Resist!

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NIV

Today--as many of us prepare to march in demonstration of our frustration about the lack of transparency exhibited by the #WHidiot--we will resist the devil and oppose him on every side until he comes clean about his relationship with Russia by revealing his tax returns. He has something to hide and it's not about how rich he is. It's about his connections to Russia on a financial level.

The "muscle-flexing" show he's putting on for the world playing "chicken" with N. Korea is simply a demonstration of his desire to have center stage. He's too foolish to even realize the danger he's creating for everyone-- and though he may believe that he's safe--the end results of a nuclear war will not discriminate from the poor to the White House--obliteration--for all.

If I live through this day and the weeks to come; I will be seeking The Lord for direction as I struggle with a decision to run for president in 2020. After all, if an illiterate imbecile can run and win, I have a good chance at winning as well. The difference between him and me--I have knowledge of civics, the constitution, geography, economics, education, philosophy and a heart of compassion and Holy Spirit directing my steps. Did I leave out anything else as a qualifier? Oh! I have no problem with transparency--background checks, birth certificate checks, college transcripts or tax returns. I think that just about covers it all. Except one more thing--I'd run as an Independent--it's about Americans, not a political party! I will bring back integrity and honor to the White House! I have no need to lie!

Keep Watching! It's bound to be fun!

Provocation!

But am I the one they are provoking? declares the LORD. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched.“ ‘This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again I sent you my servants the prophets. But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.’“When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer. Therefore say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the LORD its God or responded to correction. Truth has perished; it has vanished from their lips. Jeremiah 7:19-28 NIV

Wow! This pronouncement against all who do not seek God and obey Him and is just as relevant today as it was then!

TO THE EVANGELICAL LEADERS WHO TOUTED THE #WHidiot AS GOD'S CHOICE:

Do you see what happens when God is not consulted? Do you see what happens when truth perishes from your lips and you promote lies? Do you understand--yet--how your lies and promotion of this idiot can bring irreparable harm to Americans--all over the globe? If you do not understand the danger your lies and promotion of an imbecile then you are just as responsible for what he does as he is.

TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE #WHidiot:
Are you still giddy with excitement of his illegal win of the election? Do you see him promoting or acting on your behalf? Does eliminating your healthcare make you scream with joy? Does the possibility of losing your loved ones--both male and female--in another war excite you beyond belief because of his reckless rhetoric? Aren't you just tickled pink that your tax dollars are paying for his weekend excursions, his children's security detail, his wife's security detail, the construction of a helipad at Mar-a-largo, and the launched missiles that have cost over $200 million dollars? Are you happy yet? How about those good paying jobs--have you gotten yours and aren't you just thrilled that only the rich will benefit from his proposed tax reform? Doesn't that make you want to just jump and shout with joy? Did you know you were also "electing" the offspring of an idiot to be in charge of policy decisions? Well, did you?

Since you chose to believe the liar-in-chief--are you ready to accept responsibility for the fact that America will never be as great as it could be because of the madman at the helm? I know you believed the lies he spouted because you voted for him and promoted all the "fake news" about Hillary--aren't you just super-proud of yourselves?

TO THE RESISTANCE:

Don't get weary in doing what is right in order to save us from the idiocy brought upon us by lying "religious-pseudo-christians" and the "gullible, frustrated white middle class workers" who simply didn't know any better.

Stand firm in pushing elected leaders to do their jobs. Call, write, Tweet. Never let them forget how they got their jobs.

Stand firm in pushing the Department of Justice to dig as deep as need to dig to make sure truth surfaces about all the involvement by those in the White House that manipulated the 2016 Election.

Stand firm in your resolve to make sure, when one gets weary, another encourages and  keeps up the pace.

Stand firm in your resolve to push the media in staying focused on the investigations and not all the distractions #WHidiot is creating to delay the process.

For those of us who know--and have an intimate relationship with God--we know the truth and we will continue praying that truth will save us and will not promote false news, provoking all the other crazy imbeciles who would love nothing more than to "show us" their might.

The Word tells not to provoke God, for fathers not to provoke children and we should know better than to provoke the enemies of America with foolish rhetoric. If we're going to provoke anything from God--let's provoke His protection in our obedience to His Word.

A Fool and His Folly!

For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly. Proverbs 5:23 NIV
All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. Proverbs 13:16 NIV
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. Proverbs 14:8 NIV
Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. Proverbs 14:29 NIV
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. Proverbs 15:2 NIV
The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly. Proverbs 15:14 NIV
Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course. Proverbs 15:21 NIV
Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools. Proverbs 16:22 NIV
A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD. Proverbs 19:3 NIV
The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker. Proverbs 24:9 NIV
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26:4 NIV
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:5
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. Proverbs 26:11 NIV
I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness. Ecclesiastes 2:13 NIV
At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness— Ecclesiastes 10:13 NIV
But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone. 2 Timothy 3:9 NIV

The Word of God addresses the situation in the White House far better than I ever could. We have but to look at how actions led by the #WHidiot to see how The Word is revealed in all they do.

The end is not yet--we must be determined and persist and insist that Congress do its job and relieve us (all Americans) from the possibility of danger exacerbated by a fool and his follies. #Resistthefool and #Persist in pushing for the investigation of #trumprussia.

God is watching and He knows all there is to know and since He is truth, truth will be revealed for all the world to see.

If there was anyone in the White House or on Capitol Hill with integrity or honor, we would not have to suffer the foolishness of fools because they would simply admit their wrongdoing and we could all move on.

Foolishness!

 

In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah. Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus. “Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali. When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah. At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet when you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people. 2 Chronicles 16:1-10 NIV

Does anyone see the parallels from the past to the present other than me?

No matter how hard we try to leave God or His Word out of what unfolds on a daily basis, when we look--diligently--we find there truly is nothing new under the sun. The same wicked attitudes that prevailed in the hearts of those who turned from God (or never knew Him) exist today.

Despots--never have enough and are also willing to make deals with the devil. They don't care about ruining a nation's resources as long as they get what they want--attention and praise--but it all fails and God's truth reigns.

Let's see:

Who's building a wall and is the wall to keep others out or us in?

Who owes megabucks to another despot who has no qualms in oppressing or killing people?

Who has incited provocation by another despot simply to create a distraction from an investigation in their involvement with the 2016 Election fiasco?

Who will not listen to those who present truth and instead relies upon those who will only tell him what he wants to hear?

God is not fooled by any of the nonsense and when it is all said and done--the truth will be revealed and those who dare to defy God and mistreat and misuse His children, will get their just reward. For The Word tells, "we will reap what we sow."

For all the falsehoods and lies proclaimed against Hillary--we see now that the #WHidiot was merely projecting onto her that which resided in him.

He is the corrupt one.

He is the liar.

He is the warhawk.

He is the one who made money from the masqueraded attack on Syria that accomplished nothing.

He is the unstable one and unfit to serve the United States in any capacity unless he's serving time in prison for all the heinous acts he's committed.

He's also the one who lacks stamina (a claim he constantly lodged at Hillary) and can't get through a month without retreating to one of his golf clubs.

And with all the negative "Tweets" lodged at President Obama, we see further evidence of what he projected about himself. Yeah, he's very "instinctual." He's not very "presidential" and no matter what he does--he won't be.

But foolishness doesn't stop with him--it continues on the back of those who supported him in the election and those who refuse to uphold their oaths in Congress. They, too shall know the wrath of God when they are "unseated" never to be seen in a public office ever again.  His base supporters will discover they voted against their own interests, if they have not figured that out, yet. The biggest losers will be those who believed the pathological liar about--non-existing good jobs with good pay, repealing ACA (hatefully known as Obamacare), re-opening coal mines and lowering taxes. Instead we get the decimation of everything established to protect the consumer.

If taxes are lowered--there will be no funding for schools, the poor, the undereducated, the veterans who served this country well, the seniors who worked most of their lives to support the governmental path, and the military will suffer when taxes don't exist to pay for the costly results of an idiot. The only way, our country survives and thrives is for the most wealthy to pay more taxes so the needs of every citizen are met.

To do things any other way would be pure foolishness. But then--that's what fools do. But don't believe the one telling the truth--like Asa did and got angry instead. Anger will not repel God's truth or prevent the inevitable from disobeying.

Double-Minded!

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. James 1:2-7 NIV

When people are controlled by their emotions, they risk endangering themselves and others. Yes, we should be compassionate people and concerned with the wrongs perpetuated against others, but we should never allow our emotions to guide us in being impulsive and reactive to situations. Before we do anything, at any time, we must understand all the potential consequences. And without a plan, we should do nothing and if we do--without planning--we end up looking foolish.

That's the state of affairs that currently exist in America and probably across the globe. There are some who think conducting a missile strike against Syria without congressional approval was courageous and bold and there are others who know Congress should always decide military action against another country when it could endanger US troops or America. The bigger problem is that the #WHidiot acted impulsively and reactively (supposedly upset about children dying in Syria), but didn't have a plan--just a reaction. Now, the world leaders wait to see what happens next because there is no clearly defined foreign policy known to anyone, including the idiot.

The fact that he claims he had the authority to act without congressional approval because it was "vital to national security" was and is a blatant lie. The United States was not threatened in any way by Assad, but our troops in the Middle East, could very well be endangered by the reactive, impulsivity of the #WHidiot.

But the even stranger part of his reaction is the "change of mind" from several years ago when he "tweeted" (43 times) that President Obama should not get involved with Syria because "there was no upside" in doing so and that President Obama needed Congressional approval to act. Considering the fact that more people (including children) were killed in 2013 than recently, I'm having difficulty understanding why the idiot had no compassion then, but wants everyone to believe he's so upset now. I also don't understand why some members of Congress are applauding his blatant disregard of the Constitution since Congress was not informed, nor gave approval of his actions. But I guess when he told Putin what he was doing, he had all the approval he needed.

He's not upset about children dying in Syria or he wouldn't have banned Syrian Refugees from coming into this country. It's all an act to get the media to pay more attention to the possibility of an act of war than to the on-going trumprussia investigation. He knows he's about to lose the farm. No one paying attention to the unfolding events on a daily basis believed his lie. But--his tactic worked--the media went crazy covering the strike in Syria and no mention made of the investigation. I wonder why.

But the idiot's backpedaling is nothing new--that's what he did the entire time he campaigned and why anyone thought he'd change is a source of amazement to me. People are who they show themselves to be--the first time out the gate. They don't change. He's been a double-minded, unstable, unfit person from the beginning and that has not changed. He will praise himself and belittle anyone who thinks he's not the greatest thing that could have ever happened to America.

He's the worst president we've had during my lifetime. He's so full of himself that he only cares about those people who stroke his ego and won't tell him the truth about anything. His enablers are afraid of him, the media pundits only care about ratings, so that leaves just a handful of us who really care enough about all Americans to speak the truth--about everything--and call out the lies and falsehoods as they present themselves. That's love! We are not double-minded and we won't stop telling the truth--no matter how many times the government attempts to muzzle us.

As for our GOP congress--they are equally complicit in everything that is spiraling out of control because they allowed their greed for power and control to get in the way of governing which is their job. So, they too are double-minded and unstable in all their ways (one set of rules for the Black President and another set of rules for the #WH idiot) and unfortunately, the rest of us have to deal with their unstable, unfair, decisions that impact all of our lives.

But God knows who belongs to Him and who just puts on a front. Their end is already determined and when the fall-out upends their careers, they have only themselves to blame. Karma bites.

Egos and Bullies!

Then the LORD said to me, “You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn north. Give the people these orders: ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful. Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own. You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’ ” The LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything. So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber, and traveled along the desert road of Moab. Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.” Deuteronomy 2:2-9 NIV

Amazing how people accuse others (their political opponents) of being hawkish about war, but then--their false outrage and pathetic ploy to show empathy in a situation pushes their ego into becoming all they said about another. More projection by the #WHidiot.

Only this time--American lives may be lost in the greater scheme of things--unless there was coordinated attempt by Putin and the idiot to use the opportunity to distract from the on-going investigation into the collusion on the part of Putin and trumpteam in the 2016 Election.

And where was Congress in this decision? Again, amazing how they, too--especially the GOP--don't have a problem with protocol and policy not being followed--to hide their involvement in the 2016 Election fiasco.

Considering the fact that Syria has historically been monstrous to its own people, why involve the US in a military strike? What is the true motive? I believe it is simply a matter of a bully allowing his ego to reign in an attempt to flex muscle he doesn't really have. Bravado is not muscle--it's foolishness and the attempt to distract--from the investigation--futile. 

But this won't be the first time. Typically--over the last 20 years, it has been a Republican who involved the US in skirmishes and wars--apparently because their egos won't allow them to stand down and not interfere until the UN endorses involvement. In all fairness, George Bush waited for Congressional approval to invade Iraq, but one still has to wonder, if anyone consulted God. This situation--in an attempt to eliminate evil has actually led to an on-going situation in which a victory is untenable--by anyone--considering the loss of life and financial expenditure. Are we going to pay for "rebuilding once again" simply because we have an idiot in the White House?

When will Congress find their balls and uphold their oath of office? They have been deliberately negligent in abdicating responsibility in doing their job which leads me and many others to believe--they are complicit in the collusion or at least cooperation in the 2016 election fiasco.

God's Word is true and inerrant and won't change the course of things. If He has not been consulted before we do things--the consequences are our own.

Once again--the #WHidiot has demonstrated how unstable and reactive he is. And the rest of us--must seek God and obey so any blood shed will not be on our hands. Of course, those who elected the idiot--will have to own their responsibility in whatever else plays out because of their gullibility in believing a pathological liar.
 

War and Empty Words!

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them. Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to him. The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: “ ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? You say you have counsel and might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me? Look, I know you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him. But if you say to me, “We are depending on the LORD our God”—isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before this altar”? “ ‘Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them! How then can you repulse one officer of the least of my master’s officials, even though you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen? Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this land without the LORD? The LORD himself told me to march against this country and destroy it.’ ”Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the field commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.” But the commander replied, “Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the people sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?” Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!  This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you. He cannot deliver you! Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ “Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree and drink water from your own cistern, until I come and take you to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.“Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand? Who of all the gods of these countries have been able to save their lands from me? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn, and told him what the field commander had said. Isaiah 36 NIV

Oh what lessons we can learn by reviewing history about wars and words.

Liars didn't just start lying in the 21st Century; they've been around for a long time--and they lied to gain an advantage over gullible people--people easily swayed and deluded.

In this passage of scripture--the field commander--(unnamed at this point) lies to Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah in the hearing of the people--attempting to make them doubt what they already knew--The Lord would deliver them. In other words--the commander was trying to "gaslight" the people, but the people refused to answer him because they had been warned not to say anything. And saying nothing, means more than spewing empty words that will only provoke violence.

Someone should read this passage to the #WHidiot before he gets us all killed with his empty rhetoric. He doesn't have a foreign policy plan and has never had a plan. He didn't realize the enormity of the job in the Oval Office and thought he could make up stuff as he went. His empty words--not understood by anyone--fell on the ears of the world watching and wondering, what he meant about Assad getting a message. Representative Maxine Waters had the best advice for him, "Shut up!" He needs to be quiet and stop trying to sound tough, when he's shaking in his boots because he doesn't have a clue and he won't listen to anyone who does.

While he was running his mouth, the king of Jordan looked stunned at the ignorance displayed by the so-called president of the United States. What a joke we are to those watching this ship sink!

It would be interesting if he ever did any homework about anyone he's hosting at the White House and it would even be more interesting if he learned diplomacy and etiquette for a real leader. 
Attempting to have "policy talks" with King Abdullah and his 35 years of military service compared to a repeat draft dodger--is laughable at best! The idiot-in-chief knows nothing about being in the military, procedure or foreign policy, nor does his son-in-law, or daughter. And they're in the White House advising him because what...?

At any rate, The Lord delivered and Hezekiah proved to be faithful to the God of Heaven and remained steadfast in his belief that His God--was God.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to know that we had a "modern-day Hezekiah" praying and acting on our behalf--even in the face of danger--knowing that God is not a man that He should lie?

Unfortunately, we don't have a Hezekiah in the White House and we know because he suffers from a "savior-complex," thinking he has all the answers and he alone can fix stuff. So the rest of us--who do know God, must pray and be faithful unto Him who is able to deliver us and not count on the #WHidiot and his empty words or we shall surely fall by the wayside.

Reflections!

You said, ‘I am forever— the eternal queen!’ But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen. “Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.’ Both of these will overtake you in a moment, on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and all your potent spells. You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you.“Keep on, then, with your magic spells and with your many sorceries, which you have labored at since childhood. Perhaps you will succeed, perhaps you will cause terror. All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you.Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. These are not coals for warmth; this is not a fire to sit by.That is all they are to you— these you have dealt with and labored with since childhood. All of them go on in their error; there is not one that can save you. Isaiah 47:7-15 NIV

I cannot help but see the parallel in this commentary to the #WHidiot. Was it not him who said, "The world is a disaster and I and I alone can fix it?"

Well, mr. big mouth--FIX IT! But of course he can't because in order to "fix" something, one must first understand what is wrong and needs fixing.

Would a responsible, rational, logical person take their car to a repair shop and simply tell them to "fix" something before they determine what is wrong with it?

Most would not, but it would appear that the armchair president has sat back determining all the ills (for years) about the country and world without knowing how the game is played--not knowing how to diagnose the ill before prescribing the solution. And now, that he is the quarterback--he's standing in the midst of the playing field, without knowing who his teammates are and instead of trusting them those on the same side (our allies and Congress), he alienates them with foolish rhetoric and twitter rants.

Most people in a time of uncertainty about the direction they should take would take time to reflect about all the circumstances and consider all the possible options. Not our idiot--he just plows into unknown territory without a thought and causes the entire world to sit back and reflect about how we got here. I'm sure, many other leaders are wondering what was wrong with those foolish Americans who elected such an imbecile who puts his children in positions of leadership when they have as little experience as he does. When you want something done right, shouldn't you position those who know how to do it? Talk about a slippery slope with the nepotism. I guess when we get bombed  by--I don't--N. Korea, Syria, Russia etc.--I guess he'll say it was kids fault since he's known for throwing people under the bus.

Well, world leaders--so are we--the ones who didn't vote for him. And hopefully those who did will have time to honestly reflect about their decision and do something to correct the error before it's too late for all of us--Like call their representatives in Congress and demand they do their job. War is looming and our pitiful GOP are sitting back doing nothing out of misplaced loyalty to the idiot-in-chief--mostly because they're afraid if they say or do anything to cross him; he'll expose their role in the election fiasco--all of their complicity in the coordinated effort to interfere with a fair and legal election.

Those are my thoughts on the subject for today; I'm just spending time reflecting--and praying that someone in Congress will stand up and take charge of the situation--because they are the only ones who can--at this moment. Since they (GOP) claim to be the party of family values and Christianity, I don't see any reflection of Christ in what they're doing, but I see much of the reflection of Satan's character in much of what they do.

Wicked!

Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” Acts 8:20-24 NIV

Bitterness does reign in the heart of the #WHidiot and we know because he keeps trying to deflect and distract by tweeting foolishness. It is wickedness that drives him--the desire to control and have power over people and now that he can't have his way, he continues to blow dog whistles, hoping to ignite his supporters to come to his rescue--and he's using his tweets as a signal to Putin--now that he understands "monitoring" designed to protect the presidency from foreign actors.

Look--check your heart and know what resides within and when you care about the condition of your heart others will either reap the benefits of what is within or the consequences. Don't allow bitterness to drive you in any direction that takes the focus off what we are supposed to do that will benefit the poor and the needy.

Accept the fact (not the fake) that we do not have a model of Christianity in the White House. We don't even have a good model of a "good man" in the White House. All we see on a daily basis is a blubbering, petulant toddler-in-chief whose only goal is to keep the media attention on him and way from the investigations into his Russian Connections. It's a smokescreen folks! He's getting scared and so is resorting to "pre-election" tactics that are the same tactics employed by Russia to create doubt and confusion.

We're not confused nor do we doubt there was collusion between the trumptrain and Russia. The truth will be known and nothing his wicked little heart can devise will stop it.

So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and  no one will take away your joy.In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.“Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.” “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:22-33 NIV

On a daily basis we are assaulted--through news outlets--with the woes of the world, the chaos in the White House, and even with the turmoil  in our own homes, but there is a way--we can overcome--the adversity of the chaos, by putting our complete trust in Jesus, receiving His peace and obeying His Word.

Everywhere we look--in one country to another--especially the Middle East--there is raging war, taking away peace and lives of all those living in those regions. There is unrest on the continent of Africa, in South and North Korea, China and elsewhere--and the war that rages in the United States--the calamity after the hacked election--dealing with the next phase of insults and empty rhetoric coming from those in the White House.

While most of us are not in a position to take on the world and change anything, we can take on the idiocy that resides in the White House by calling it what is is--every chance we get. We have to resist the urge to be complacent and apathetic--never letting our guard down because if we do--we will never know peace again in this land.

The enemies of the people have determined to rule without knowledge, compassion, empathy or understanding of how government is supposed to work. Instead the #WHidiot is choosing to set up a family dynasty--of totally oblivious people--who know no more than he does--to establish policy when from all that is known--their business knowledge leaves a lot to be desired.  Yes, they have money, but how they obtained the money is questionable--especially since most of it appears to be tied to Russian oligarchs. Can any of us rest--without concern--with this debacle in the White House?

Actively fighting back by whatever means possible--against the attempt for those in position to turn our democracy into a dictatorship is how we will obtain peace. There is never peace in the midst of a war until the battle is won and we will continue to fight--actively opposing and resisting--until America is seen again as a beacon of hope, not the death knoll of a planet.

And while we fight against ignorance, we must remember to nurture our spirits on the daily bread of The Word. For in it--we find hope, joy, and peace and an avenue to refresh ourselves and prepare for the continued battles on a daily basis. The peace that we receive from Jesus is not the peace as the world understands peace; it is the peace of knowing--in Him we live and move and have our being; it is the peace of knowing that no matter what happens on this side of heaven, our eternal resting place with Him is assured; it is the peace of knowing that He will lead us in the victory we know is destined by Him in keeping Satan under our feet--calling out evil whenever we see it.

We can indeed have peace in the midst of the chaos as long we remember who it is we are fighting and knowing that the enemy was defeated on the cross--long ago--and it's up to us to keep him in his place, every time he raises his ugly head.

The Spirit of The Lord is upon us--He has anointed us to do battle and conquer the spirit that resides in those who promote bigotry and hate and we will win with love overflowing from within--saturating those we meet and greet in every venue!