"I'm not afraid of failure. I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter." William Carey
Bible verses for the day....2 Timothy 3:1-5...."But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves....lovers of money....boasters....proud....blasphemous....(no this is not Trump's resume)....disobedient to parents....unthankful....unholy....unloving....unforgiving....slanderers....without self-control....brutal....despisers of good....traitors....headstrong....haughty....lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God....having a form of godliness but denying its power....and from these people turn away!"....Except if it is Donald Trump....we really don't take this stuff in God's Word literally anyway.
February 3....Trump is indeed moving at warp speed so to speak. What he does is hit you with one thing right after another.....including trolling....in amongst these things are legitimate moves....but played in a staccato rhythm....rat tat tat....the result being that we are at one moment outraged....and before we can catch our breath there is another event,,,,that might actually be legitimate....thus temporarily assuaging the outrage. It's a form of a con game....and very effective. What is amazing is that people....or countries if those people represent countries....seem to fall back at his voice....or his threats. Whether this is temporary or not we shall see.
Trump's money-making Gaza scheme is very close to ethnic cleansing. Panama does not have to be reacquired in order to insure the flow of traffic through the canal. Greenland is a member of NATO....and that should give it the same protection we would give it....but we are anti-NATO aren't we? Canada as another state is ridiculous.
As far as Putin calling Trump a....'master'....the essence of the first impeachment was in....why did Putin....his military people actually....work so hard....(whether their efforts had a great effect or not)....to get Trump elected?
February 3....What Trump is doing by threatening Canada and Panama and Greenland is giving China an excuse to move on Taiwan. "Hey...if he can take these nations close to him....then China can take Taiwan.
The reserve currency is a big deal....and the United States dollar has been considered the global reserve currency since the end of World War II....taking over for the British pound. There are other local reserve currencies though....the euro being second....and today there are what are known as the BRICS nations....Brazil and Russia and India and China and six others....that would like to challenge the dollar for global supremacy. There are economic benefits to the United States for being the global reserve currency....but....when a nation implements an economic practice that benefits them......well....that's not acceptable....so we will wage economic war with them through tariffs.
We are witnessing what may be the complete collapse of American society. An election win does not mitigate that statement. In this case it amplifies it. There are stages in the collapse....beginning maybe sixty-two years ago with JFK in Dallas. America's youth in the 60s....I was one of them....were sold up the river. They found out that we had disposable income. 1992 was an important stage when Americans fell under the alure of the Clintons. 2021....January....the 6th to be exact....was a killer....in fact all of 2020 was the first water falls that we went over. Joe Biden was breathtakingly deplorable. At the end he looked like he was going to keel over any minute...but the biggest problem with Biden was that he played right into the hands of Donald Trump. Other Republican candidates never had a chance.
January 31....DEI and the Disabled....How odd....can this really be happening....Trump in the last few days....with the air disaster....seemed to be going after the disabled? Fred Trump III....Trump's nephew....in his book....relates how when his infant son was diagnosed with a disability that would require lifelong care....that Trump just asked of him....'Why don't you just let him die?' But we don't read books like that do we? The DEI issue is stoking latent racism....in Christians! Are there legitimate DEI concerns? Of course....but we have to be careful of....Reichstag Fire moments.
On Immigration....It is one thing working quickly to send gang members and genuine undesirables back across the border....but it is an entirely different matter when you are raiding Mexican Restaurants. I for one am not for sending any man back who came here with his family....seeking employment.....to be able to provide better for them. Brethren....are you aware of God's warning on how we are to have compassion in treating the alien within our midst?
January 25.....Why is it that whistleblowers on our side are always great people....while whistleblowers on the other side are always evil people? And why is it that inspectors general watching over the other side are always great....while inspectors general watching over us are always corrupt.
January 20....Inauguration day....some are pointing out that Melania did not raise the two bibles fast enough....but whatever reason....Donald Trump's hand was not on the Bibles....but by his side as he took the oath. Still....the fact remains....that Trump did not put his hand on the Bible.
Today....Trump named Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as special envoys to Hollywood...."for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK-BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRINGER THAN EVER BEFORE"....they will be his...."eyes and ears....and I will get done what they suggest." Here is a little mental exercise for you....take some time and think about what control a government might have over a film industry. Here's a hint....it also has been done before.
The Kennan Doctrine and MAD Mutual Assured Destruction....were the best that the West could do to stay away from a third world war and a nuclear war. As imperfect as it was....and in the hands of imperfect humans....we never had that third world war or a nuclear war....but we are no longer systematic in our thinking. Threatening and America Only are the new doctrines.
I have in these posts been warning about Facebook since 2010. I gave evidence from God's Word and from psychologists. Stay away from it Christian! Trump wants these tech titans on his side....and now he wants AI on his side.
January 13.....Blood Moons....I am one of those who think that God gives signs in the sun and moon and stars. Some....many....can laugh at that but I've done my homework on it.....can those laughing make the same statement? Anyway....the next total lunar blood moon is March 14....falling on Purim. Do you know what Purim is? Every Christian should at least be familiar with the Jewish feast and solemn days. CBN has a small article out right now on blood moons....and as all these articles do they give information of past tetrads....but they never....and I mean never....mention that Donald Trump was born on a blood moon. So if they would be consistent....would they say that that blood moon birth signified something great happening....or possibly....something else?
I came across these words today and thought I would add them here,,,,they are from a January 8, 2018 post:
Nothing will happen to us we say....God is pleased with us....we're carrying His banners.....Make America Great Again.....and God Bless America. We are not vigilant.....we are not alert.....we are no longer humble....we banish those who do not bow before our champion....we refuse to look at the storm clouds on the horizon.....preferring to listen to our own meteorologist.....Rush Limbaugh.
God help us.....God help us....God forgive and have mercy upon us....if we let this man rule us again. May God forgive the pulpits in America....in His true churches.....for not warning us of this false prophet who does nothing but rip and tear and destroy....and for not feeding us.....but feeding only their own dreams of great successful churches....and for not exalting Christ as our only hope....and our only strength....and our only refuge....of whom we should be praising every day....and every minute of every day....for His blessings and favor upon us in the past....and long-suffering patience up until this point....as He removes His hand from us....yet still gives us time to repent and prepare for the judgments that we have brought upon ourselves.
