We say "We will never forget!" But do we truly remember? There are still horrible things happening in our country today! We are still being attacked within our own country! Our enemy isn't always someone with a bomb strapped to their back or with a gun hidden in his backpack. We have an enemy that is far worse and more destructive than that! No wall will keep him out! This enemy is sneaky and attacks quietly. Sometimes so quietly we don't even notice what we have lost! You think I'm talking about the Devil, right? Wrong! Though that is true about him as well! I'm talking about you. Yes, YOU! You are your own enemy! Your flesh can destroy this country from the inside out and you are too busy worrying about another terrorist attack to see you have the ability to destroy this country, and you are! We are, as a whole! We let ourselves do whatever we please, take whatever we want, and give precious time that isn't even ours to give to some stupid gadget or game that is complete void! We are thieves. We are spoiling this country of her true value- of the very foundation on which she stands! Where is your money going? Where is time being spent? What about your heart? Where is it? If we don't use what God has given us, we are as thieves in the night. The freedom to worship God is going down the drain, and we can only complain! I remember a story my pastor once told from the pulpit. Parents were all furious because prayer had been taken out their children's public school. The school board had a meeting and invited the parents. The principal asked who all was upset with the new school law. Every parent raised their hand. Then the principal asked who all actually practiced prayer at home on a daily basis outside of mealtime. Not one parent could raise their hand. We may say we believe something, but as a great preacher once said: You truly only believe what you practice. So I ask you, What do you believe? Ask yourself! What do you believe?
Are you helping or hurting your country by the way you live? By the things you condone? I don't care what your Facebook posts say! What does your life say? Those can be very different things! As I have heard many preachers proclaim, Your silence is your approval! So are you speaking out? Or are you too afraid to face the crowd and stand up for what's right? The world should feel uncomfortable around you! They should feel as if you have something they don't! It isn't you that is different, it is what you have! So don't be prideful, but be Christ-filled! Everyone around Him knew He was different! They should feel the difference of Christ working in and through you!
In light of the anniversary of September 11th, not only do I want to charge you, I want to encourage you. Though we can be our own enemy, we can also be a place of help for one another! That is a choice only you can make! Church is a hospital to those that are hurting! Whether you are wounded by yourself or another, church is where you can find healing. My GOD, the great Physician, is the healer of all wounds! So no matter what happened or what caused you this pain, He can fix it! Thank GOD, He can fix the broken hearted, and heal the heart that has turned to stone! Thank GOD He can reposition the feet of those who wander, and restore the eyes that have ceased to look on Him! So don't wait! Ask the good Lord to show you your faults. Then wholly give them to Him!
People ask why did God let this happen? Why did He allow the towers to fall? My question is this: Why did He allow them to stand? We are living in filth and sin and yet God is merciful enough not to wipe us all off the face of the earth! Though it is hard to look at the events of 9.11. and see a merciful God, can you not see it? He opened our eyes for a little while, but then we went on our way as if nothing had happened! If we are so calloused and hard that we can't see God trying to get this country's attention through events such as that, what will it take? The Lord's voice is a still small voice, why must he scream through death, terrorists, and destruction to get our attention? He longs to have a loving fellowship with us and yet we have pushed Him so far from us as a country that He must use drastic measures to get us to kneel for one day! Then what America? Will you continue down this path? My readers, you can help! You can make a difference! It all starts with you! It starts in your home, and in your heart. Make it personal!
Now just to clear the air, I understand not all death, sorrow, and pain is brought upon someone out of the wrath of GOD. Sometimes it is to place you in the position to make a difference in the lives of others. Sometimes GOD has reasons beyond our understanding. I know no one likes to hear that answer, but it is true! How can a person, understand an intangible GOD? I can say that I've been reminded of something's about my GOD as I've read a certain book. One of my favorite quotes from this book is this: "God cannot be contained in a building". God is not only in a church. God cannot fall with a building! Which I am so happy to know! My God is all powerful and He can do anything He pleases! I don't know about you, but I want to be on His good side! Can we meditate on these things this week? Can we think, What can I do to better my life, and my country? How can I please an almighty GOD? Can you be more faithful? You may be going to church physically, but are you going spiritually? Are you taking your heart? Or are you going out of simple duty and nothing else? Continue going, but put your heart in it! Fully!
Thank you for bearing through this post! I know it isn't the brightest, but I pray you got a blessing! God Bless America! And may we NEVER forget!!!
Simply,
Sarah
