I think it's time for a cuppa, don't you? 

  

Because I use Facebook as a ministry outreach, it means I'm immersed in "heavy" topics and information all day every day. I decided I need a break, and just do a blog on my everyday happenings. Some ponderings, maybe a rant or two, some just ...oh I don't know ...just a place to pull back and take a break now and then. It'll be fun to have a change of scenery.

And so ....here goes! Come along if you want.  . . .

Promise Of The Rapture

January 7

One morning years ago I was having my prayer time and was prompted to ask the Lord for a Scripture that would be mine for all of my life. That day, he gave to me Revelation 3, the letter to the church of Philadelphia. At the time, I had no idea what was meant in that passage. I did not know that it is the church of Philadelphia that will be taken in the Rapture. I wouldn't know this for years to come, so I just kept that passage in my heart and moved on.

But now it's been brought back to my remembrance, as we see the New World Order taking over the world. In that letter in Revelation 3 - is the promise to be kept OUT OF the Tribulation.

"Because you have kept the Word of my patience,
I also will keep you out of the hour of trial
which shall come upon the whole world,
to test those who dwell on the earth."
Revelation 3:10

I have worried about the mark, the vaccine that the New World order intends to force on us. Yes I know, it isn't (yet) the Mark of the Beast - but it does alter your DNA. As I've worried about it, this Scripture has been brought back to my remembrance. He promised us to be kept OUT OF that time.

Then this morning, the day after that promise was brought back to my mind, my Scripture reading was in Luke 9. I was stopped at this verse:

"But I tell you of a truth,
there be some standing here,
which shall not taste of death,
till they see the Kingdom of God."

I know he was meaning Peter, James, and John. But after the promise in the letter to the church of Philadelpia from yesterday which promises that at the Rapture many will not see death, I saw this passage of today in Luke 9 in a whole new light. Many believers will not see death till we see the Kingdom of God. So what happened after he said some will not see death? ....He took them up upon a mountain.

What encouragement!

A Video That Greatly Disturbed Me

December 1

Last night I came across a video, a documentary-type video made by a man who was  following people who were living their last days because of a terminal illness. I wasn't looking for videos like that, I just clicked on one in the youtube side panel, and it took me to these. I watched several people as they lived their last days after their diagnosis.

It left me stunned. In almost every case the attitude was the same - keep a positive attitude, make the most of your days, do as much as you can for as long as you can. This baffles me. Yes, I understand the mindset of making the most of each day, but one thing was glaringly, I mean glaringly, obvious - the thought of their fate after death was totally absent. Before going to bed, I asked the Lord HOW can it be that a person is told he or she has weeks or days to live, and they don't think about their fate after death?

I still don't have an answer to that question. But it truly leaves me baffled.

The only thing I can surmise is that these people think they're going to heaven because they're good people. True, they all seemed to be warm and caring people, concerned with lessening the impact their death will have on their loved ones. But any thought of their eternal fate was just not there.

One of the most powerful tools of Satan is to deceive people into hell by convincing them that they're "good," and therefore they don't need to think about their fate, they just assume they're going to heaven.

I grieve over this. All morning I have been grieving over the fact that good people will be shocked to find out that they were wrong about their "goodness," and that there was no remedy for their sin. And if they die without the Savior, their sin will be un-atoned for, and that will keep them out of heaven. Never did I see this more clearly than when I watched those end-of-life videos last night. How I grieve over these lost people. I grieve over the shock they are about to encounter.

Some of you won't be able to understand this message. Some of you are convinced that good people just go to heaven. But that's a deception. No one can be good ENOUGH. We are ALL sinners, every one of us, and because we were doomed to judgment God sent his Son to bear our guilt when he took the judgment on our sins on that Cross. If people could go to heaven because they're "good," then what Jesus suffered on that Cross was unnecessary. God would never have put his Son through that if there were any other way.

Some hard truths:

"...ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23

"There is none righteous, NO, NOT ONE;"
Romans 3:10

"The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked; who can know it?"
Jeremiah 17:9

"ALL we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned, every one, to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."
Isaiah 53:6

"Nor is there salvation in any other,
for there is NO OTHER NAME under heaven
given among men by which we MUST be saved.”
Acts 4:12

"He who believes in Him is not condemned;
but he who does not believe IS CONDEMNED ALREADY,
because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God."
John 3:18 

"That which is born of the flesh is flesh,
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You MUST be born again.’"
John 3:6-7

There is nothing I can do about these “good” people going into a Christ-less eternity, but one thing I CAN do is appeal to all of you – we MUST bring the message of salvation to all we can. We MUST do all we can to show people their need for the Savior, and to lead them to him – that they might be saved – for all eternity.

A Change of Heart - A Change of Course

I came across a Scripture that stunned me, and I could hardly believe I'd never "seen" it before. How many times have I read this Bible through? Yet - I had never seen this very, very simple verse. I suppose the reason is that the Lord controls the timing of our revelations. He times everything in our lives, and he shows us his Word - I like to say he "rhemafies" his Word to us - according to his plan for our lives. That's why I'm seeing this only now.

This is the Scripture I came upon:

"Commit your works to the Lord,
and your thoughts will be established."
Proverbs 16:3

There probably isn't a more simple verse in the Bible, but after decades of reading his Word, I never "saw" it. But as soon as the Lord "rhemafied" it to me just recently, I began to commit my work to him every single day, and ask him, therefore, that my thoughts be established.

And since then ...well ...there HAS been a change in my thoughts, in my heart.

In fact, I've noticed my thoughts changing drastically. I find myself pulling away from subjects that had mattered a lot to me. I've lost interest in "the world." I've found in my heart that the only thing I want to do in my posting online is put posts out there that have to do with HIM.

Over the years I had gotten very involved with all that's happening in the world, and I dug right in from years back and put my efforts into informing people who don't have as much time as I do to investigate all that's going on. But now ...though I've tried, I just can't work up interest in those things anymore. It's left me. The interest is just not there.

Does that mean I won't vote or support those who stand for the right things? Of course not, I'll vote. But I don't need to get into the nitty-gritty of what's going on. I KNOW what's going on. I do read the headlines every morning. I do listen to pastor J D, Jan Markell, and others who make sense out of it all for us. But that's all. That's as close as I can get. My heart is elsewhere...

I believe God has everything under HIS control. I've seen in the Bible how he brought enemies to Israel when Israel turned away from him. Has America turned away from him? It depends on what camp you're in. Many love the Lord. But more ...don't. And if "the world" in America turns away from God ...her enemies will take over. My mission is not to meddle in those things - people have made up their minds and one thing I've learned as I've gotten older is that when people have made up their minds, you can't change them. Change ...can only happen by the Holy Spirit's work in a person's heart. I can't change anyone's heart. I can only watch.

So I've come to realize that my heart has pulled away from all that and I find that I only want to glorify the Lord in what I post, whether it be writings or pictures, or whatever else ...and even in doing so, I can't make those things change hearts either - only the Spirit of God can.

I believe that's why Jesus himself did NOT involve himself in the government when he walked this earth. The Roman Empire was the government at that time, and it was as corrupt as America has become. But Jesus did not address that. His very disinterest in the government of the day speaks volumes to me. And my heart pants deeply after his heart, and I find myself - not deliberately, it's just happening this way - I find myself simply disinterested in the goings on of the government and the world, because there's nothing I can do to change it, just as he knew there was nothing he could do to change it. He recognized that the whole world lies in wickedness (1 John 5:19), and he's left it that way until this age is over.

So I've said all that to say this: my heart has changed. I'm no longer interested in the world. My heart follows after the Lord and I now seek only his approval as I find myself only wanting to glorify him in all that I do. I'll lose friends who won't understand that, but I've walked with him long enough to know that that's normal. And if anyone is touched by anything that I post, it will be the Holy Spirit touching hearts, I do not have the power to do that. Only he can. I wouldn't want it any other way.

Let The World Be The World

I was on the phone arguing with a manager about a fee I felt he was unjustly demanding that I pay. I wasn't raising my voice or being impolite, I was not using any bad language, I was just expressing my argument that the fee was unjust. He would not relent. So when I got off the phone, I was angry. Very angry.

Then ... the Lord spoke to my heart. He said, "Don't I give you enough?"

What???

Those words changed my life.

I realized that first of all, I had enough to pay the fee and then some. But more-so, the thought in my  mind was "Let the world be the world."

Let the world be the world.

For me, life-changing words, because a wealth of understanding was imparted to me with those words.

I no longer resent it when the world acts like the world. I don't like it, but I understand it. The world IS going to be the world ...period. That's not going to change ....that CAN'T change.

But my life:

"Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:2-3

My life is hidden in  Christ. What a profound revelation.

Thank you Lord for making me truly understand these words. They have changed my life.

ALL IN ONE MONTH!

The clock in my livingroom stopped. Bought some new batteries. They didn't start the clock. Found out that the whole box of batteries were dead. Couldn't return them - had thrown out the box they were in and the receipt. Bought some new batteries, same size but a different make. They worked. So glad I didn't have to throw out my favorite clock.

Two days later, the clock in my bedroom stopped!

A light bulb burned out in my livingroom.

A few days later another light bulb burned out.

Then ...my microwave died. Had to buy another one.

Then ...the battery in my phone died ...had to buy another one.

The receptacle in a lamp broke - without my even touching it. Couldn't be fixed, had to throw the whole lamp out.

The faux leather of my chair has totally worn loose and there's pieces all over the floor and even into the bathroom.

My matching chair broke in the center underneath. Couldn't be set right-side up.

My daughter came over and changed two burned-out kitchen lightbulbs that were higher than I could reach.

One burned out two days ago.

The other burned out yesterday.

My favorite imaging program, Paintshop Pro got corrupted. Thankfully I was able to find the disc and restore it, but my blood pressure  must have hit 1,000 as I saw it disappear.

I got up this morning and found the fluorescent light over my sink died.

Yesterday I got gout.

Today the gout is worse.

My friend Lori just had her kitchen floor replaced. The next day they found water had seeped down into the cellar creating mold. On further inspection, her WHOLE KITCHEN had mold behind the walls, her whole kitchen is now totally gutted out, including the new floor, and her refrigerator is in the living room for the next several weeks! Plus - her whole family room downstairs had to be completely gutted out.

If Satan knows the Rapture is at hand, isn't this something we could expect in the days before?

For Popcorn Lovers...

Don't you just love it when you stumble on something unexpectedly and it works great!

I had a Presto popcorn popper for the microwave. I'd had it for years and it looked pretty sad. Well ...I saw this cute little red popcorn popper for the microwave in Walmart, just a little rubber and plastic thing and I liked it because it's small and it's cute.

Well ...it pops the popcorn, but leaves a lot of kernels. No big deal, the next day I'll pop the unpopped kernels. Been doing that for awhile now.

So ...today I opened up a cupboard way up high, one I don't get into very often, and I saw the Presto Power Cups I used to use in the old popper. Hmmm .....I wonder how that would work in the new little red popcorn popper. So ...I tried it. Oh -- My -- Goodness -- what a huge discovery! Almost ALL the kernels popped!!!!

So ...for those of you who would never pop popcorn in those microwave bags with all the lists of ingredients on the bag ....for those who pop real popcorn with real butter ....if you pop it in the microwave - try putting in a Presto Power Cup first. You won't believe the difference. They're re-usable too.

Presto Power Cups come in small packages of 8. They're just pieces of thin cardboard made especially for the microwave. You'll find them near the Presto popcorn poppers at Walmart. Give them a try.

Can You Make Sense Of What's Happening?

This isn't an article, it's a chapter. It's long. 

One summer I worked at a local college and would often take my lunch and go down by the beautiful pond encircled with willow trees. I don't think I've ever seen anything more beautiful than the ivy-league college in my town.

That particular summer I was working for the director of entertainment at the college. I would receive the mail, open it and put it on his desk. After seeing the occult and "New Age" mail coming regularly to the office, I began to realize that within these beautiful buildings sits a darkness that was hard to believe. I've heard that there are even covens there, witches and warlocks that celebrate their "feast days" with animal sacrifices.

As this was all being revealed to me as I worked at the college, I remembered a memo posted in my hometown newspaper just before Halloween advising anyone with a white cat to keep him in during the next few days and weeks because the covens were going around collecting white cats for their sacrifices. But it was too late. My white cat - which only went out to take care of business and then would come right back in - was missing. The horrible realization sunk down into my soul as I realized that my cat was taken for sacrifice. Just the thought of it made me sick to my stomach.

Now, whenever I go by the college, I'm always reminded that this most-beautiful place that graces my town - is harboring darkness of the worst kind inside. And that got me thinking - about the world. It's so beautiful. Where I live there are mountains, lakes, rivers, the coastline, just beauty everywhere. But it obscures the fact that behind or within the beauty is an unfathomable darkness not realized by most.

Many years ago I had an experience with Jesus Christ in which I was "born again." From that day I have learned so much! But it would be many years before I would come to understand what lurks hidden by beauty. I used to get confused when I'd hear how this country was founded by the Freemasons and the Illuminati, but then I'd hear someone teach that this country was founded and established upon the Word of God, the Judeo-Christian ethic. So which was it, I'd wonder. Later I came to realize both were true.

The foundation upon the Word of God brought this country to a prosperity unequaled anywhere else on earth, in fact, unequaled in all of history. Many times I've mentioned the contrast with Haiti. Haiti was THREE TIMES officially dedicated to Satan by the Haitian government. All manner of occult dwells there. Voodoo. And worse. So look at Haiti and what do you see? The place is poor, dark, oppressed, and just an awful place to be. Contrast that with the beauty and prosperity of America and it becomes clear who the God is - of each one.

But things are changing in America, aren't they! I've never seen such an extent of wickedness in this country as we are seeing it today. When I was a young person, morality reigned in America. Every public event in our government and in our schools began with prayer. The worst thing that could happen to a girl in my class would be to become pregnant, and when one did, most often she would be secreted away to a home for unwed mothers and her child would be placed for adoption. Back then, no one responded to an unexpected pregnancy by murdering the child. Some did, but most didn't. Usually no one even knew about it.

And homosexuality? When I was in high school I didn't even know what that was. People with that inclination would do what they do - behind closed doors, secretly. Usually, no one else knew.

Morality reigned. Life was quiet, life was good. On tv we watched "Father Knows Best," and "Ozzie and Harriet." And of course, "I Love Lucy."

My grandchildren have no way of understanding the world of my younger years. Today, if a girl gets pregnant, more often than not she murders the child. And those who are "gay," parade it in the streets. God has been mostly kicked out - and they use the "separation of church and state" excuse - not telling uninformed ears that those words represent the very opposite of the way they use it. The amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech..." The phrase “separation of Church and State” originated in a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Church. It is NOT in the Constitution!  Nowhere in our constitution does it say church and state should be separated. Once again, evil has twisted truth ...to deceive the many.

I didn't mean to write so exhaustively on this today. This article was spurred as I read the headlines in the news. What is happening today would have been unfathomable a few short years ago. The country was shut down over a flu! We've had flu every winter since forever. We even had some really bad flu seasons, like the year we had H1N1, or the year we had SARS - but the country wasn't shut down over it. What's different about this one? You won't get it unless you see it in context. What context? The context of all the other news headlines.

There have always been riots and demonstrations, but none like what's happening now. It's as though insanity has gripped our country. They even want to get rid of the police force! Excuse me? Is that not insanity? It was one thing to see child-murder approved in our country in our generation, and another to see perversion of every sort not only allowed but celebrated. But what we're seeing now? Death and destruction and more death and destruction. Having grown up in a previous generation, what I'm seeing now just doesn't make sense. Younger generations have been DESENSITIZED to it all. But for us older folks, it's correctly recognized as insanity.

A tv minister I follow just recently spoke on the passage that says that in the last days "perilous times shall come" (2 Timothy 3:1). He said that the word "perilous" which is "chalepos" in the Greek, is more accurately translated "harsh, fierce, savage." It can also be translated "insane." One other place "chalepos" is found is in Matthew 8:28, the description of the town in which there were "two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce." What a right-on description of what's happening now: possessed with devils exceeding fierce. In fact, I'm creating a blog to feature things that have happened which we should not forget. Like CERN. The purpose of CERN was to make contact with other "dimensions." Those people have no idea what lurks there. Well they've succeeded in making contact, and I believe that what they've let into our dimension is demonic spirits. I've not forgotten about CERN, and I've made the mental correlation between what they have been doing there and the world-wide evil that has resulted. Even the past five years or so has seen a change unlike anything we've seen before. What has happened to our world? What we're seeing are people "possessed with devils, exceeding fierce."

From the days of Adam, two kingdoms have reigned on earth. Until recently, there has been a "restrainer" in America (2nd Thessalonians 2:7) which has held back the tide of evil. But we've been told that things would get progressively worse as the time of the end draws near. Satan is going to have his allotted hour, and no one can stop it, it is allotted to him. What does he want? He chiefly wants worship, in fact he even tempted Jesus if Jesus would worship him!!! (Luke 4:6-7)

Satan wants world domination, a worldwide government with his man at the head, a world-wide religion of apostasy, and judgments so awful it could make your hair curl just reading about it. And what we've witnessed in our generation is the setting up of the elements that will be in place when that seven-year period begins.

Friends, what you're seeing in the daily news is the picture of how close that time is. I'm glad to have lived long enough to be able to see the contrast of life as it was versus life as it now is. A younger person would be hard-pressed to be able to "see" it, because this progression is all they've known. But hear from an older person: it is clear that what we see is leading to the global New World Order and the time of the Antichrist - as described in many places in the Bible for "the last days." The system is being set up even now as we speak. To an older person, it's very obvious. To an older person who knows the Word of God - it's plain: we're there.

As we enter these days of insanity, let us use our time to reach out to people - pleading with them to get right with God.

"Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ,
as though God were pleading through us:
we implore you on Christ’s behalf,
be reconciled to God.
 2nd Corinthians 5:20

That doesn't mean stop sinning, we are sinners. It means enter into the new covenant Jesus Christ established for all who would receive him. He said you MUST be born again (John 3:5-7). To be born again means to acknowledge one's self as a sinner, and to accept the atonement Christ made for us, the forgiveness of the sins he bore the judgment for - in our place, and turning one's life over to him as Lord. Unless one is born again, he is condemned because he is stained with the guilt of his sins. Jesus died in our place, bearing the judgment on those sins for all who would receive him - but it doesn't happen automatically, one has to actively RECEIVE him.

Wake up out of your slumber oh sinner, and receive the gift of eternal life. Be transformed out of the kingdom of darkness ruled by "the god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4) - and be reborn into the Kingdom of God. Receive his forgiveness, receive his peace, receive his healing. This world is about to enter the "great Tribulation," a period of seven years under the Antichrist when evil will have its full expression. Jesus said that time will be worse than anything that has ever happened on the earth since the beginning (Matthew 24:21). You don't have to be a part of that. Turn your life over to your Creator who will give you a new life:

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation;
old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new."
(2nd Corinthians 5:17)

There isn't a lot of time left. And eternity is a long, long time. Make sure where you will spend it.

Pandemic - "The Violent Take It By Force"

Matthew 11:12

In every election there are winners and there are losers, and invariably the losers will dislike the winners. That’s human nature. But what is not normal is the degree of hatred with which the left hates Donald Trump. This hatred is vicious. It’s venomous. It’s malevolent to the core.

But why?

Here’s why. The New World Order has been at work laying down its infrastructure for a very long time, and in 2016 they planned to launch it. And they would have – except that God stepped in and stopped them - for a time. When Donald Trump was elected, they were stunned, shocked, they couldn’t believe it – it wasn’t supposed to go that way, how could this be? What they didn’t know is that God stepped in because it was not their “time.”

So they tried everything in their power to derail Donald Trump. They spent millions upon millions of tax-payer dollars in an effort to impeach him. A lot of their internal corruption was exposed as they proceeded in this, but they didn’t care, all they cared about was getting rid of him. For three years they did nothing but try to set up his downfall. And when at the end it failed – well ...what happened next?

Mr. Trump was holding campaign rallies in many cities across the United States. So many thousands of people showed up to the rallies that they couldn’t even get them all inside the venues. On the day of each rally people gathered early, standing outside for hours to be sure to get a seat. Pictures of these massive crowds were posted on social media across the land, crowds hooting and cheering, waving flags and applauding loudly. And of course – the left was enraged. They had to stop these massive gatherings, this kind of thing was going to prevent their victory this coming November. But ...how to do it?

To understand this, one has to understand that this is not national, it’s global. The men behind the emerging “New World Order” are not only Americans, this is a global effort. So the global answer was ...a pandemic. This was the only way to stop these massive gatherings every time Donald Trump’s Air Force One set down in any place anywhere on the planet. The pandemic was the answer. Force people to stay at home.

Conspiracy theory? Only if you don’t understand what’s going on behind all this. Only if you don’t know what the Bible describes for “the last days.” What does the Bible say? It tells that there will be a GLOBAL government and a global religion. One man the Bible calls “the Antichrist,” and in some passages he's called “The Beast,” will rule over the world, and one religious man working with him will succeed in bringing together the religions of the world.

THE GLOBAL ANTICHRIST

“And authority was given him OVER EVERY TRIBE, TONGUE, AND NATION. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelation 13:7-8

The Antichrist goes by many names. The Beast. The man of lawlessness. The son of perdition. And he works together with a religious leader called the False Prophet.

ECUMENISM

As the global agenda is rolled out, the "False Prophet” will succeed in uniting the world’s religions. It’s called “ecumenism,” and there currently is one man striving to bring this about right before our eyes. These two will work together. Eventually, the False Prophet will point all to worship the Antichrist.

“We have brought the world together as far as we can politically. To bring about a true world government, the world must be brought together spiritually. What we need is a United Nations of Religions.”
-Robert Muller – Former Assistant Secretary General at the UN

These two, the Antichrist and the False Prophet, have an expiration date. At the end, they will both be cast into hell, along with all who followed them.

"And the Beast was captured, and with him the False Prophet who in his presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the Beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur."  Revelation 19:20

The agenda is well on its way to implementation. For the first time in history we have a man-made pandemic succeeding in keeping the population of the earth at home. One would have to be blind not to see that this is a global agenda. The way this pandemic has been rolled out decries its very nature. We’ve had pandemics before. SARS, H1N1, and others. But never before did they shut down the whole world. What makes this one different? Three words: the globalist agenda.

THE GLOBALIST AGENDA

On a hilltop in rural Elberton, Georgia stands a monument: 119 tons of granite in five columns, six meters high, topped with a capstone. Not only are they geometrically arranged, they also offer three astronomical viewing ports marking the positions of the sun and stars, thus their nickname "America's Stonehenge."

The Georgia Guidelines spells out the goal of the New World Order which is to reduce global population to 500 million. There are approximately 7 billion people on this earth. That means 650 billion people will be removed. How? There are several ways. Contraception and abortion are among the major methods, wars another, but a pandemic could very successfully achieve that number, couldn’t it. Many believe "gmo" (genetically modified) foods will play into this scenario, along with spraying over crops via chem-trails, and their new presentation: 5G radiation-inducing wireless internet.

But the newest upcoming tool will be mass-vaccinations. Bill Gates envisions every human being on earth being forced to receive a vaccine. Many believe there will be more in those vaccines than anti-germ properties.

BILL GATES

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has long been an advocate of population control - and abortion as a means of population control. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given multiplied millions to Planned Parenthood, the organization that murders babies.

Another trick up Gate’s sleeve is the bankrolling of EarthNow, a company that plans on launching a $1 billion network of satellites to provide live-streaming coverage of "almost every corner of the earth." Talk about surveillance…! Making sure every human on earth does not violate their edicts.

But the scariest new arrival is Gates’s new pattent #wo2020060606, a crypto-currency system using body activity data. Crypto-currency - think cashless society, think the mark without which no one can buy or sell. (Revelation 13:16-18.)

World Order 2020. 666. Could it be any clearer?

THE CALL FOR A NEW WORLD ORDER

Paul-Henri Spaak (1899 - 1972) was a Belgian Prime Minister and one of the principal architects of what has now become the European Union. His words are chillingly prophetic:

"We do not want another committee, we have too many already. What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance of all people, and to lift us out of the economic morass into which we are sinking. Send us such a man, and be he god or devil, we will receive him."

David Rockefeller once said that it would take a “global financial crisis” before people would accept what he called a New World Order.

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has urged world leaders to create a temporary form of global government to tackle the twin medical and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

THE POPE

During a speech Pope Francis demanded that a new "supranational, legal constituted body" enforce climate change policies and other "worldwide threats." He advocated a policy of decreased national sovereignty and increased global unity. “These measures ought to be conceived of as some of the first steps in view of a public Authority with universal jurisdiction (!!!) as a first stage in a longer effort by the global community to steer its institutions towards achieving the common good,” he said.

Since the beginning of this pandemic many, many world figures have called for a "New World Order." Watch for these words. During this pandemic they have been in the news just about every day.

What we’re witnessing now with the global pandemic is only a prelude. They're testing the waters. To see to what extent they can control the world.

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What is sad is that people are going to scoff and call all this “conspiracy theory.” Well ...you have a choice, you can scoff and listen to the “mainstream media” which is under the control of the globalists and be led by them like frogs in a kettle until you have no idea you've destroyed yourself, or you can prepare to meet your Maker while there is still time.

As I have watched society adhere to the leftist propaganda, it occurred to me that I have never seen such polarization before ...ever. People who are not born again adhere to the leftist, globalist, communist propaganda machine. People who are born again are mostly standing behind the president in opposition to evil. The Bible calls these believers “the restrainer.” The day is fast approaching when “the restrainer” will be removed, and the world will be given over to the New World Order under the Antichrist. (2nd Thessalonians 2:7-10)

One person I was speaking to recently said that when she heard about Bill Gate’s 666 patent, she started to go warn her husband about it. As she started to get up, she was shocked to hear inside, “it doesn’t matter anymore.”

As I reread this and think on it, how it may or may not affect people, those words come to me too, “It doesn’t matter anymore.” The lines have been drawn. The choices have been made.

“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still:
and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still:
and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still:
and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”
Revelation 22:11


Listen to pastor J D:

Is It A Conspiracy?

The world is held captive by a virus. People are holed up in their homes. Most have never seen anything like this before.

But there are some who are paying attention - not to the virus, but to the way it has come about. Is it a conspiracy?

No one knows. We can only look at what we do  know and guess from there.

What do we know?

The timing speaks to me. There was this terrible, long drawn-out plot against the sitting president of the United States to have him brought down. How he stood it, I cannot imagine, it was awful. Finally, after 3 years of this foolish tirade - the impeachment failed. AND THEN ...immediately after that - the virus many say was man-made and deliberate - hit. And the world is hunkered down, held captive in their homes, because of it. I smell something fishy. If that doesn't give a foul odor - something's wrong with your nose.

So let's speculate. What was the greatest threat to the democratic party? One thing. The huge, I mean HUGE crowds showing up at every campaign rally held by Mr. Trump. And every time - so many thousands showed up that they couldn't get them all in the venues. To be sure, no democratic candidate drew crowds like that. What an embarrassment! This guy has to be stopped! Those crowds are going to determine the election results! How to stop him? Well ...just coincidentally along comes a virus which gives the opportunity to keep everyone at home, to effectively STOP the humongous crowds amassing at every Trump rally. Is that a stretch? Might be. But if there's no connection, the timing is a huge, huge coincidence, isn't it!

Many wonder if all this falls into the category of "signs of the last days." Well ...there isn't anything missing from the picture Jesus gave when he described those days, saying they will be plagued with wars, rumors of war, earthquakes, famines and pestilence. They're all here, aren't they! Every single one of them. Some say there have always been wars and earthquakes, etc. Yes. Every generation has had its great war or great earthquake or great pestilence. But what makes the signs of the last days unique is that they ALL happen in the same generation, and increasing in severity, just as it is happening now, and just as Jesus said.

Another thing that speaks loudly to me is the New World Order forming. Some thought we'd be gone before this played out, and I believe we will be when it actually takes over, but the infrastructure of it is being put into place right now - and that's so obvious. You know, we had pandemic viruses in the past, H1N1 comes to mind, and they killed many. But never before has the population been made to stay at home as it is now. It's quite a picture: a virus - that many say is man-made and deliberate - takes over the populace, just as the election time draws near. Some call what we might make of that - "conspiracy theory." Sometimes it makes more sense to consider conspiracy theories rather than the known-agenda behind the mainstream media. Anyway, whether it was deliberate or not - the facts on the ground are that the population for the most part is captive in their homes. A very upsetting report has come out that Bill Gates is speaking of a vaccine that everyone would have to accept without which no one can work. How obvious is that! If you don't think that speaks of the global agenda ...educate yourself. When the New World Order takes over, there will be one man at the helm and he will dictate that no one can buy or sell unless he has the specified mark on his hand or forehead. There's much more to that mark than just a number. Jesus said that anyone who takes that mark will forfeit all chance of being saved and will be thrown into hell. I don't think the vaccine Bill Gates is talking about is going to be that mark. Or ...is it? At the very least, it will be the precursor.

So ...is this it? And the answer is: no one knows. We don't know. It could be. And if not, it will be soon.

Things are so obvious as we watch the Antichrist kingdom laying down its infrastructure. I look at the leaders of the two countries on earth that are dedicated to God - Israel and the United States - and it's no coincidence that both leaders of those two countries have been hounded and persecuted viciously and maliciously ongoingly - I mean, BOTH of them??? At the same time??? How they have endured, it can only be the prayers of God's people. Will they survive? They will as long as they haven't completed their call. God placed each of these men at the head of their respective countries for a purpose, and as long as that purpose hasn't been completed they will remain - no power in hell can topple them. But once their mission is completed, the New World Order is just waiting and panting to get rid of them. And then ...

Then what?

The "great Tribulation" spoken of by the prophet Daniel and by Jesus Christ is at hand. Satan's hour is near. When God removes his hand of protection, all hell will break loose upon planet earth. When God removes "the restrainer" the global New World Order will take over and they will bring up their leader, the man prophesied of from of old, the Antichrist who will be possessed with Satan and who will bring about Satan's long-awaited desire - to be worshiped. God will allow it. For a pre-determined time period. And then the end will come.

Years ago when I came to the Lord there was a great flurry of interest in "the last days," the Rapture, the second coming of Christ, and all the details surrounding all that. But as the years wore on and none of it happened as soon as people expected, many became scoffers. They became dull of hearing. They didn't want to hear it anymore. And believe it or not, that very thing was prophesied in the Bible (2nd Peter 3:3-4). So it sure strengthens the remark Christ made when he said he would return at a time when they weren't expecting him.

If there is anyone who can hear this message, get right with God. The time is at hand.

He'll Hurt You Where It Hurts Most

This needs to be a book chapter, not a post. One way I get my head straight is to write an issue out. Writing always clears my mind.

So starting at the beginning...

I got up one morning to find multitudes of "notifications" from Facebook that my posts were violating their community standards. Some of the notifications said they were spam. And of course, neither was true.


Over the next few days, most anything I posted was blocked, and up came that notice. The next day I went online to find FIFTY SIX (56) notifications from Facebook against my posts. I hadn't even posted 56 posts ( ! ! ! ) and taking a closer look I found that Facebook was sending multiple notifications against the same posts.



This is what I do. My whole life is dedicated to the Lord and it is HE who told me to use Facebook as ministry. I remember the day, I'll never forget it. I remember how shocked I was when he told me to use Facebook.

"You want me to use FACEBOOK???"

So I started, and have continued several years now. It's what I do. From morning to night I am working on blogs, and then posting blog posts onto Facebook. Every day I post a devotional, an article I've written, and a video. I also look through postings from friends and either "like" or comment, or share their posts.

It's my job, and I put way more than 40 hours a week into it. If Satan wanted to hurt me, that's where he could hurt me the most.

So ...what to do about the censorship? I had no idea. All I knew is that I couldn't post.

That morning - anyone who walks with the Lord will relate to this - my Scripture reading was Galatians  5:10

"...he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is."

Wow, I had never seen that before in the multitudes of times I've read through the New Testament. And on the very day I SO MUCH needed encouragement. This Scripture assured me that not only do  I have an enemy, but that the Lord himself will deal with him or her!

Within the next 4 days I received more than 250 "notifications" from Facebook that my posts violated their "community standards"or were considered spam. So every time since then when I've posted from my blogs - that message comes up and the post is removed. Over 250 times. Within 4 days.

So then I spent a huge amount of time researching - and I've found there's nothing you can do. Facebook has no email address and no phone number. You wouldn't believe the amount of people out there with similar problems. Some were even businesses that went down and they had no recourse.

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Here's an email I sent a friend:

"I can no longer message you or anyone. I was going to answer a friend's message and a box came up saying it was violating their terms. In Messenger!!!

I tried to post in the groups, the posts were taken down.

I followed all the suggestions people made about blocking and settings, etc. Nothing worked.

I tried creating a new Facebook account, they knew it was me.

There is absolutely nothing more I can do."

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So I did some research and found only one place where you can report Facebook censoring, and I've reported them three times now. I don't put a lot of expectation in that, I knew it was probably worthless but I did it anyway. Here's the link if anyone needs or wants to use it:

https://onlinecensorship.org/

This went on for days, in fact it's still going on. I was able to post a notice on Facebook that it looks like I'm losing my Facebook account, with a brief explanation.

Then my daughter called me from Connecticut and I told her what was happening. She spent a lot of time with me trying various things, but it was when she went to my blog and tried to share a post onto her Facebook, the message came up. So. It's the blog. That's what they're blocking. Where I spend most of my time. Of course. If Satan wanted to hurt me, that's where he could hurt me the most.

Then we experimented some more and found that most of the Facebook posts they were blocking were any that contained a blog link. I found that I can post text, but not any with a link.

Next morning I changed the URL of my blog, and it seemed to work. I posted, and no message came up. Then I posted again ...and there came the message. Even after changing the URL - they were still blocking me. Didn't make sense, and still doesn't.

My friends on Facebook offered all kinds of tips and advice, and I followed them all, starting with making my Facebook page private, for "friends only." I HATED to do that, because all I post is Christ-centered, and it's meant to reach out to a lost and dying world. My prayer every single morning is that the Lord will direct the posts to people who need them. In my mind the only way to do that was to make them public - otherwise, I'm preaching to the choir because almost everyone on my friends list is already a believer. But you do what you have to do, and I had to remove my posts from public to friends only and my only hope is that friends will share them so the Lord can direct them to whoever he would use them with.

But the problem continued, and many friends were telling me that someone is reporting me, that's why I'm being blocked. So ...how to find one person in 3,700 who might be reporting me and effectively shutting down my ministry?

First, I withdrew from every Facebook group I was in - groups whose combined numbers are over a million members. Talk about painful. But someone from those public groups was most likely targeting me. So I had to withdraw from them all.

Next, I'm in the process of going through my 3,700 friends list and removing all those guys from Asia and Africa who I naively allowed onto my friends list over the years. Next, I've made a list of all on my friends list who interact with me either by "liking" posts or leaving comments. And today I posted a notice that I'm deleting those who don't interact with me, BUT ...if anyone on my list only reads and doesn't like or comment, but wants to stay on my list, let me know. Many have responded - some from people I haven't heard from in a long, long time.

My Scripture reading is in Philippians 1, which I'm convinced God put into the Bible just for me, because it SO addresses what I'm going through:

vs 12:
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel...

vs 13-14:
...it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

vs 27-28:
...that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by your adversaries ( ! ! ! ) which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

vs 29-30
For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake, having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

You know, I've read that before, but today it appears when I really need to hear it, as confirmation and encouragement that this is the normal Christian life.

So, there you have it. A chapter in my book, I guess.

Anyone who thinks to follow the Lord Jesus Christ must first count the cost, because there IS going to be a cost. Those who suffer with him will reign with him (2 Tim 2:12), but you can't remove the suffering from the equation. There are many Scriptures telling us that if we want to follow him we have to pick up our CROSS and follow him (Luke 9:23). What is a cross? It's what people die on.

So why would anyone want to do that?

For the joy set before him.

"...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, WHO FOR THE JOY THAT WAS SET BEFORE HIM endured the cross, despising the shame..."  Hebrews 12:1-2

Take a Closer Look

So I go online this morning and Facebook has sent me 36 more notifications of posts they're taking down because they violate they "community standards." I didn't even post 36 posts yesterday. Facebook is spamming me.

But this may be a blessing in disguise. I think that anyone who spends a lot of time on Facebook - most will come away feeling down because of the plethora of bad news out there everywhere. I check the headlines on Fox News every morning, and interesting - almost of the posts are on the virus. MOST of them. To the point of being just so obvious.

And that brings me to a second point. Take a look at those headlines on Fox News. Do you see a lot of news there? No, the page is filled with posts on the virus - there is hardly any news on Fox News today. It's so saturated with posts about the virus that it leads me to another thought: what are they covering up? If there weren't this virus, what would have been posted as news? Is there nothing else going on in the world?

I think that after this virus subject is over with, watch for articles from the alternative media about what was covered up by the way-overdone subject of the virus.

I hate to be or to think like a conspiracy theorist, but if anyone is paying attention to the exclusive bombardment of "news" on the virus, it just leads you to an awareness that this is not normal, and it's downright suspicious. They are overdoing it. WAY overdoing it. I like a saying I've heard, "Satan always overplays his hand." And when you see it happening right before your eyes, be wise enough to question what's going on.

A point to keep in mind: this is not the first time we've had a bad flu season. Do you remember the H1N1 virus of not so long ago? It was as bad as, if not worse than, this current virus. But they didn't shut down the country over it, did they? Never mind, the whole world being shut down.

What tipped me off happened in the very beginning. The mainstream media began reporting on a flu that developed in China. At that point the number of cases was very small - YET - the word "pandemic" was being used. I remember wondering why that word was being used when there were only a few cases. I remember the cold chill that went up my spine as I realized something was up. You don't use the word "pandemic" so early in the game when only a few people are sick.

If there's anything good that could come of this, let it be that people might start thinking about their mortality and maybe, just maybe, this might bring people's attention to the God they've been ignoring until now. Mercifully, he will be there to welcome anyone who turns to him.

Is It Official?

Well I guess it's official? They're taking down all my posts on Facebook. Today alone I've received over 100 notifications of posts they're taking down. One odd thing about it is that many are notifications on the same posts. I think they've told me 20 times that they're taking down my daily video post. So something is weird on their end.

This has been going on for several days now. Of course I've taken it all to the Lord, and -  well -- what would we do without the Lord? I take things to him and I get peace inside. He knows. He sees.

So basically I'm waiting on him for further direction. It occurred to me that maybe I should look into a web site, so I went to one I had looked at awhile back and the site is down. So I guess that's a "no." Or at least a "not now."  The way I left it in my prayer time this morning was "I'm waiting on you, Lord."

I guess this is a good time to update my blogs. I have two, one at Wordpress and one at Blogger. I like the Blogger one much better, but Wordpress has its place too. Anyway, the way to promote your blog is to ....... you know .....feature it on Facebook. 

Yep, I'm laughing. Better to laugh than to cry I guess.

Anyway, I've got to go figure a way to post my 3 posts every day, whether to post them here or create another place to feature them. I might need to sleep on it first, my brain is pretty much mush right now. 

I May Be Done With Facebook

I came onto Facebook this morning and this is what I found:

In the minutes since then, they have multiplied this many times. My inbox is full of these.

This has been going on for several days now. And I have no recourse. There's no one you can make contact with, there's no way to resolve this. On each notification there is a place to ask for a "review," and I've done that, but it goes nowhere.

They have effectively destroyed my Facebook presence. The only thing I can do now is try to develop a following on my blog. I have several sites, all on different topics, listed on my "About" page. Here's the link to that:

https://pages-pmaillet.blogspot.com/p/about.html

I thank anyone who will share this. It's been a terrible week, this Facebook attack happening daily and multiple times a day. Thank you for anyone who cares. I'm pretty bereft right now.

Anyone remember Jade Helm?

Amazes me how the world can do something right out in the open knowing that in a couple years people will forget all about it.

For months during 2014 and 2015 we saw endless lines of trains and flatbed trucks transporting armaments across the country. Huge, I mean huge, convoys of military jeeps and tanks, huge convoys of UN vehicles trailing for miles and miles and miles. Where were all these going? And why? We were told various things, none of which made any sense whatsoever. If it were a temporary exercise, did anyone see them convoyed back to where they came from?

Nope.

People make fun of "conspiracy theorists," and sometimes they do take it too far - but when you see something like that take place for weeks, months, like nothing you'd ever seen before - does it make sense to just forget about it when it seems to be over? Well ...that's what they're counting on - that the public has forgotten about it by now.

Some of us haven't. Some of us understand that we witnessed a never-before-seen stage of preparation for "something," and that those things were never returned - meaning those military and UN armaments are still sitting there, wherever they took them. And the public has forgotten about them.

Does this have anything to do with the man-made sickness that has been unleashed upon the whole world now?

We can only wait and see. But I just want to put a bug in your bonnet - reminding you to step back and take a sober look at this thing. What is the bigger picture?

The "New World Order."

The New World Order people gave it their best shot, trying to get Trump taken down, because he's the great cog in their wheel. How long did we suffer through a bogus impeachment program that eventually failed? It was beyond disgusting, and they made absolute fools out of themselves.

So. The impeachment effort failed. And now this. Immediately afterward. An illness that is quarantining the world. One US state has already mentioned the loaded word "martial law." California. Look it up. But is that raising any eyebrows? Or - have we become the frog in the pot.

You have to ask: WHY?

Well let's look at why.

"Agenda 21" was planned to bring in the New World Order over this year and next year. They were counting on - and sure of - Hillary being elected into the White House. That failure was an absolute shock to them, because till then their plans had evolved toward the goal without restraint - mainly because people didn't "get it." Folks, they planned for the global New World Order to be in the process of rolling out this year.

If you don't know what the plans of the New World Order are for mankind, read the Georgia Guidestones. It's written there. They intend to reduce the world's population from 7 billion, to 500 MILLION. How are they going to do that? They have several ways, but a man-caused worldwide pandemic would easily advance that program. I believe this current "pandemic" is a trial run. It's not killing that many people. But it's showing the puppets behind the New World Order what the effect of a pandemic CAN achieve for them.

What is standing in the way?

Donald Trump.

He is not a globalist, he is an American patriot. They can't have that. Hence ...the major effort to impeach him.

Failing that - a pandemic.

The greatest threat Trump posed was his campaign rallies in several states. The New World Order people were aghast as they saw the multitudes try to crowd into every venue where Trump was speaking - crowds so huge that they couldn't get everyone in. People would gather HOURS before the doors were opened, to be sure to get in. I don't know that we've ever, EVER seen such huge gatherings of American patriots and such applause for a patriot leader as what we witnessed as the multitudes upon multitudes flocked around this man who has brought sanity to our land. You can just imagine that the New World Order people were enraged as they witnessed this, and from their rage they've gone crazy with creating situations to stop this man.

Most Christian believers know that it is God who placed this businessman in the White House. The odds were so stacked against them that the New World Order people just laughed at him. But when it happened - volcanoes erupted in their souls - hatred beyond the imagining and plots and plans to stop this thing. So far, they haven't been able to stop it, none of their malicious hate-filled efforts have succeeded. They have NO IDEA that it is GOD they're plotting against.

Will Trump have a second term? It all depends on one thing: whether or not he's completed his assignment. If he has, the Lord will step aside. Satan's hour is at hand. If he hasn't, then no power on earth or in hell can stop Trump from being reelected.

Prophecy watchers are all wondering where we are on the prophecy timeline. We'll have a better idea as we watch things unfold. If God has Trump in office for another term, we may be here for awhile. If not...

They're Doing It To Many

It's been a tough past few days. Facebook has come against me like never before, taking down post after post after post. But as I shared all this with my Facebook friends, I began to notice a pattern in the comments they left. This is happening across the board to other believers as well. Here are a few of the comments people have left on my Facebook posts:

from Michael
Today I posted a time-lapse video of plants springing out of the ground and blooming accompanied by a Bible verse. Facebook called it SPAM too and took it down. They have been messing with me more and more as well for absolutely no reason other than that they obviously don't like my religion and politics. This is probably just the tip of the iceberg of how much they are limiting conservative voices, especially in light of the coming election.

from Brenda
Been seeing this a lot lately with my own page.

from Michael
Today I have had two other posts in which I dared question the government's PC overreach on this coronavirus taken down by Facebook as hate speech.

from Zoraida
Join the club, they do it quite often to me too

from Jennifer
They just did that with three of my posts! All I did was share news articles!

from Sherillyn
They just took down my comment about the Dallas Mayor and an article link.

from George
same thing happened to me earlier

from Annetta
It’s happening w everyone! Mine were from last week!

from Shadley
I shared a post written by TX friend, and it had a link verifying the info. FB told me it went against community standards. I objected. Then U went to this friend's page to report in it, and, lo and behold, the original was still on his page. On my FB it goes against community standards, but on his page it is okay. DUH!

from Sallly
I got a thing yesterday removing one of mine!! sigh...

from Elisabeth Ann
That's insane. well just think I was banned a couple weeks ago for no reason. Now I can no longer post in any of the groups ever !!! They have communists working here ! They hate Christians

from Elaine
I tried to post a Christian Happy Birthday card for Sharon D and FB did the same thing to me. The card was beautiful and nothing wrong with it.

from Lynn
They block mine frequently - keep trying

from June
 I got told that about some of the post I've been posting, they said its against their standards.

from Susan
I thought I was the only one. I had saved many Christian images and and uplifting Christian messages and they are gone

from Cindy
I have a Bible and Prophecy page, and FB has taken the readership down to almost nothing. They don't like anyone posting about the coronavirus no matter what it is, and they don't like anyone saying anything negative about the Democrat politicians.

from Jaime
They took down my post of handsy Joe video the pervert.

from Patricia
They took down my Prophecy post

from Connie
Yes mine was removed it was a meme about dogs. Not offensive at all unless there is some super sensitive dog lover working there with no sense of humor.

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* * *  I also lost my two Twitter accounts. Over 8,000 followers. First they shadow-banned me for awhile, and then they totally stopped all my posts. No more Twitter account.

Here is a place you can report it:

https://onlinecensorship.org/

This Virus - My Take On It

I may make some enemies with this post, but it's just my two-cents worth.

You have to understand the agenda behind this. Election day is drawing near and the democrats have not been able to stop president Trump in spite of all their wicked shenanigans. One thing that is most successful in Trump's election-year campaign is the tremendous rallies he's been holding in so many states. The thousands gather, even more than what the venues can hold. It's been a tremendous success as America sees how this president is loved.

But as much as he is obviously loved by so many, Trump is hated by the left. They've gone into panic mode upon seeing the multitudes upon multitudes gathering to hear him speak. They have to do something to stop this. They HAVE to.

I'm not saying that the Corona virus isn't real, nor that it isn't dangerous. It's real. It's dangerous. But it's also man-made ...in part for the reasons stated above. Trump has stopped the previously-unhindered advance of globalism. That's one of the main reasons they have to stop him.

When you consider the tremendous impact this virus is having on the world, the airlines could go out of business, hotels are closing, schools are closing, all venues that draw people are closing - the damage is inestimable - think AGENDA. We've had some pretty terrific viruses in recent years - think MERS, SARS, H5N1 Bird Flu, the regular yearly influenza, and many more - and ask why the world didn't shut down when these deadly viruses appeared. Each of them was a powerful and often deadly disease which took over the lives of many, many people. But none of them shut the country down, did they? Ask WHY. Think AGENDA.

In my opinion, we should all have gone out and exposed ourselves to it so that we'd get it and get over it. Yes, some would die, but most would get over it. Some died with the other diseases mentioned above. Is it right to shut down the country? To allow the tremendous damage being done to worldwide services, shutting down some companies who can't afford the losses? One could say yes it's worth it - IF - it would have been worth it when those other viruses appeared.

I Didn't Get It At First

I have been immensely frustrated with Facebook, as they have taken down 7 of my posts this week saying they went against their "community standards." I've been very upset about this.  Every day I pray about posting, asking for guidance. Why was God allowing this?

I came across a Scripture a couple days ago which just jumped off the page to me - any believer reading this will know how that happens when God is speaking. I didn't connect the dots at first, but after praying this morning I am beginning to realize that God is doing this purposefully. The Scripture is this:

"Commit your works to the Lord,
and your THOUGHTS will be established."
Proverbs 16:3

At first, when the Lord first directed my attention so powerfully to that Scripture, I rejoiced because it's a new promise I can stand on. It had never occurred to me to pray that God would establish my THOUGHTS. What I didn't realize...

Just as Facebook started coming against me this week, the Lord was speaking this passage to me and this morning when I went to him about Facebook coming against me, as I sat there before him the light went on and  I finally connected the dots. I finally understand what he's conveying to me. And it's this:

I'd left my first love.

I had to go back to the beginning. Why am I on Facebook at all?

One morning in my prayer time years ago, I had told the Lord that I had used everything, every program, every single thing he had provided to me, I had used them in my blogs for his glory. He said to me, "You haven't used Facebook."

I was absolutely shocked. I had a very low impression of what Facebook was back then. I had taken a look at it way back, and decided it wasn't for me. Seemed nothing but foolishness to me. But now THE LORD is telling me to use FACEBOOK???? It took me awhile to recover from the shock.

So, and this was a few years ago, I went onto Facebook and began to post on it the links to my blogs. After awhile I realized how powerful a venue it is, because that's where the people are. So I began posting daily. A devotional, an article, and a video, all Christ-centered.

But as time went on, I began posting other things too. And that grew and grew until I was posting tons of posts from others who posted on the government, the evils in society, etc. I was taking on a "watchman on the wall" mentality, informing people of serious things going on in the world. In short, without realizing it I was on my way to losing my first love.

So then the Lord brings this Scripture to me before I had any idea that it had any importance concerning what I do daily online. As the Lord was rhema-fying this Scripture to me, Facebook was opposing me, taking down my posts. I was so upset that I became discouraged and depression set in.

Until this morning. I went to the Lord about what Facebook was doing to me and I asked him why he was allowing it - because I had been praying for protection on my posts. As I sat before him, it was like a light went on. The scales fell from my eyes. Understanding came.

I am NOT a "watchman on the walls," many are but I am not. I'm called to glorify Jesus Christ and shine the light on him. And now that I see that, I realize how far I strayed from my calling. Amazing. I pray for guidance daily, but I didn't recognize the guidance until he opened my eyes.

I may post other things, humor, recipes, sharing, but I'm no longer going to post on what's happening in the world. I am NOT of this world, and my calling is NOT to post on the world and its evils. Many ARE called to that. I am not. I'm returning to my first love. It's all about him, and my works will center on him. May the Lord Jesus Christ once again be glorified in what I put out there, and may people be drawn to HIM as I work in the calling with which I am called.

A Diet That Works!

Well I'm in my 10th week of Keto and I've lost 18 pounds.

You know ...

I did this once before but didn't stick with it and the reason is that I did it without understanding the science behind it. I DID NOT KNOW that sugar is poison - except for natural sugars in fruits. Also, I DID NOT KNOW about the chemicals they put in almost all packaged foods, be it cans, cartons, boxes, or plastic. And if I had read the labels on those products, it wouldn't have meant anything to me because I had no idea what they meant.

Of course ...I put that weight back on and then some, but I didn't understand why that was. I thought I was eating pretty low-calorie foods - you know, "low fat" and "lite" everything - so how was I continuing to gain? And so ...

I did what I always do when I'm overwhelmed with something. I asked God.

Long story short ...

When the Lord gets involved it changes everything. I was at a place of powerlessness and I asked him one night if he wanted me fat. Maybe the idea of losing weight was vanity? And if that's why I haven't been able to succeed in this, then I finally ...accept that.

The next morning....

Again ...long story short...

He answered me. It's not about vanity, it's about health. I was poisoning my body with "low-fat" and 'lite" foods, and I had no idea.

You know ...they always told us that the most detrimental thing to health was fat in foods. Well come to find out ...that was NOT TRUE. The most detrimental thing to health is twofold: 1. sugar and 2. chemicals they put in prepared foods.

I was shocked. I had been doing exactly the opposite from what I should have been doing. The Lord brought understanding to me through doctors who support the "ketogenic" diet, which is the exact opposite from what mainstream doctors espouse. The exact opposite from what all the people believe who cannot lose (and keep off) weight.

I think I've listened to a trillion videos now, and now that I understand the facts, I've reset my attitude to doing the exact opposite of what I've tried to do for years. And the proof is in the pudding ....week 10 and I've lost 18 pounds. And now that I understand WHY I couldn't do it before, I'll keep it off this time - by the grace of God.

The keto diet is a total change of the way you eat. At first it sounds restrictive because you eliminate all the bad stuff and you have to train your mind to understand that what was good is really bad, and what "they" said was bad is really good. As it turns out, I really love the foods I CAN eat. All the meat you want. Eggs. Cheese. Nuts. Berries, and so much more.

I created a keto site where I've posted the videos that helped me the most. I'm hoping it will encourage others who, like me, have yo-yoed for years and just never succeeded in the battle. Kinda reminds me of a Scripture verse, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6)

I won't lie to you - it isn't easy. It's not easy to totally change the way you've eaten for years. But it's do-able, especially if you ask God for help. That changes everything.

Here's the link:
https://nowonderwegotfat.blogspot.com/

Going Back To Blogger

Well I've decided to go back to Blogger. After more than two years at Wordpress, I became so irritated with what I CAN'T do with my Wordpress blogs, that the day came when I decided it's just not worth it and I'm going back to Blogger.

The reason I went to Wordpress in the first place was that Blogger up and deleted one of my blogs. I had no recourse, they just deleted it. So I abandoned the Blogger blogs and tried something new with Wordpress.

But with Wordpress you have to work within the limits of their templates. That means you have to go with the fonts they provide and you can't change the font sizes. Then there's the inability to determine whether or not to print the date of a post. The template says "Posted on..." and if you don't set it to post the date, it leaves that glaringly blank on the screen. I like the date printed in my daily-update blogs, but I have several which are stand-alone and timeless, but each post is going to have that blank "Posted on..." field and I can't live with that. A partially worded blank field is not something I can live with. AND - there are SO MANY other problems with Wordpress. I'll probably make a list of them and do a really detailed post for anyone trying to decided to go to Wordpress, but not today, I'm way too busy.

Basically the problem with Wordpress is that you can't access the HTML, and that's huge. That's the big thing - the need to be able to access and make changes in the HTML. Can't do it in Wordpress. Oh, you can - with the paid versions - but I'd have to pay monthly FOR EACH blog I created there - and no one on earth could afford to do that.

Blogger does not have those restrictions and Blogger allows access to the HTML.

I'm not going to delete my Wordpress blogs, I'll leave them up. Who knows, I may go back there from time to time. But my daily work is going to be in Blogger from now on.

Funny - now that I'm working in Blogger I see that all the posts I have there are very old of course. So I'm in the process of updating the blogs. Time consuming, but I love doing this stuff anyway.

If  you'd like to take a look, here's the URL. It's only showing the first few blogs I've updated, I'm far from getting these all done. Still, I have accomplished a lot in just a few days.

https://alongemausroad.blogspot.com/

What's Your Favorite Time of The Year?

If you said anything other than "spring," maybe I can help you change that? 

Spring is my absolute favorite time of year. Yeah, I know, most people would say fall is their favorite, but not me. When fall comes and the leaves are falling, I just cannot, cannot, CANNOT enjoy it because I know what's coming. Leaves begin changing color slowly, from about September. And true, we'll have many nice days and apple cider, and tree-peeping, and all that. But have you ever tried to enjoy something when there's a rock in your shoe? Cuts down the enjoyment, doesn't it. Well ...that's how fall feels to me. In September that darned rock is in my shoe and I can't rise above it. That's how much I hate what fall tells us is coming ....snow. And if any of you leave a comment, please don't mention that four-letter I just wrote.  

I love Maine. I've lived in many other places, but Maine is home to me. It seems to me that every place has a certain "feel" to it, have you noticed that? Even within Maine, some of the cities have their own "feel." Have you ever crossed the bridge from New Hampshire into Maine? Did you notice the complete change of "feel" from one end of that bridge to the other? When I cross that bridge and enter the state of Maine, I feel like a warm blanket of fresh air has enveloped me. Really!

One day I was thanking the Lord for the gift of being able to live in Maine, and he spoke to my heart and told me that the bad winter weather is the reason we don't have the crowds and crowds of people here. If for example, I lived in southern California, which I did for about a year, then I'd have to live in the "feel" of what I "call the southern California craze" which is "busy, busy busy," "run, run, run." Eight-lane roads everywhere, even in town. In Maine, a traffic jam is one car at each side of an intersection. Yeah! And people aren't running around like mad. It's laid back. Quiet. Pleasant. Relaxed. And winter is the price we pay for living in Maine, "the way life should be."




I think I strayed from the subject, didn't I? When talking about Maine, I can go off on a thousands tangents.

Ok, where was I?

Oh yeah.... springtime. Spring is my favorite because of the "feel" in the air. Right now, the buds on the trees are just starting to plump up. You wouldn't notice it if you didn't look very close. They're not ready yet to pop into color, but just knowing that that is coming shortly actually puts me almost on a high. I LOVE it! 

Did I say, "I LOVE it?"

Well if you missed it, I LOVE IT! We've had two beautiful days in a row - temps in the high 60's, beautiful sunshine. If that doesn't put you on a high, you're walking around in a coma.

PRAISE GOD FOR SPRING! I should be ok now, for the next six months.





   

Understanding It Makes All The Difference In The World

I've had a few very frustrating days, but I didn't connect the dots until this morning. Nothing of a serious nature, but a constant barrage of aggravations. I opened a pill bottle, something seemed to hit my arm and the pills spilled all over the place. I had to get down on my knees to collect them all and put them back in the bottle. I was putting raspberry preserves on my toast, something seemed to hit my arm and the bottle fell spilling raspberry preserves all over the counter, down the cupboard doors, on the floor, AND, all over me. This morning I put water into a bowl and something seemed to hit my arm, and the water spilled all over the counter, in and around everything I had on the counter. I've tripped, almost fell twice, I've had numerous aggravations on the computer, and the list goes on, and on, and on, and on. There's more because the harassment has been ongoing, but I've made my point.

When I reached maximum steam coming out of my ears and nose, I said to the Lord, "why, Lord???" not expecting an answer. I speak to the Lord all day, this wasn't really wanting an answer (I actually didn't think there WAS an answer) but I was just expressing my frustration to the Lord who is always with me.

Well an answer came. For the past three days I've been preparing a series of posts on Halloween, exposing what it really is, and encouraging parents to put an end to "celebrating it." Now ...it all makes sense.

It reminds me of when I was working at the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem. Every year we brought upwards of 5,000 people from all over the world to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. That's 5,000+ people gathering in Jerusalem to worship Jesus Christ. Each year, as we were working leading up to the celebration, suddenly the computers would go down, the printer wouldn't print, anything electronic would give us troubles. People would get sick. I connected those dots and brought what I saw to the leaders at the Embassy, but they didn't receive it. Every year the trouble increased, until in my last year there - three people who had come as volunteers had to go home because of unexpected deaths in the family. To this day, I don't think anyone was able to see the correlation between non-stop attacks as we brought thousands to worship Jesus Christ in Jerusalem.

So, it helps to understand when you CAN connect the dots between harassment and what you happen to be doing in service to the Lord. We have to remember that Satan is "the god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4) who hates Jesus Christ and all who will serve him. And if you're planning on serving him in Jerusalem, that's a big time cause for demonic harassment. Or ...if you're exposing the truth about Satan's chief holiday, Halloween, you should know in advance that you're not going to get away with it without attacks to wear you down.

Well he can attack all he wants. It might tire me out, but I will NOT cease in my service to my King.

I Think I Stopped A Daily Frustration

Ended a frustration today, I think. Every time I went onto Foxnews or CNN a video would pop up and drive me batty. On Fox, the video would be full-volume and jump me every time I click on an article. I was so frustrated that I decided to stop going to Fox altogether, but first I did some research. Here's what I found:

I use Chrome, so I don't know if it would work on other browsers.

If you don't have Adblock Plus, get it and install it. But that's for other popups. Fox somehow circumvented Adblock Plus. What I found is that you can stop autoplay by clicking on the icon just to the left of the URL in the address bar, just left of https....
Then click on SOUND, and click MUTE.

1. Click icon at left of URL just before https....
2. Click on sound.
3. Click MUTE

I'm not sure, but you might need to do this for any other site that shocks you with video popups even though you have Adblock. I'm willing to do that. It's SO rewarding to me to find a way to stop Fox News especially because I go there so often - in fact this was my last try - I was going to stop going to Fox altogether, my nerves just couldn't take it, but just before doing that, I found this and so far, it's working.

A Meditation This Morning - The Restrainer

I was listening to a clip Jan Markell played by Mark Levin who so accurately described what's going on in our world, in our country, in the government, in "the powers that be." And as I listened and realized the depths of wickedness against us, against our God, against our government, against our society, my heart grew heavier and heavier as he made it so clear - what we're up against. I actually felt sick.

I went to the Lord, and from him I remembered that we're not up against human enemies, we're up against human plants in society who so willingly carry out the will and plots of the "principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."  Ephesians 6:12

From pondering that for awhile, I grew in understanding just exactly what "the restrainer" is. I saw it so clearly.

"For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;
only he who now restrains will do so
until he is taken out of the way."
2 Thessalonians 2:7

From there my mind went to the horrible thought of what this society will become when that restrainer is "taken out of the way." Can you imagine it? The only thing resisting the forces of evil in our world is our voice - the voice of God-fearing people, the voice that restrains the evil from destroying all that is good.

But ...the day will come when our voice and our work, the "restrainer" - - - will be removed. Imagine it. Imagine the goals of the lying, murderous, perverse force of evil - being given full sway with nothing to stop it.

That's what it will be like when the restrainer is removed. What a picture of horror.

We cannot comprehend the depths of evil that will be unleashed in the world when we are gone.

As I prayed about it, I realized that the evil one also has a "restrainer," forcing the restraint of our voices and our work. And as I thought on that, I understood that the only way we can function successfully ...is through prayer.

Friends, this is a spiritual battle, not a battle against flesh and blood, but a battle against the one empowering them. He is a fallen angel, far superior to us in understanding. Our only weapon against him is prayer. The only way our work can function in the POWER needed is from spending time with God and receiving from HIM the power we need to work while we can. Because:

"...the night is coming when no one can work."
John 9:4 

Again Today!

I should be used to this by now, but every time the Lord does this it affects me deeply.

There are 1,189 chapters in the Bible. And time and time again the Lord does this.

I have written devotionals and articles and I post one of each every day. And time and time again I will read or hear during that same day the Scripture I posted in the morning. I"ll "stumble upon it" in some book I'm reading, or hear it in a video I'm listening to - the ways are myriad, but it happens so very frequently that in some way or other - I'll see or hear today - the very Scripture I posted earlier in the morning.

Today I picked up my Bible and just started reading from where I left off yesterday and there it was - my reading was the very Scripture I scheduled last night to post this morning. It just boggles my mind.

I look up to God every time and I say, "I don't know how you do this!" There was one chance in 1,189 that today my reading would fall on the very Scripture I posted earlier. One chance in 1,189 - how can it be? And if that weren't enough - it happens frequently, so the odds are exponentially higher.

I remember one time I had posted an article based on a Scripture in the Book of Numbers, one of the most obscure Books in the Bible. I could hardly believe it when later on I heard that same Scripture referenced in a video I was watching. I mean - it's one thing to hear during the day a reference to a passage in Psalms that I might have posted that day, but out of the Book of Numbers??? I was just gobsmacked! The odds of that are nearly impossible.

To me, that is absolute proof of God - this feedback happening again and again gets to the point where it's just not statistically possible. It arouses a deep and abiding appreciation of the involvement of the Lord in my daily life.

Let me go on, now that I'm writing. This happened again today, but it happened after I had spent time bringing thanksgiving to God for one thing I've noticed about him, one thing the Spirit of God has been showing me - and that is that every single story in my life, and there are many, was INITIATED by God himself. The Lord took me back through every story, starting in my teenage years, and he showed me that not one single story was the result of something I did. Every single story happened unexpectedly, by surprise. If I hadn't been at that place at that time - if I hadn't met that one person at that particular time, the incredible odds of that story ever happening. Not a single one was something I initiated.

In the past months, as he has taken me back to each one and showed me how every single one of them happened by surprise, by HIS initiating them, it causes in me such a deep and abiding trust in him, beyond what I could express because this has had such an impact on my understanding. I ended my prayer time this morning by saying from the very depths of me, "I am IN you, my whole life and my whole being, I am IN you, and I absolutely delight in that." Then I went to my daily reading, reading just from where I left off yesterday, and there it was - the very Scripture I had posted this morning. It just leaves me with my jaw at my feet.

Things are coming together in my mind. For years I've pondered how Paul and Silas were able to "sing praises to God at midnight" - in a dungeon, having been mercilessly whipped, their feet in stocks. Because the Lord has brought this passage to me in a very dramatic way - long story - I've asked God to give me understanding on HOW they were ABLE to do that. If I had been whipped and placed in a dark dungeon, blood streaming down my back - I can't imagine myself singing praises to God. Yet, he has brought that passage to my attention in a such a dramatic way that it has caused me to think deeply on it for quite some time. I have thought deeply on it, and I've asked him to reveal to me HOW they could have that mindset while they sat in such pain.

I think maybe I've seen some of the answer to my question. As the Lord has made me see so very clearly that every story in my life has been authored by HIM, then it follows that this understanding is the very thing that answers the question. If every story is God-authored, and every single one of them has been worked out for my good - then that's all I need to know in the painful ones, so how can I ever doubt when I find myself in a story that makes no immediate sense to me? I've seen what he's done with them in the past, every single time without fail, so now I can rest in that understanding and yes ....sing praises to him at midnight.

As I was telling the Lord this morning - I heard it said that when God brings a person into his covenant, he takes RESPONSIBILITY for that person's life. And that's it! I see it as never before. All our stories are authored by him and he authors each one for a very definite purpose. Nothing is random in our lives. God has pre-planned each one of them, and each - for a specific purpose.

It takes years of walking with him before a person can be ABLE to understand that. It takes years of seeing how he made each story end up to be a blessing I would never have had if that particular story hadn't happened. And it is this understanding that makes a person ABLE to praise God at midnight.

Finally ...I think I "get it!"