Hope springs eternal. President Trump had dinner last night with MAGA Governor Ron DeSantis….
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CTH pointed out something a few weeks ago that bears repeating. There is a video which some have watched below; however, I would challenge readers and supporters of the America First agenda to re-watch the video with the sound “off”.
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Keep the sound off and…. notice the mannerisms. Look familiar?
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Faith…
All around us is this great sense of foreboding ugh, and it’s not just connected to an election, or politics; it’s everything. We notice it appearing on these very pages, in our conversation… in the expressions of our anxiety. Many things seem weird; many things seem not comfortable; many things seem less joyful and require an intensity of thought and focus just to carry-on what used to be ordinary events.
In our daily lives we encounter ordinary disconnects now. In addition to the increased tribalism, masked faces are disconnecting our sense of interaction, our human connection. Unfortunately, and as a natural outcome of these challenges, we are accepting disconnect and creating a void inside ourselves.
At the same time COVID is physically disconnecting people from their family. Many parents and grandparents will not see their adult children. Many friends have disconnected.
Amid all of this flux and ugh, even simple tasks somehow feel, sense, seem less joyful. Perhaps financial worry exists amid your home, your family or friends. Perhaps there is something destabilizing, we cannot quite describe it, yet we feel it.
Perhaps tears flow at times and we struggle to understand what this unusual anxiety is all about. Perhaps our own tempers are short, less willing to allow trespasses to be forgiven. Then, amid our human condition, we begin to struggle with the feeling of shame or guilt for being weak and allowing our humanity to pour out of our human-selves. Then, at the worst possible time our faith organizations are slow to understand the importance of fellowship and community amid an upheaval that takes our center from under our feet.
Regional leadership might even make this anxiety worse. As our grip on our familiar surroundings becomes more tenuous, we are faced with dictates and mandates that only exacerbate the issues. The media drumbeat an incessant noise that destabilizes us and yet we cannot quite put our finger on why the impact is worse now…. it is all ugh.
It is all just, ugh.
If you find the assembly of these words familiar to your current sense, first understand YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Second, understand there is nothing wrong with you. This blanket of anxiety is laying across our entire nation, and we are all sensing a various level of this ‘ugh’ with some familiarity. However, that said, it is important to know this is transitional. We will not be in this place long. This too shall pass.
How do we shake these destabilizing feelings and emotions?
How do we reconnect to the core-spirit we carry in our lives?
These are the questions we should use to leverage ourselves back to a center of peace and hope. These are the questions that empower us to recharge of our sense of purpose and life within the lives of others, including our community, family and friends.
♦ The first way we shake this ‘ugh’, is to give to others without reservation. Giving with purpose is the true spirit of human contact. The giving is not related to money or wealth; the giving is related to our human purpose. Perhaps we give a smile. Perhaps we give a kind word. Perhaps we give a compliment, or perhaps we just give time to another. You control your impact. You can choose to be the light that pushes back against the foreboding.
You could give a gift to another or perhaps send an email; or better yet write a letter to a dear friend or family member. Reach out and tell them they matter and express why their place in this life of yours is important. Remind them of your specific thankfulness, and connect to the purpose of why we endeavor in this thing we call life. The important thing is to give, and to do it without any other intent or purpose than to fill your own heart.
♦ Within the giving, remind yourself what this journey is all about and look around to recognize how fortunate we are to have this life. Choose to accept and cherish the ultimate gift from a loving God who wants joy and hope to permeate our human sense.
Hope is the one necessary human element beyond all other facets of life. Give the gift of hope and light to those you love by first reminding yourself of the gift that a loving God has given us all. It is too easy in our human sense to forget the biggest gift we have been granted, the gift of life. The ability to live and choose how we engage in the lives of others. We still have that… we will always have that.
No politics or false sense of security can overwhelm the message of HOPE that a loving God has provided. No effort of man or human disposition can surmount the greatest love of all. “No power of hell, nor scheme of man” can come close to the purpose of God’s intent and love for you as a unique person qualified to receive that love.
Wrap yourself in the blanket of that unconditional love.
Let the tears flow if needed and with them release the foreboding. Engage in the next moment with a loving purpose filled with the HOPE that He provides. Fall forward to the centered purpose of your life, a very special life, and reflect on the gift we are too quick to diminish.
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.”
Revelation 21:1-6
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A Prayer – Lord, help me to hear you saying, “I am your hope” over all the other voices. Lord, your word says, you are the hope for hopeless so I’m running to you with both hands stretched out and grabbing on to you. Fill me up with hope and give me a tangible reminder today that hope is an unbreakable spiritual lifeline (Hebrews 6:19-20).
God, you know those things in my heart that I barely dare to hope for, today I give them to you, I trust them to you, and ask that you because I know that you can do more than I could ever guess, imagine or request in wildest dreams (Eph 3:20). God, you are my hope and I trust you. Amen.
Abiding love to all.
Steadfast,
~ Sundance
So uplifting Sundance. I too feel the “Ugh” but reading & reflecting on your words I do feel that going forward better days are coming. Praying for Sundance & team and all Treepers- from dark days to light – God willing.
Thank you so, so much for this, Sundance.
I’ve done my mourning, prayed for answers and was told “BE BRAVE”.
So, the bravest thing to do is to soldier on and have hope.
Ditto everything you have said. The most difficult part is the hope, but I have it at times more than others. I work on creating gifts of things made by hand by me.
Thank you.. And God bless and keep you all
Don’t be a Sheep. Be a Bear and if you are going to be a bear, be a Grizzly Bear.
I like that, Fangdog!
I’m from Canada…I guess that would make me a Polar Bear?
DD
Not unless you have given up trying to sell Woka Cola…
But very welcome Sir!
Damn right, Fang. My cold anger meter is reading full.
Are those De Santis’ own gestures or is he purposely imitating Trump? Imitation is the highest form of flattery, so they say.
I started wondering about a year ago if DeSantis was copying Trump in both mannerism and policies.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
No he’s Italian ,we all use our hands when we talk.
Either that or Trump is training him. Works for me.
Unmistakably purposeful!
It’s a sign of Hope!
Mannerisms look the same as 45 for the most part. The only one I did not see was slapping the podium with his right hand a few times so the reverberations could be picked up by the mike.
bverwey
DeSantis is Italian…
All Italians wave their arms and make gestures when talking… If you tied their hands, they couldn’t say a damn word.
I’d love to see DeSantis be VP for a second term, then run for President in 2028.
Candidates for President and Vice President cannot both be from the same state and since PDJT changed his state of residence from NY to Florida, his next running mate has to be from some other state.
Since there are no RULES any longer and the DEMS do as they please, we should be able to do so also
Do you have a link to this same state rule?
The Civics Project: No prohibition against President, VP candidates from the same state
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/01/03/civics-project-no-prohibition-against-president-vp-candidates-same-state/4089264001/
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/apr/16/lawrence-odonnell/president-vice-president-same-state-allowed/
Don’t ignore because of the source. This is a great detailed historical explanation.
There is no law they can’t be from the same state but electors from that state cannot vote for both a VP and President from the same state.
The VP and President are voted on separately in the electoral college. So the Florida electors can only either vote for VP or President, if Trump and DeSantis are on the same ticket.
If it isn’t close in the electoral college then it doesn’t matter, but if it is you could have a situation where the President is elected but the VP falls short of the required delegates (or vice versa) and isn’t elected.
That is not a law, or in the Constitution that candidates for both offices cannot be from the same State. If might be a tradition, most likely based on political thinking in order to garner votes from States in different sections of the Country, but if I’m wrong, please show me in the Constitution where that limitation resides. Thank you.
That would make as much sense as requiring they be of different age, ethnic background or gender.
Bessie, I posted the explanation above.
It is not a Constitutional requirement that the candidates for both the President and Vice-president be from different states, but in the case of Florida, it would be foolhardy to have both candidates of the same party be from the same state, because it is required by the Constitution that the members of the Electoral College in a given state cannot vote for both the President and vice-president if they are both from that state. Thus, the Electoral College members from the State of Florida would be allowed to vote only for either the presidential candidate or the vice-presidential candidate, but not both; thus setting up a situation in which the President could be from one political party and the vice-president could be from the other party. This could have happened in the 2000 election in which George W. Bush was the presidential candidate and Dick Cheney was the vice-presidential candidate. Cheney avoided this quandary by moving his place of residence from Texas to Wyoming just prior to the election.
bingo
President Trump owns multiple homes and can move anytime he see’s fit.
DeSantis is way to important to be VP. He is more important as Florida’s Governor, than the US VP.
President Trump is the leader of our movement. He doesn’t have to be President, to continue being our leader.
If Ron DeSantis is moving back into the Federal arena, He will run for President, with our leader’s blessing.
This is all hands on deck, PDJT will continue leading this movement, whatever he decides to do.
He needs to stay sharp and alive for as long as this is going to take.
With these two men together, at the head of the spear, would be a formidable combination.
They already are.
Agree about DeSantis as wasted in the VP slot. DeSantis is no Mike Pence. Thank God.
No. President in 2024 He is the strongest leader I have seen in years. His ability to articulate his positions and his explanation why is refreshing. Vice President Tim Scott would not be a bad idea either.
As our pastor pointed out to us this morning, “You are here because God CHOSE to create you for THIS time! Do not let your heart be troubled and do NOT give in to cynicism or despair. As the darkness encroaches, the Light shines even more in contrast to the lies!”
I admit to feeling fearful, sad, hopeless, angry – ALL of the negative emotions that exist within our broken world…
“BUT this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is Thy faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
Lamentations 3:21-24
Fantastic preacher!! We are to be a light…not more doom and gloom darkness.
Thanks for sharing.
DD
I have this feeling in my 68 year old bones, that something so big is happening behind the scenes for the betterment of this great country that we are not yet aware of. People are beginning to waken up to how dangerous the China Joe administration is becoming. Have faith, for we will overcome.
I feel the same way! An awakening is happening!
One positive thing coming out of all the covid lockdown, is that people are starting to pull away from government schools. Homeschooling has been demonstrated possible to many people who otherwise would not have considered it, and the proportion homeschooling has doubled (from ~5 to ~10%), this trend should continue the longer the covid authoritarians stubbornly and irrationally cling to their authoritarianism.
The government schools became leftist “progressive” indoctrination systems, dumbing down and brainwashing many millions of impressionable youth.
The covid lockdowns revealed that a large proportion of the people staffing these institutions promote ignorance and unwarranted hysteria, and are supremely self-serving in trying to stay locked down so they can avoid the rigors of actually doing their job with students in person.
At the same time, the identity class Marxism is intensifying in schools, and parents are increasingly saying “enough”. As we should, it is completely off the rails now, it needs to be extinguished. STAT.
So, yes, many times from things that are bad, ultimately good things spring. This is just one example in the current situation.
Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (NKJV)
My 73 year old bones feel the same way.
Add 5 more years to that and I agree. Maybe it’s my age, but I do feel there is an Awakening. Not every person is where I am in this thinking, but it doesn’t matter. They will eventually see. Keep the Faith.
82 here. Ditto
I laughed and enjoyed the joy in my 74-year-old bones when I saw a video of the “TRUMPILLA BOAT PARADE” on the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa yesterday.
Tampa mayor is Dem. Hundreds of boats, ( and best of all, from what I hear, they did not file a permit for said “parade”).
Hundreds of boats gathering spontaneously to celebrate the TRUE POTUS, 5 months after the election.
Imagine that!!!
Take that Nancy.
Take that Liz
Take that Kamilla
Take that “gang of 4”
And all of the bipartisan traitors.
I watched on the news a little bit. If I was aware of it earlier I would have went as I only live in St. Petersburg. China Joe would have gotten only one rowboat. I hear there is another one coming in Florida again, just don’t know where. I am waiting for the rallies to start again.
To all you above my comment, revealing your ages, I’m a youngster at 66.
I feel our presence in this revolution, to recover our wonderful country, is vital to our success.
We need all of you, to stick around and see this thru.
All of you know the different directions, politics have taken our Republic, in our lives.
The WooHan bio-weapon came for us, in particular. There are no coincidences.
Two gentleman from the Tea party founders have written a very important perspective of our history.
If you have a minute: check out this article on The American Thinker. It explains the book.
The Seventh Crisis and the Millennials – American Thinker
This book would be a great present for some the adult kids or grand kids to read.
It will help explain, why we are so out of sorts with, the crisis we are in.
Millennials are from college age to their mid thirties.
They will take the brunt of this mess, if it continues.
The last 2 chapters gives them a plan, to save their way of life.
You don’t have to buy from Amazon, though you can.
Their website is http://www.seventhcrisis.com/
Yep… No permit !
Tampa mayor cancelled the Gasparilla Festival due to fear of spreading the chinese flu…
Trump Supporters instead celebrated with lots of fresh air and sunshine at the Trumparilla Boat Parade.
My retired bones go as many places as possible without having my face diapered and my breathing restricted. I submit in the places I absolutely have to go that believe stale carbon dioxide is good for the human body (ironically, these are also the places that proclaim the virtues of global Klamath Khange and the evils of excessive CO2 but insist that there are no effects when you are patronizing their businesses)!
it amuses me whoever anyone asks Faux-Xi Fauci how much longer this madness will remain in effect how he goes from haughtily cocky to woefully ignorant in less than 2 seconds! Why he still has a government job is one of those thought-provoking questions that only stupid Democrats can answer!
Trump should have immediately fired him when the story broke about the faked computer data he used to predict 2 million Americans dead. Trump would have been absolutely justified, as he shut down the economy based on those Fauci lies.
I agree I think something is going on behind the scenes-we can only imagine. I pray the AZ ballot audit is fruitful & will prove the fraud in that state. Let’s get the ball rolling!
FrankieZee, there is a woman in our church who gave a word about two months ago that God was going to do something so big that is was going to be jaw-dropping. Of course, I hope, as we all do, that it will be for President Trump to return, for all of the treasonous ones to be held accountable and removed from office, but also for God to raise up a new generation of righteous men and women who will serve our country for all the right reasons. I hope both you and she are correct.
Amen!
Retired Magistrate here: You can be the hero to your own family and neighbors. My brother, a Viet Nam War Veteran, just got over covid-19. When he got it he thought he would die from it; I assured him that he would be OK. We talked every day and I sent him a card every day; cards which had meaning as they reflected back on our childhood. My brother grows beautiful roses, so I painted him two roses and will send it out to him on Monday.
Several friends are going through hard times right now so I painted something special for them. It brings them joy and makes me happy to see them smile again.
My husband has cancer and heart issues and I have chronic health issues also; however, we choose not to dwell on those issues but live our life to the fullest.
Each day is a choice; you can either choose to do something for someone else and bring joy to their life or sit around and feel sorry for yourself. This is the only day that you have, there is no guarantee for a tomorrow. Here in Central Ohio we are having a lovely Spring. Get outside and see the wonders of GOD, all the heavens declare the glory of GOD. Get back to your church; if your church is still closed find one that is open. Connect with other people and be grateful you live in this country. Is it a mess right now, yep, but I truly think that a revival is coming and that people will turn back to GOD. That is my prayer and hope.
Ma’am, thank you for this.
Thank you, Marcia, for speaking life. And hope. I also even find my women’s group in need of cheering up. I drew them the scarred hands of Jesus reaching out to them and gave them all a matted copy. Their faces lit up like light bulbs in thanks for a small gift given just to see them smile. They are each sharing with me the special places they have for the simple picture I drew for them. Simple gifts given in trying times are precious. Pass the joy that you can. It has blessed me much more then they will ever know.
Marcia- thanks for a beautiful and inspiring post. You are so right- each day IS a choice.
Marcia I paint cards too and bring them to my sick neighbor. She is battling an aggressive cancer, can’t eat as the chemo is killing her. So I cannot bring food.
I add a letter and tell her about what we are doing. She is very afraid of unvaccinated people so I cannot meet with her. I forgive her her ignorance as this situation is not mine.
Other people get my cards as I listen to them.
It works two ways. It’s quiet therapy for me and I make someone happy they are not forgotten.
Thank you for a wonderful outlook, God bless you.
Amen
Power Brokers, those two.
So beautiful Sundance. Thank you for continuing to not only share truth, but take the time to encourage us to live in hope.
Trust the Lord, he’s truly coming soon.
Jesus said He would return again bodily to set up His righteous Kingdom on earth. Right now, that kingdom exists in the hearts and lives of His people. The best explanation I have heard for the evil in governments that we see, is that God wants us to see man’s inability to govern himself. Without God, we are undone. In the words of Samaritan’s Purse: “all that we have comes from God, and we give it out of His hand”. I realize that God is working in history. I have a great respect for those who struggle with the forces of evil both politically and otherwise. That is why I respect our 45th president, who has been so kind to those of us who seek to promote righteousness and truth. I am so encouraged by all who are doing what they can to preserve our freedom and liberty to live according to our conscience, a conscience based on the Judeo-Christian ethic. These are the best and highest values known to man. I am a realist when it comes to the desire to expect an outcome in our present situation that will lead to a life here where common-sense and right-living prevails in the culture. I am not saying that we should give up trying, we are told to occupy until Jesus comes again. That occupying will be influenced by our upbringing and outlook. What I am trying to say is this: do we live like this is all there is, or is our effort here tempered by a strong faith in the promises of God and what He will bring to pass in the end times by His mighty strength? I don’t read that politics or human government will save us from this evil world. I read of a world that gets so evil and messed up that only the return of Jesus will save us. I am getting a little tired of preachers and prophets who say that our lives will soon be made ok by some act of government, military or whatever to restore peace and prosperity. They are starting to sound like false prophets to me. I really think that at the end of the end times we will all be looking for divine intervention by the Very God Himself to save us from ourselves. I certainly feel encouraged by folks like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis and think we may have a few years left here, and I engage others I meet in thoughtful conversation when I can. I just wanted to issue a word of caution, we can and should promote good and put down evil wherever and whenever we can, but we must do it in a righteous framework and remember that vengeance is the Lord’s and a mighty and terrible vengeance that will be!
Just remember what God has done in the past when evil seemingly has overtaken countries and peoples. He is omnipresent and omniscient and will reign supreme over the pure evil in control now. Need proof? What happened to Hitler?
Your best post yet, Sundance.
May God Bless you and yours.
Indeed, God is our only hope, also only help. The richest, most powerful person in the world knows.
And there is this: we have had just about enough of being jacked around by Afro-Caribs.
And we are not alone in that sentiment.
Yup. Been noticing the mannerisms every time I see Governor DeSantis…
Enough of this Ugh crap! We are at WAR, Lucifers Children have seized control of OUR government, the media,all branches of the military and all of academia. This is a spiritual war and only one side can win. No 0ne can sit on the sidelines- the enemy wont allow it. Now..start by cutting the cable.Spend your money only with like minded businesses. Abandon all pro and collegiate sports and yes even NAZICAR. REFUSE to help your neighbors that had the CCP Installed Puppet’s signs on their yards.Tell them why. Cut all business contacts with the spawn of Lucifer and tell them why.This is just the beginning. FIGHT!
Mike, you must be referring to the “practicing Catholics”! They likely believe that practice makes perfect. Unfortunately for them, perfect practice makes perfect and practicing AGAINST the teachings of God does not qualify as perfect practice!
A2n-what sort of anti- Catholic gibberish is this that you’re spouting? Somehow trying to justify your heresies??
Not only the mannerisms, but also looks like Gov DeSantis favors diet cola too!
Steadfast!!
Noticed the mannerisms the first time I watched it. Couldn’t tell if it was something DeSantis was doing intentionally or just something he picked up from seeing Trump over the past 5 years.
During my 72 years in this world whenever I found myself to be in some kind of bind I always assured myself with this phrase “This too shall pass”.
Correct me if I’m mistaken but didn’t DeSantis originally want to keep his distance from Pres. Trump? And was not doing that great in the polls? And then Pres. endorsed him and the rest is history?
President Trump encouraged him to run for Governor. The scenario you described is what happened with the traitorous Governor of Georgia, Kemp.
I thank you for that message of hope, Sundance. I felt HIS presence as I read it.
Is that actually a photo from last night? If so, I wonder what cola is in those glasses. I hope it’s not Coke.
President Trump used to consume a lot of Diet Coke. I hope to hear him announce soon that he is drinking something else now.
There is a lengthy article on Daily Mail, they were serve with iced tea. Lots of photos. Larry Kudlow was there sitting alone at a table smoking a cigarette, LOL. Judge Jeanine Pirro, former Commerce secretary, Eric and Lara Trump, Rick Scott and other former cabinet members. Rubio was not there citing “personal matters”.
We’ve allowed the Left to do this to us. It’s that simple. Whether from lack of comprehension of their intentions and ruthlessness, or some kind of passive appeasement, or fear, or delusion, or a combination, we’ve allowed it. When we apprehend the fact of their commitment to destroy us, the hard truth that they will never again allow us to return to “normal” or even live our lives according to our traditions of freedom, maybe we’ll not allow it. We’ll see.
As always Sundance, you bring the gift of hope when we seem at our darkest! Thank God for you!
A few months back, Sundance wrote about fighting back by living one’s best life. So, I let everyone around us know that we’re all done being the living dead. We’re meeting family and friends where ever their comfort level is. For some, we sit at the kitchen table, coffee in hand and hearts engaged. For some, we’ve had to mask up and visit outside, or swing on every other swing at the park, to make memories with the grandkids. We have pulses, we have purpose, we have God’s blessing. Let’s go!
One observation while shopping: in stores where masks are required, the employees, even ones who have worked at the same store for years, are not nearly as friendly nor as happy as they were pre-pandemonium. When the face is covered, it is almost as though their souls are buried in the cloth!
the same is true in restaurants as well. Wait staff obviously believe they are “entitled” to be dour and uncaring behind the wall of the mask. Smiling may go the way of the Edsel just because so many feel that their personalities are buried in that tomb-like masking! These people typically work for sub-minimum wages due to tip income. I reward those who not only go the extra mile but also for those which reveal their “smile” from underneath that cloth diaper!
Ever since I waited on tables many years ago and as soon as I could afford it, I reward every waiter and waitress for going the extra mile simply for their showing up at work. No “extra mile” required.
Ironically, I am often scowling about the insanity around me, and the feel grateful the masks conceals my negativity!
You are amazing, Sundance. With all the terrible things you steadfastly uncover on almost a daily basis, you still keep your head far above the water and your heart buried deep in the blessings of God. Thank you for your guidance.
Now, please pass the ice cream…and make that TWO scoops. Ha!
Sundance, Thank you for this message of hope! I haven’t been myself and feel alone because, perhaps, I know a little too much from all my reading and my research. The heaviness is wearing. And I don’t buy what they’re selling to us. Longing for something to finally “turn” but nothing seems to be happening. Still, we hope for a brighter day.
Isaiah 40: 28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
I feel like I just got a second awesome and timely sermon today. Thank you and amen!
President Trump is staying VERY busy! And yes, he IS the elected president.
When it comes down to the darkness and evil that is trying to overtake us, I think that the masks are the “face” of it. Literally and figuratively.
Then we have the rest of the evil-doing. It is intense. It is driven. BUT……..
We not only have the privilege of coming before the throne of God as His children; we have the authority (through Jesus) to engage in spiritual battle against Satan and the forces of darkness. I am comforted by the fact that when I am battle-weary, someone else is picking up where I left off.
Thank you to Sundance and anyone posting or reading that is continuing to stand firm in prayer. Your perseverance is and WILL make all the difference. There are millions of us with these weapons. Let’s keep using them! To God be the glory.
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Thank you Sundance! You always inspire!
While I do at times feel the “ugh”, I always thank God for the blessing of another day! I also find at least one “positive thing” in every day, so that I will have a good attitude! It just makes the day go better! I’m also old enough to know that it’s not worth letting the small things get to you!
Hope everyone has a blessed week!
From my heart to yours, thank God for making you you.
Love that Sundance and TCTH embrace God and faith despite the fact that so many here are intellectuals. Seems that most “smart” people in the world are sadly too smart to believe or too shy to confess the One True God.
Thank you!
I always laugh when people on the left say that those of us on the right and/or Christians don’t believe in science or aren’t well educated. Although I chose to quit college for personal reasons, my husband’s degree is in biochemistry and bio physics. He is very much a believer in science and he is still a passionate believer in Jesus as his Savior. In fact he sees too much in science that points to a Creator to ever believe the nonsense some on the left push. We live in the Houston area and go to church with many highly educated people that work at NASA and related industries as well as engineers of all types and they too, are passionate people of faith proclaiming Jesus always.
🙂 my 1st year of college chemistry led me to “it would require greater “faith” to be an atheist than to believe in a Creator.
Friends and associates in various sciences have shared (or tried to, often beyond me) the elegance present in the structures and equations found in their areas of scientific expertise. They talk about how it indicates an intentional hand, a Creator, rather than randomness and chance. Many have come to their relationship with God after years of research and work in their professions.
“ Love that Sundance and TCTH embrace God and faith despite the fact that so many here are intellectuals.”
Why would intelligence distance a man from God?
Was Augustine, Bishop of Hippo a dullard? Was Aquinas a doofus? Was Luther a gawk? (Hint: he was the foremost canonical lawyer in Europe). Was Calvin a rube?
Please! Christianity has had many men of high intellect who were willing champions. Do not let the atheists put you in fear of open and honest inquiry.
Beautiful post Sundance, thank you, much needed!
Very accurate description of how I’ve been feeling for quite some time now.
As to watching the video without the sound, yup – is that you President Trump? 🙂
Idk, what’s going on? DeSantis impersonating Trump, cuz he got all those votes because of his hand gestures? Seems calculated, phoney, and something Kamala, or Bill n Hill do. DeSantis doesn’t have a lot of charisma, he doesn’t smile enough (GENUINE smile, not the Pelosi- Asa Hutchinson communist eternal grin) or exude confidence. But if he’s the real deal, none of that matters. Look how many followers Ron Paul was getting, until the media blacked him out and assassinated his character. This seems creepy-deep statey. I want principles and America First, not psy-ops and superficial appearance.
Trump + DeSantis 2024 does sound kinda perfect.
Surely that Pence guy isn’t dump enough to run, right?
No more ugh!! Don’t want it, don’t want to spread it, don’t want to surrender to it! Ours is the victory in Christ Jesus. We strategize, we work, we push forward, and we stand strong in our faith which is the Source of our Hope. Throughout history there have been dark times, but the love for freedom has never extinguished in the heart of man and we live in the blessings of those men and women who went before us that never gave up hope.
Amen!
Love to President Trump and Governor DeSantis!
Perceptive, Sundance. Velllllly perceptive.
I’ve never worn a mask. Been turned away but that’s ok. It was hard at first and sometimes I am battle weary. Now my task is smiling and talking to all the children. Especially those with masked parents. One year of important facial expression learning lost. Thank you Sundance. I’m afraid there are many who will never crawl up in the saddle again
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all” Emily Dickinson
Thank you for another song of hope.
Things are happening that we all need to look at with our spiritual eyes & not our political eyes.
Oh, my, I did not notice his gestures, but that is amazing, especially right at the beginning. I miss President Trump so. DeSantis is fine by me regardless of if his gestures are on purpose or subconsciously picked up, as long as he keeps up his policies and fight!
Now Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Find consolation in God’s Word…
focus on Jesus’ life-giving power which He freely gives to all believers who dare to believe!
We are not alone…
Like Mother Teresa, my job is to try to do God’s will for me each day.
I try to be God’s man to everyone with whom I come in contact and try to lift peoples’ spirits all day long.
I do not fear any of the evil which surrounds me or which pervades our nation. I will not capitulate to any of the vitriol and hatred which is directed our way everyday. Any of the heathens who aspire to trample us will have to leave a boot print on my chest.
Welp, flood gates… wiping my eyes to see to type. How can I have the foreboding anymore? it’s wiped away with my tears. I AM filled with hope now. Ah…what a relief. Praise the Lord. God bless Sundance, everyone here, all our families and friends.
Thank you for always knowing when we all need words of encouragement ~words from a friend, Brothers and Sisters.