It might, heck, -check that- it does seem overwhelming at times. But that is the nature of this collectivist strategy. That is the purpose of this bombardment. We must hold strong and push back against the lies and manipulations. If you look closely at the attack, it is weak and much of it is psychological bait. Do not fall into the trap of despair.
When I share the message “live your best life”, it is not without purpose. Every moment that we allow the onslaught to deter us from living our dreams, is a moment those who oppose our nation view as us taking a knee. Do not allow this effort to succeed. You might ask yourself how I can, one person, a flea looking into a furnace, retain an optimistic disposition while all around me seems chaotic and mad.
Simple answer, it’s your choice. Two wolves fight – one filled with despondency, isolation, despair and dark imaginings; the other filled with faith, something bigger, unrelenting hope, focus and driven to remain connected. Which wolf will win? The one you feed.
Shake it off. “Get up, get back on your feet, you are the one they can’t beat, and you know it.” WATCH:
The point? It ‘seems’ chaotic and mad because it has been created to appear that way. There are more of us than them; they just control the systems that allow us to connect, share messages and recognize the scale of our assembly.
And here we are… divided by a network of seemingly intoxicating systems; many purposefully driven by the modern dynamic of social media, steering a tribal outcome we are only now just beginning to fathom.
Ultimately the collective weight of progressive leftism is putting us is isolation. There are many historic references to this disconcerting sentiment to review with hindsight. However, ultimately the feeling of isolation first begins with a rejection of God. Defeat it by embracing Him.
In/around July 2020 it was obvious in my travels we were on the precipice of a disconnect from human interaction that would numb our psyche to what ultimately matters, fellowship.
Not only are various governmental agencies forcing the separation of people from their community networks, we were also seeing faith-based organizations, churches, buying into the fear.
Even in areas where churches were not forcibly shut down, we saw a structural shift where some faith leaders were willingly ostracizing their community under the guise of various medical, social and cultural alarms.
This is not good…. not good at all.
Fellowship is the essential ingredient to a purposeful life. How and why we interact with each-other is how and why we recharge our core humanity.
To see faith leaders willing to separate from the function of fellowship was alarming. However, as individuals we must not allow this foreboding sense to become the normal expectation.
Our nation needs more people like you, right now. Don’t wait… engage life, get optimistic however you need to do it. Then let that part of you shine right now… This is how we fight. Hold up that flag; give the starter smile… rally to the standard you create and spread fellowship again.
Throughout history large armies have been defeated through the process of division. It is not a leap to see the same strategic objectives being deployed against social assemblies including congregations. It is puzzling how many in leadership cannot see the danger in social and spiritual distance when the bond of fellowship is needed more than ever.
Each of us has a different connection to our community. Each of us has a different level of internal strength… such is the nature of living. However, the distance between people is manifestly not a good outcome when combined with the lack of food for the soul.
The influence of social media is already troublesome, physically distancing from human engagement only worsens the impact. There is no digital replacement for the true fellowship of humanity on a personal level.
Ultimately it is the currency of human connection that is the true value in our lives.
We have each felt how our positive influence upon the lives of others nourishes our own sense of purpose and fulfillment… Do not lose that. Do not think you can compensate for that through other arbitrary measures; you cannot.
With local, state and federal leaders moving increasingly toward self-interest; with disconnected workplaces creating social distance; with faith-based leaders unfocused on the value of fellowship; and now government entering your home to tell you the importance of separating yourself from your family we must dispatch these arbitrary decrees very deliberately.
Perhaps we are in this position today because we didn’t sit still enough and contemplate the real priorities in our lives. Fellowship is the essential ingredient to a purposeful life.
I will not divide my humanity, nor concede my core view of fellowship, simply to comply with the demand of another that I consider my brother or sister of greater or less value than myself. Any system that seeks to steer my path will not benefit from my participation. I choose freedom!
My f**king choice…
Our Liberty is inherent.
Our freedom is inherent.
The removal of both requires consent.
I choose not to disconnect.
I choose purpose.
I choose my own humanity.
I believe in a generous loving God.
My faith stands.
Love to all,
~ Sundance
Recall and embrace the closing prayer of our nation’s Declaration. “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, . . . And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
The Supreme Judge is the Holy Spirit, and divine Providence is God’s loving care and governance of His creation. These are beliefs straight out of the Westminster Confession of faith. We are a nation founded and ground on faith in the triune God.
Onward, Christian soldiers.
Those last lines always send shivers down my spine. These guys pledged everything they held dear….and we cannot get two people to agree on who goes to lunch first at work.
IMO, given history showed that the vast majority of society were not active participants in protecting and fighting for their liberty and freedom, we, those of us who choose not to participate, can show our patriotism by supporting those who do and, more importantly, not rat them out to the regime.
Learn from the Communists. They protect their own and support them. The mission is what matters.
One of my better moves Ive ever made was joining the Conservative Tree House. So informative, so inspiring words of faith and courage. Amen and God Bless You.
Praise God for whom all blessings flow.
I sing that every morning. Kindred spirits!
This is one of the most important articles I’ve seen here.
“Where two or more are gathered…
Found myself singing: When we all get to heaven what a day of rejoicing that will be. My faith requires valuing God above all else and it seems to me that God by allowing current events is driving us to realize the hopeless estate of man without Him.
I’ve been listening to an old series by Jack Hibbs on Calvary Chapel Chino Hills called “Futures”. It puts things in perspective.
When we all see Jesus we’ll sing and shout the victory.
Calvary ,one of the few that refused to shut down .
Kinda love carvary,just not all the nuts that go there .
I used to listen to Raul reaz, and Greg Laurie .
Joe Fotch is local , he’s pretty dang good too.
I needed that. Not only the music and words but while watching I was watching all those young musicians. Teens. Teens who work hard at their craft, something so simple as that gave me hope. Young people who haven’t been corrupted to believe they deserve it all without hard work like the Twitter employees.
I have become too cynical. Without really wanting the economy to collapse I’ve been thinking go ahead. I want to see what happens to all these spoiled entitled people in our country who expect life to stay the same under communist control ala the Biden Crime Family.
I don’t know if I’m fooling myself but this did give me hope if only for today.
I agree – that video brought tears to my eyes, and a lot of hope. Thank you, Sundance, for everything you’re doing in this battle.
Could be a great song for Trump’s future rallies.
Me too. Those young people didn’t acquire those skills sitting on social media.
I needed that. Thank you.
Yes my faith and hope in goodness of God propels me onward. I will stand with DJT because the more he is silenced we lose our freedom of speech and life.
My Faith and and your dedication Sundance allow me to start the day with purpose. Silent no more. We the People are the lesser magistrates that will save our Freedoms given to us by God. It will not come to you, you have to become a Crusader.
Onward Christian Soldiers……marching
God Bless this Last Refuge. Take a seed of knowledge from this tree and plant it in your town.
Retired Magistrate here: Never give in and never give up.
Let me tell you a true story. I was a Common Pleas Court Magistrate for over 10 years. During that time I suffered from severe autoimmune disease but through GOD’s grace was able to do my job. Was responsible for the entire Domestic Relations docket, arraignments, and at times jury trials. When my judge retired I assumed that I would continue my position under the new judge; wrong, he brought in his law partner so I was out of a job. To make matters worse my last month on the bench, I fell on the ice and broke my right hip. So, rather than going out in glory on the bench, I went out with a whimper in the hospital.
Shortly after that, my husband’s company downsized and so no job for him either. So my IT husband, went to work for a small manufacturing company making things, sweeping floors and whatever else was required to bring in some money. Money was tight but shortly after that I was able to take my pension which helped a lot.
A year and a half later I went to work as a Magistrate in a neighboring county, to help clean up the docket; it was a year behind. Mission accomplished. So what did my judge do; he fired me. Said the attorneys didn’t like me (I didn’t show favorites and followed the law); he was up for re election and didn’t want me to hinder his re election chances. Thankfully by that time my husband had a job in IT again.
After that I was in a bad car accident which took out the other hip; was attacked by my dog who broke my arm, my husband was diagnosed with cancer and heart disease, I almost lost the sight in my right eye, my autoimmune disease decided to go nuts, my brother was diagnosed with ALS and my husband was downsized again.
Now we are both retired. By the grace of almighty GOD we are still here.
Yesterday, after 12 years, I received a letter from my original Common Please Court inviting me to have my photograph professionally taken and placed on the Wall of Honor for Retired Magistrates and thanking me for all my years of service. Well, I cried. It was nice to finally have someone say thank you. Yes, I know that many people never get this, but I am blessed to be one of the few that did. So, in a week or two I will make myself presentable and have photograph taken.
Everyone has a story; this is mine. GOD has a plan for everyone; however, it might not be the plan you had in mind. Never give in; never give up!
Marcia, you and your other half are fighters.
Congrats on your recognition by your peers.
Resilience; life requires it. God bless you both!
God bless you!!
Love your story, Marcia, and also reading your other posts. Congratulations on this beautiful honor and also for persevering. God never promised an easy life but He did promise to walk with us thru the valleys.
He keeps his promises thru dark times. My story is long and sad, but there has been wonder and beauty also.
Bless your heart! 💕🙏
So glad you were given this recognition, sometimes just knowing another is saying ‘I see you and appreciate you.’ is just what is needed to revive one.
You rock!
What a lovely honor!
“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.”
“History is written by the victors”
I am raising my coffee cup in a toast to you, Marcia! Congrats!
My reading for today:
“Leave outcomes up to Me. Follow Me wherever I lead, without worrying about how it will all turn out. Think of your life as an adventure, with Me as your Guide and Companion. Live in the now, concentrating on staying in step with Me. When our paths lead to a cliff, be willing to climb it with My help. When we come to a resting place, take time to be refreshed in My Presence. Enjoy the rhythm of life lived close to Me.”
His perfect timing. Let us climb the cliffs together…and may God bless Donald J. Trump.
Putting on the armaments that the Good Lord has provided me and NOT LOOKING BACK!!
Thank you Sundance. I needed this post because I feel at my limit. My husband and I are still in the grieving/anger phase of losing entire family and the current alternate universe over our conservative beliefs. We can’t even turn on the comedy channel because of the propaganda. Anyway I am back up this am and will soldier on in life firm in my standards and beliefs. God bless you.
Bless you, LKA, and stay strong! I agree, Sundance is a true blessing to all of us!
Ditch television programming for good. Go cold turkey. I did it in early 2013. It’s only hard at first and you don’t miss it soon thereafter. Get a headstart by going on a vacation in nature, when you return don’t turn it on.
ALL of it is programming. Comedy, weather, history, arts, music videos, crime, soaps, sports, all of it. They call it programming for a reason: they’re telling you what they are doing to viewers.
I will search out the occassional clips and videos I seek on the internet, but it’s active, purposeful and precise, not passive and filled with uninvited info intrusions. So I’m not totally in the dark. But I remain in control.
You won’t miss it, trust me. Fill your life with true fellowship, others who bring you joy, hobbies and people that bring you joy, challenge you, stimulate you, provoke you, inspire you. Provoke, stimulate, inspire, challenge others. Teach and learn daily. TV is for suckers. They suckered me for 40+ years, they’ll get no more of my life. I am free. All should be as free.
Well said my friend.
Thank you Sundance. You always seem to find the words that calms the storm brewing in me. Walking the line of calm resolve and cold anger can be very challenging.
And every time I seem about to lose to the cold anger you put a post up such as this.
I can not lose myself in the battle because even if win I still lose. Bless you sir and my God bless our endeavor to save this great republic.
For sure a mental boost is needed Sundance .
After the elections , hope seems lost . And why should we have faith in that .
Watching in real time, the onslaught of the globalists has been fairly relentless.
It is quite taxing on the mind and spirit .
Those religious leaders who shut down the churches and such ,were paid off to do so ,and promoted the shot, disgusting!
I believe there’s only one way to stop the globalists.
It’s the title of the first Metallica album. Reminds me of the first track on ride the lightning, fight fire with fire .
Hope I’m wrong ,peace treepers !
And what great music both those albums were.
We really are the victors here while we may not feel it.
The Good Lord graced us with another morning, where we woke up.
We get up and go about our business.
What could possibly be more victorious, than that?
And when you encounter a tree hugging leftist…smile, bigly! It will make them wonder what we are up to!
Yesterday when I went to the store I pulled up to a car similar to mine. In the store a kid approachs me and tells me he likes my car
and if I would sell it because my car has a manual transmission.
We had a conversation about our cars for about 10 minutes then the conversation turned to current events.
This kid was 20 I’m 60 and He told me the kids are very scared over what is happening and they know they have a much harder path thru life then I have had.
It made me feel good they aren’t fooling all the kids.
They are not fooling that age group. I have a son that age and the conversations I hear transpire among his friends give me hope. They recognise what is true, what is fat, what is male and female, what is gay propaganda. My son even tells me how they get over on professors they know are left wingers. They laugh about it.
It is still heavy pressure living though.
Those who ‘came of age’ during the jug ears era…and those coming of age now…are frightened.
America is no longer a land of real opportunity where any American kid can grow to be a President, or astronaut…
Decades ago, a little girl could get that pony…if parents were cautious with spending…but not today.
P.S. — I love Styx
Had forgotten them. This was a nice reminder.
I like the lyrics of ” Blue Collar Man”. Its really what we all want, Just give me a chance to survive.
I don’t know who you are Sundance, but I love you. Thank you for always fighting through, believing in God and His providence, His mercy, His strength, His vision. And then, telling the world about it. Amen and amen. May the Lord God Almighty have mercy on us, and protect us from the Evil One. Amen.
Amen. We love you, too, Sundance!!! Here, here Born Free American Woman!
Be the power of one. Like a stone rippling across a pond. We affect more people than we know. Thanks to Sundance for posting this….because yes, we are demoralized seeing the decline of the country and its people. I plan to stand on my beliefs and not give in. I needed to hear this.
I go back to my one penny I fought for at Walmart’s self checkout…1/100th of a dollar. One cent. That was mine and I won. And that kid will remember me, for like, forever…..One hill, am looking for the next one.
If we all took the power of one, directed it towards whatever….it would be a force.
Well said, sundance.
I recently had an event happen, in which our daughter disclosed unthinkingly, what she thought of her mother and I, that she considers us among the worst people on earth. Shes been heavily infected with far left social contagion.
In a few short sentences, the kind you can’t take back, she exploded her relationship with us. Her mother was devastated. I was angry.
I hugged my wife for a long time, and simply said: I know it hurts. I’m hurt and angry too. But we’re going to go on and live our best life in spite of this. They can break her (our daughter), but they can’t break us. And they wont.
And this event pales in comparison in comparison with the nationwide reality we with open eyes face every day. Stay strong, stay on your feet, yield not an inch, and live your best life. Every day you do, they fail.
I well understand the devastation to you both, it happened to me as well years ago. She hated me for not making enough money so she could have what she wanted. She wanted nothing to do with me, her older brother or sister, she went and found herself a husband with a trust fund. I never saw her again.
It will be especially hard on the date of her birth, and the holidays. Try to hug each other a lot then and each year will get better until you find your joy in life again. It will come back a little at a time.
It will be hard on her mother, but not so much on me.
Betrayal, as it sits with me, negates any notion of quarter, sympathy or forgiveness of any kind. She has become the enemy, and in doing so, forfeits everything.
She better hope god forgives her, because I will not. I have no time in my life for, and will not share my life in any way, with cult members.
She’s been ghosted, her number deleted from my phone and blocked as well. For all intents and purposes, the good natured girl we thought we knew no longer exists.
Oh I get it, I took it as the unexpected and unforgivable betrayal of family. Her older sister sought her out a few years ago and the girl had the audacity to tell her sister she would try to forgive me if I wanted to call.
I told my older daughter that her sister had died to me, I had already mourned her for years. Not going to happen.
Thank you, I have “Let Go and Let God” to a daughter & her 3 daughters ….but I have not Let Go of God’s Promises, which is why I pray for them daily, would sure like for them to show up in my forever……I have been a “lurker” at the Treehouse for a number of years now, and have never commented…..til now.
The value I find here is in the commenters, I spend little time in the comments of other sites…I turned that off with the TV and Andrew Dice Clay years ago!
I too had a rebellious daughter when she was younger, told her I loved her and if she ever needed me to call but I did not want to talk to her until she showed me the respect I deserved. She called me a week later. Keep praying for her.
I could have written this post nearly word for word!
I too have a daughter who did that to us. She disappeared for 7 years after college. I found her eventually. She has cut ties several times. Most lately 2 yrs ago over Trump.
She called yesterday and we talked for an hour. She’s 51 now and 3 of her friends recently lost their mothers .
She even said “I love you”.
Do not let any root of bitterness spring up in you
because it only poisons your soul and the souls around you.
These young people are afraid of us because they believe us to be “ fascists ”
Like Mussolini or something.
Live your best life and always leave the light on for her.
Let God give you his peace.
The day after PDJT declared he was running,
I donated what I could to his 2024 campaign.
MAGA!
I’m going to do the same. And support those who back him in this effort.
The MTGs, the Matt Gaetzs of this movement and do it proudly.
Anyone reading Sundance’s breakdown of the 4th Branch and understanding what he is saying should also understand the vital importance of supporting our Lion, DJT.
Because, we’re next.
Excellent!
Watching the video of all the young members of the band was inspirational. So many hours of individual practice required in order to come together and play as a group in perfect harmony. Beautiful.
Divided, it’s just noise. United, they create something beautiful.
Thank you. Going to watch it again.
That was my thought too. How great it was that these individuals dedicated their time and efforts to the craft of making music from their instruments.
And joined in unison, created a sound none of them could have created on their own.
THIS is MAGA.
So true. I have often wondered why I have had so many difficult life changing events in my life. My answer is always that God gave me a strong backbone for a reason. I will never give up!
May God bless everyone here with the same strength to never give up.
Inspiring!! and so TRUTHFUL– GOD never abandons you. Stay Strong.
Tommy Shaw! Awesome musician, writer, guitarist, vocalist, bandmate, human being.
The look on these kid’s faces, of awe and pride in their own abilities as soloists and ensemble players, is priceless. Tommy’s smile and light is proof of that!
Thank you for the reference, great great song. Long live Rock!
Feeling isolated is bad. Also then feeling like you are the only one who sees and believes as you do is unbearable. The CTH community here alone is more valuable to me than you can imagine.
For me another potential divider is the projected vaccine passport. Whatever you do do not get one. Do not participate. This will only work if everyone refuses. It is a divider to make us think some are of less value than ourself. It has no scientific value.
St. Augustine says that the wicked rulers of the City of Man do more harm to themselves than they do to their subjects who are of the City of God; just remember that.
“. ..the reign of the wicked does harm rather to those who are the rulers. They devastate their own souls due to the wider scope they have for their wickedness, while those placed under them in servitude are not harmed at all, except by their own iniquity. Thus the good person is free, even if a slave, and the evil person is enslaved, even if a ruler — enslaved not to one master but, what is far worse, to as many masters as he has vices.” – City of God, Book IV, Chapter 3
Never heard of Tommy Shaw Youth Orchestra, but what a phenomenal group of clean, crisp looking young people making fantastic music; much different group than one is led to believe what our youth are these days, otherwise, don’t give up the Ship.
He was in the band Styx
He was also in Damn Yankees with The Nuge.
STYX still tours. Tommy Shaw still with them.
Styx I know is a river east of Mobile that runs into the Perdido, crossed it on US90 to/from Pensacola; have heard of the band though, just not enough to know individuals.
Did not know there was a river of that name in America – interesting.
In Greek mythology, Styx was a river forming the boundary between Earth and the Underworld.
When I lived in the Boston area during the early 1970’s, King of Hearts played for years and years at the Orson Welles cinema in Cambridge. We have finally got what we wished for. It’s lunatics and dementia patients running the town, all the way down the line.
I must have played in every small arts cinema at the time because it was also long running in Philadelphia where I was at school.
It was entertainment then and it is current events now. 😳
Thanks Sundance! Much needed encouragement to connect with others and be doers of God’s word! Our Lord calls us the salt and light in this dark and tasteless world! Let’s Go!
I’m uncompromisingly, annoyingly optimistic. I’m in.
Powerful words – so true. Thank you. My greatest frustration is with what seems to be a endless number of traitors: in public office, the courts, the military, and the church. So much easier to surrender and give in to the lies. I’ve seen clerics and prelates become such liars and hypocrites – they can’t be trusted. One thing to do I think to maintain a ‘strength in numbers’ is to balkanize in a Red State, and then work to fortify it.
Amen🇺🇸
I have tomatoes growing on my Alabama front porch.
The temperature has sunk to the high twenties for about a week.
The tomatoes are still outside and red ripe.
The skins are the thickest I have ever seen on a tomato.
Is God talking to me?
I tomato forward.
I just picked my last tomatoes in North Carolina!
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I really wish we could have a Treehouse get together like Intellectual Froglegs Joe Dan Gorman…..
Best advise Sundance gave us was to find like-minded people in our area. After we moved out here in the rural where we did not know a soul, we hung out a big flag. In time our neighbors started stopping in and now we are surrounded by God fearing down to earth people. We visit each other. But wow a Treehouse get together. that would be amazing.
Yup. Network in local non-electronic ways, with like minded people, and leave your phones at home when you do.
I deleted all social media like FB, pintrest and such years ago. This is the only forum I interact on that isn’t in real life. We took Sundance’s warnings seriously about what was coming.
We sold our Las Vegas home when things where hot, paid off the mortgage and bought a roof with walls on 5 acres to be debt-free. Been a rough year fixing it, but now we have our own well, septic system. Spent the summer building garden beds, the fall canning and freezing food. It takes time since we are over 65.
Glad to see you still have that much energy! We just sold our TN house for same reasons.
Hear Hear!! I’ve been agitating for such a thing for a while now… may it be so…
Maybe it could coincide with a sub-gathering at the Olustee, FL Civil War battleground site – I’m walking the battlefield today, seems appropriate.
The Union tried to set up a southern Sherman’s March to cut off Florida and retake it for the Union, most specifcally to capture votes for the 1864 Election… the more things change, the more they stay the same!
5000 Union troops with infantry, artillery, and cavalry, set out west from Jacksonville; their mission was to proceed down the RR tracks to blow up the bridge across the Suwannee River. 5000 Confederate troops set up an abush along the way and sent out a skirmish party to draw the Yanks into the trap.
Contact was made, and battle was joined, here, in the piney palmetto woods, between 2 equal forces. A fierce firefight thru the pine trees ensued, lasting intensely for around 6 hours into darkness. Cannons and mortars fired ball, grape, chain, bar, and canister shot indiscriminately, shredding men, horses, and palmettos into ribbons and chunks.
The Confederate defenders repelled the enemy late in the evening, leaving the North in retreat back east and leaving close to 3000 dead and mortally wounded souls behind in the scrub – 2000 Yanks, and nearly 1000 Confederates. It was one of the most intense and bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War.
It is now a State Park, and hosts one of the largest Civil War Reenactiments in the world every February. I’m going to be sure to plan to make it for 2023, as such deplorable behaviour must be crushed and terminated. (/s)
http://battleofolustee.org/
God Bless Ya’ll!
Read your history and regulate thyself!
Sherman Bow Ties……..they would tear up the railroad rails and build a fire under them to soften the steel in order to bend them into shapes not usable afterward
Next week me and my dog will be doing the Battlefield Walk at the Wilderness in Virginia. Always thought provoking for sure!
Nice idea, even on a regional basis. It’s harder to find like minded people as more blues keep moving out of Chicago to the burbs.
Here’s the good news…
We the People are under constant attack from them. Why? Because we are a threat to them.
To them I say, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”
Then just keep living your best life because that really threatens them.
Think of the Grace and Elegance displayed by FLOTUS Melania while under constant assault by them. Just smile and wave wins every time.
Wonderful, inspiring words. Thank you, Sundance.
Thank you, Sundance. Community can be found on the the internet. Any time a message of hope and encouragement from God is received it is community and it strengthens one’s resolve, fellowship, and ability to renew one’s Spirit. Holy Spirit has no problem using our digital world to communicate messages of fellowship, hope, life, love, encouragement, strength, and well being.
We are being divided. that is more than obvious. There are 2 divisions…the division the left is attempting. To me that division is to divide us from God…that is the left’s purpose. It is correct we make the choice(s). We must listen to God’s wisdom and use the gifts we have been blessed to possess by His Blood and resurrection. Discernment, and sticking to God closely will always bring that Biblical strength we need.
I do believe there is sense of desperation, fear, and isolation. However, once we get to the bottom of ourselves, we begin to see the real battle. Being reminded about the Light, and Way lifts more and more each time it is exposed.
The important thing is to share our God given blessings in the way that is presented to us…every avenue possible. If that is by text: so be it. If it is by email: so be it. If it is by a post on social media: so be it. God used all sorts of avenues to deliver His Word. To me the choice is not to trash modern media…the choice is to use modern media to pronounce the wonders of faith and God Almighty. And to remember, humans don’t always understand that God’s does not always match human ways. We think God will respond the way we think it should be. Not hardly.
We are being separated. Separated from the world, as mentions in the Bible. Divided from those who are wolves. The big separation is going. It is all individual…individually we must decide to be separated from the word. Not separated from God. Community and fellowship can reinforce that and is powerful. But not necessary in order to be victorious. The Power of God has no boundaries. He is calling for the ears of EACH, individual…and we are leaning. We must move individually into His Cross, seek power…then the miracles burst forth. To me, I am seek to allow Holy Spirit to separate me from the world during the age of the great shifting…
You were speaking about every avenue presented to us–A friend from church years ago never threw away any of the “postage paid” envelopes that came her way. She didn’t respond to the offers but returned the envelopes with a tract in them. I thought that it was a very clever way to get the Word out!
Thank you Sundance, well said. It is disheartening to read all of the comments about it being hopeless.
This might seem rude but we need to call those people out.
Reading those who have allowed the illusion of hopelessness to take over reminds me of that quip in the Bible to “not let your hearts be hardened” – it is a true thing, to not allow that to happen, to purposely look for and find that ray of joy, even if just a wisp, gives hope room to reside,
doing so will show us the way, collectively and individually, the way through these days.
I think of them as sad eeyores chewing thistles.
But I am also thinking it’s time to say this to them:
By giving up, you are giving the enemy everything they want.
Is that what you really want?
Sundance that is one of my favorite videos ever. I watch it often! Did you know that Tommy Shaw does not read music? Yet he is an amazing musician.
After the 2020 election I was broken. I was on my knees in front of God asking why why why….I was really fearful. And angry. But He taught me to once again trust in Him and walk with Him and I’ve tried to do this constantly and it shifted my perspective. We have a long war ahead of us and it will be a fight for all the marbles. There’s much to be concerned about but we must continue to move forward.
This election, I was highly disappointed but not surprised. I am angry and sometimes I just feel sick. BUT I refuse to live there. Because this is what they want. It is the first step to our defeat and I refuse to be defeated. I know who our Light is and I continue to try to stay close to Him. Hang in patriots.
I refuse to live there. Because this is what they want.
Amen to that.
Plus it’s not healthy to “wallow”, that’s the term I use when I find myself obsessing about problems and thinking things are never going to get better. That’s a fast track to serious depression. We all need to pick ourselves up or associate with more positive people and have them lift us up.
Hooray! I love this article!
If Trump can be strong and committed after all that has happened to himself, his family, and his associates, then there’s no reason I cannot be strong and committed too.
TRUMP 2024
As suggested by The Burning Bush…
“Lead a life of action, governed by virtue.”
Every time I see a “I’m giving up!” comment I’m going to reply with a link to this article.
Yes- troll themes before and after the midterms: “worry worry”, “donkeys bad – elephants good” and “its all over now”. Most here do not take them seriously but all the noise makes it harder to read the comment section. Seems to be tapering off but for the persistent ones a poke at just the right place and they either go away or lash out. 🙂
Actually the “donkeys bad – elephants good” isn’t necessarily trollish. Conservatives, especially those of us who support Trump, should be voting for GOP candidates. Dems are always worse than Republicans. Even if you can’t vote for your GOP candidates, vote against your Dem candidates.
Styx and particularly the song “Fooling Yourself” provided a lot of solace to me in my dark teenage years circa about 1978. The Grand Illusion was one of the first albums I purchased. I’m still pretty much a lost little boy 45 years later but good to see Tommy Shaw still at it. He looks like he hasn’t aged a bit since Styx was in its heyday. Good for him.
Would make a great song to play at a Trump rally!
Bravo! Make America Glorious Again!
Let me echo, in my own way, what so many here have already said.
We were made from nothing, and we are nothing and can do nothing without Him who made us.
What is happening to us as a people, here in the west, is that we are experiencing what it is like to carry our pride to its logical conclusion, a return to the nothing that we once were. On a very practical level, cleaving to God increases the good, true, and beautiful. Falling away from Him, relying on ourselves, breeds further sin and misery, death, nothingness.
What this means is that we must now strive, in every was possible, to do God’s will, to model that and encourage others to do the same, openly, unabashedly, and possibly to our own detriment at times.
This is the ONLY way out. We cannot pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. We’ve fallen and can’t get up, but He will pick us up if we ask and let Him.
Tears , Thanks