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And that’s not just a really good Tom Petty song… it’s a very true statement.
Has the Lord put a calling on you? Are there promises the Lord has made that you are still awaiting the fulfillment of? Do you find yourself looking at what’s going on and wondering this will all stop? I mean… it’s ludicrous right? I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve been waiting and working towards a number of things the Lord has called me to – awaiting the fulfillment of words spoken and at the same time, for the ‘other shoe to drop’.
Sometimes, it’s more than enough effort just to deal with myself. Patience is a virtue, but even among those who possess patience in abundance, it can be tiring to hold onto a promise that doesn’t seem to be coming, particularly when one finds themselves facing the onslaught of the enemy almost daily.
It’s not my intention to be vague, so let me clarify…
My government is presently a joke. Not only does an un-elected man sit in the office of the presidency, but the most influential persons in the U.S. capitol are being steadily revealed as the most patently unintelligent lot I could image. I mean, they’re either stupid or they’re outright evil and, wanting to give the benefit of the doubt, I’m left with stupid.
Will of the people? What regard do they have for the will of the people? If you find some – regard that is – please let me know because I can’t find any.
My culture – at least the one I’m supposed to believe is prevalent – has literally everything backwards.
- The policies of the “Orange Man” are automatically bad, despite the fact that they worked well and must be replaced with *clearly* disastrous ones… because reasons.
- Individual rights – you know, religious freedom, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – are suspend-able suggestions rather than rights because… reasons.
- Men can be women and women can be men and it’s okay to expose children to this nonsense – in fact, the earlier the better.
- You can issue tweets, posts, snaps, etc. that make light of human trafficking, pedophilia, rape, incest, murder or any other wicked perversion, but putting forth a conservative, biblical or other perspective that contradicts the technocracy’s narrative is a ban-able offense.
- Speaking up for “women’s rights” and “shouting your abortion” are virtues to be praised… standing up for the right of the unborn to actually live and not be murdered marks you as a bigot to be silenced.
- White people are automatically racist… but that’s not racist. It doesn’t matter if they don’t say, think or do anything racist; they are racist by virtue of being white – and that’s not racist.
- Everyone needs to accept an experimental vaccine – proven to be alarmingly ineffective and at this point, known to pose health-risks. Those who do not need to distance and mask-up to preserve the health of… wait for it… the vaccinated.
- Israel is evil! Why? Because reasons! “It is known“. If they defend themselves, that’s evil. If they offer aid, that’s evil. If they “occupy” a land no one lived in and turn a swamp into a veritable paradise, that’s evil.
- Man no longer has need for “God”… we are all just animals following instinct and we arrive at this conclusion through “higher reasoning“.
I could go on, but honestly I’d just be ranting. I think you get my point – and I think you know that none of this is limited to the United States – this is a global phenomenon, and it’s insane.
In the midst of all this are issues on a personal level that seem to be coming in veritable torrents to myself and literally everyone I know. From mysterious circumstances, technical issues, health problems, relational conflicts and more… none of these are all that uncommon in-and-of themselves, but lately such have become so common and so prevalent as to make the unknowing wonder what the heck is going on?!
The knowing , on the other hand, know. “Shields Up – Spears Forward!”
I have published numerous articles on this site discussing the coming judgement of the Lord. I have discussed on many occasions that said judgement will begin in His house. I have not faltered – I have not wavered – and I stand by these assertions even now.
Repeat after me: “There is no ‘Plan-B'”.
There doesn’t need to be.
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
God has not forgotten. Anything. Having just completed a 6-part series on time, I think you’ll understand what I mean when I say it isn’t the Lord who’s late – we’re just early.
What if everything we’re seeing right now is being allowed for the sake of the awakened and the sleeping to come to grips with the truth of the matter? What if this all leads to a massive outpouring of judgement and justice to be followed by an uprising of repentance and an outpouring of grace?
I believe that this is what the Lord is doing. In allowing our circumstances to continue on as they have, even those of viewpoints opposed to my own are finding themselves loathe to admit that where things are head is a train-wreck. It’s sad to me that it would take tat, but the grace of God is such that He will go to great lengths to call His own out of darkness – even when they’re sill “in love” with darkness.
All of that to say ~ CHIN-UP SOLDIER! It’ not yours to decide when or even how. You are not your own and the “drum-beat” we march to is that set by the King Himself. His timing. His purpose. His cadence.
A dear sister-in-faith said this once, and it really stuck with me:
“The promise is yours, but the timing is the Lord’s”
– S.R.
As a final word of encouragement I leave you with the following:
You expected Tom Petty, didn’t you… =P
Until next time,
שלום עליכם – Shalom Aleichem – Peace Be Upon You