truly believe that if no one could own a gun legally, all crime would stop? News flash: murder has existed since the beginning of time with Cain and Abel, the first brothers in history. Did Cain have a gun? No. Research history, people. Please. Other countries have tried this "disarm the public regime". Trust me, this NEVER turns out good for the public.
I'm not really sure why I blogged all of this tonight. It has just been on my mind for a while and I guess I just wanted to put it down on "paper". I pray that God will radically heal our nation, but sometimes I feel like we are living in Sodom and Gomorrah and God has left us to our own devices. Right now in America, it is legal to kill an unborn child, yet illegal to kill certain animals. Protect the whales and eagles, but kill the babies. Something is bad wrong with this.
