Today I want to share with you about how we must — and how we must not — respond to events happening in society and around the world right now. I personally believe we are living in the greatest hour for the Church of Jesus Christ. God promises that in this end of the age, a massive harvest of souls will come into the Church.

2021…It’s a new year with all new possibilities. I love that “new” feeling, new car smell that a new year gives. It’s like having a do-over every twelve months; a chance to start over while kissing the old goodbye! No looking back to what was, we get to decide to look forward to what can be.

We’ve all heard a message on faith somewhere along our Christian journey. The Bible defines faith as “The substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not yet seen.” Hebrews 11:1. So maybe it’s just me but from that scripture I think we have assumed that our faith is to be used to believe for the things that we hope for so that they come into existence.

Peace…some days it seems elusive, hard to nail down as we flitter through our busy lives; always going, moving instead of simply being. There are so many things to get done I would say, as I hurried through another day with my long list in hand. Where is this peace I cannot seem to grasp?

I’m just not feelin it…nope. I just don’t have it today. I don’t want to do it today. I want all the things that I cannot have, and none of the things I possess. I’m tired of friends who quietly slip into the shadows; days that turn into weeks and months without end. Cold that creeps into my very soul until I just cannot get warm.

While Jesus was being interrogated by Pilate on the night of his betrayal, Pilate asked him…”what is truth?” That’s a good question. The Free Dictionary defines truth as “Conformity to fact or actuality, conformity to an original standard, a proven or verified principle.”

I for one, am so very encouraged with the number of Intercessors responding to the call to prayer over the Elections. Just being part of the prayer meetings that Dutch Sheets and other key people are holding in several states has my faith high and my intercession fierce.

I wanted to continue to encourage the Body of Christ this week to keep praying, keep believing and not give up! When we agree together and stand in prayer, the enemy can be defeated. The forces of darkness are being pushed back with every prayer we pray in faith, believing God for his will to come to pass.

Like many I have pondered the recent events. I want to encourage those of us who have prayed and believed God who feel a little lost and who have questions. Some are saying the Prophets got it wrong…but did they?

Timing…it’s an important factor in many things. Getting ahead of the perfect timing of things can be disastrous and, in some cases, deadly. In our life with God, it can be just as important. With God EVERYTHING is about timing.

Propaganda. We’ve all heard this term before. We remember how Hitler used it to sway a nation to follow his insane agenda and gain their allegiance. Its definition is “Information especially of a nature used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.”

When we get wounded, hurt, betrayed, abused etc. a root gets planted in our soul that one day will sprout into beliefs and behaviors. The root is the life of the outgrowth. It’s where is all starts. We have a reaction to a situation that seems out of balance or makes you wonder ‘where did that come from” and it definitely isn’t’ a fruit of the Spirit, or a behavior you can’t change, there is a root to be found.

It doesn’t take much to realize what is going on in our world; to feel the unrest, to hear the verbal battles between people and deeply sense the hatred being spewed toward one another, especially Christians. It’s a sad commentary on the Church when so called believers are picking sides and throwing spears of contention into the arena. God help us.

Never have we, as a society, discovered how important community really is; or maybe it’s just me. We as a couple were in a weird season anyway, then add the lockdowns and I’m aching for my people! My heart is crying out for community, relationships and just plain ole let’s hang out, get-togethers in my life! Anyone else?

There are many things we can do in this life that would give us a sense of accomplishment. Higher education, awards, money, expensive cars or cloths, career success or any number of things. These things can make us feel proud, fulfilled or important.

There is probably nothing more important to a person than their children. If you have them, you understand. We’ve nurtured them through boo boos, skinned knees, first love heartache, addictions, and more their whole lives. We would die for them without hesitation.

God doesn’t rewind he redeems. So much of life can be spent wishing we could go back for a do-over. Many people have such deep regrets they longingly wish they could turn back time and make a better choice or change an outcome. Don’t you wish that were possible? I sure do sometimes.

Hurricane, tsunami, tornado, typhoon, all these are severe versions of smaller weather patterns such as a low-pressure system or a tropical depression. No one panics over a low-pressure system moving into the area and bringing cooler temperatures or a rain system bringing much needed water for our yard.

I’m tired. I’m tired of the constant bad news. I’m weary of people condemning, throwing hate speech around like confetti, and the sheer beleaguerment of this time we are in. As if Covid-19 wasn’t bad enough with its restrictions on life, constant fear being heaped on us and the panic when another is diagnosed or passes away.

In my quiet time this morning I was so encouraged by what the Lord was speaking to me. I love how he just knows what we need when we need it. I know we all sometimes struggle with the fear of tomorrow and being able to fully trust that He has it. It’s a process…an uncomfortable one but a necessary one too.