I know that my title is probably puzzling for those who know me and know how Pro-American, Pro-Constitution, and Pro-God I am. I am still firmly rooted in my core belief that this is the greatest country in the world, bar none. I believe that our system of government as designed and implemented by the framers of the Constitution is the best system the world has ever known, in the governments of men. I would declare that the only thing better would be a world in which Christ ruled completely and everyone accepted and acknowledged His Lordship. That Kingdom will come, but at the present time we are left with the frailty of human governments. None of which are perfect, because none of us are perfect.

But, back to my question – Does America deserve better? I can argue from both sides of that coin, but basically, YES! Our Republican Democracy has been under attack for a long time and has slowly been eroded to the point that recently a Democrat Congressman, said that the President was becoming an absolute Monarch. Of course, he would not say that on all matters but on the matter of the conflict in Libya he did. We have watched our freedoms slowly be taken from us and from the States individually for decades and most of the time little resistance surfaced when it happened. Those in Washington, at all levels, have appeared oblivious to the restraints placed on them by the Constitution and have circumvented it on every hand. Sadly, too many of us were either asleep at the wheel or since it didn’t seem to directly impact us personally felt no need to stand up in opposition. We have become the proverbial frog in a pan of water that has been slowly heated to the point that we succumbed without resistance!. Most of the losses of freedom were gradual and incremental unlike those of the past two plus years under this President.

Today, if we took stock of the freedoms we have gradually given up and those recently ripped from our hands, we would be in shock. Actually, some of us are! There is no question that the debt we now have, had participants from all sides. Only as movements such as the Tea Party began to form at the grass-roots level did anyone in Congress seem to take note of our opinions. Sadly, the result of the 2010 elections has only minimally improved the situation in Washington and there is much more work needed if we are going to convince everyone from the Whitehouse to the Outhouse that we are serious and won’t take it any longer. The interest alone on our debt is unmanageable and yet we repeatedly are told that bigger government and more spending by that big government is the answer. I don’t know about you, but in my personal finances I have never been able to spend my way out of financial problems. I have had to tighten the belt, even when it was difficult. I have had to make sacrifices and eliminate those expenditures that were not absolutely essential and even in some of those had to make adjustments. I know what it is to not have enough money to buy enough food for three meals a day. I know what it’s like to not have money for gas and walked to work part of the time. I know what it’s like to not be able to travel, even to see family due to lack of funds. I’ve been there, done that, bought the T-shirt, and survived. I have had God supernaturally provide for me in more ways than I can enumerate in this short post and am eternally grateful for that. Yet, our government doesn’t seem to understand that principle and knows that the only way that they can continue their insatiable desire to spend is to TAX us more and more. Yet, the more they take from us, the less we are likely to be able to dig our way out of this financial mess our country is in. I’ve had times when I knew it was time to CUT UP THE CREDIT CARDS and did. WASHINGTON NOW IS THAT TIME FOR YOU!

This administration has ignored Congress, judges, the Constitution, and used various governmental agencies to implement its policies and programs. It has ignored the overwhelming desire of the American people for various things to not be implemented. It has lectured us on civility while engaging in the most uncivil attacks on the opposition parties and people. It now has tapped into the Strategic Oil Reserve saying that supply will lower the price at the pump and enhance the economy, yet refuses to allow us to go after the oil resources that are yet underground and untapped. The first lady lectures us on our eating habits and yet in her recent trip she has eaten the very items that we are not supposed to eat and her husband is a regular offender of her proposed diet. It seems that Washington – all of it, feels that everything they say or do is for WE THE PEOPLE but not THEM! I must protest and say what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If you enact something you participate in it. If you want us to sacrifice, then by all means lead by example! Does America deserve better – YES! Is America going to get better – only time will tell!

I come back to the place that I have every time I’ve written something – We must return to God as individuals, churches, communities, cities, States, and as a nation. We must seek Him first and foremost above all else and we must become people of prayer, else our nation, as the founders envisioned, and we have enjoyed is history. I don’t mean to come across pessimistic, for I am confident in the power of prayer and believe that as Israel of old cried out to God, if we will cry out in humble repentance and sincerity He will hear our cries and heal our land. We absolutely must be honorable individually and demand it of ALL elected officials regardless of party affiliation. As a Christian, a veteran, and an American I have hope that God and the American people will prevail against this present attack on our Republic! That reminds me of the statement in the Book of Judges – “The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.” So I say, “The sword of the Lord, and the American people.” (I speak spiritually and am not calling for armed revolution). May God Bless America and you as well!

The world has from time to time needed a deliverer to free various groups of people from bondage and in virtually every case it has been the result of “Fervent Prayer”, even “Intercessory Prayer” that has moved the hand of God to provide that deliverer. We can go back to Exodus and see the plight of the Israelites in Egyptian bondage and watch the deliverer arrive in the person of Moses. Numerous times in Scripture we find God providing a man or woman, as in the case of Deborah to lead out of bondage and into victory. Sadly, deliverance lasted only so long as the deliverer lived and then people began to enjoy the ease and comfort of their freedom and drifted back into some type of bondage repeatedly. Yet, the grace and mercy of God was such that when they “seriously” cried out to Him in repentance and desperation He sent them a deliverer. He has demonstrated His longsuffering throughout history to His glory and our shame.

When this fledgling nation called the United States of America was attempting to hammer out a Constitution that would stand the test of time, protect the inalienable rights of its citizens as free men and women they almost failed because of personal ideology, prejudices, preferences and personality conflicts. With the potential of failure looming and seeming assured, God moved on the heart of one man to point the convention in the right direction and not only saved the effort but produced, a document and government that would weather the storms of time so long as it was, adhered to and followed as, the governing document by which our government operates. That man was Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin stood and addressed the weary and despondent participants with the following address as he spoke to the convention and President Washington:

“Mr. President,
“In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding! In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered … And have we forgotten this powerful Friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men.”

This was a gathering of some of the most amazing thinkers the world has ever known who had forgotten one simple little point in the process. That is when Franklin reminded them of this simple truth that became the cornerstone of the founding of this Republic. He said: “If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?” He didn’t stop there but added: “We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.”

It was at that time Franklin pressed even further to remind the delegates of what most politicians today and many Americans have lost sight of and is the reason we need a deliverer. He said:
“I firmly believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a bye word down to future ages … I therefore beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business ….”

The delegates agreed with Mr. Franklin and made daily prayer at the beginning of their deliberations a key foundational element in their deliberations and from that prayer came, the Constitution of these United States of America and the Bill of Rights. This is not a nation formed by happenstance but one founded on the principles and guidance of God Himself. I know some will protest but history reveals this as truth and we see it in their writings, the document they produced and should treasure it, defend it, and preserve it. They gave us something the world had never seen before or after and it is in danger of crumbling because of those who disregard and disrespect not only the Constitution but any need for guidance from the Almighty God! If you take God’s guidance out of government you cannot have true freedom and liberty. You will ultimately find that you are living in a state where whomever is in control legislates and imposes their will upon the masses. That state has many titles and is called many things but it is not LIBERTY nor is it FREEDOM!

AMERICA we need a “deliverer” to step on the scene and lead us out of this dismal place of darkness and back into a true relationship with God where we actually make the motto on our money a reality in our government and lives – “IN GOD WE TRUST.” I don’t know who this deliverer is today. I do know who our ultimate deliverer is and that is JESUS CHRIST Himself. It is past time that we talk about praying for this nation and world and time we made it paramount in our lives. I don’t want to live in Tyranny but even if that comes I TRUST GOD. I treasure this country’s founding principles and what it has been for decades. I don’t want to lose it and see the direction now being taken by the leadership (so-called), as a path of destruction. So, I’m crying out for a DELIVERER!

That being said, we all have our own ideas, ideologies, preferences, etc. politically and even spiritually but one thing we must come to terms with is that if we want to keep America Free we MUST:

1. Turn to God with a whole heart.
2. Unite around His Purposes and Principles.
3. Pray incessantly for His mercy and deliverance.

The 2012 election is, in my opinion, the most crucial this country has ever faced. I make no secret of the fact that my political views are conservative and believe that Mr. Obama is destructive to this country. If you agree with me that we need a change in the Whitehouse then I urge you to allow the nomination process play out and once there has been an individual selected to oppose him, stop bickering and nitpicking that candidate and support him or her. If you decide you want a third-party candidate you will facilitate electing Barak Obama to a second term and that would be worse than any candidate the Republicans can choose. At this point, I do not expect a perfect candidate but I do pray for one that will “HONOR GOD”, ‘DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION”, and work with Congress to turn back the clock on many of the destructive things that have transpired over the term of this President. You do not have to agree with me and you are certainly free to do whatever you believe best and that you must do for your own conscience sake. I only ask that you consider what I have proposed and make this nation a matter of serious prayer beginning today, if you have not already done so.

May God bless you and may God bless this great nation!

In talking to a lot of people about the 2012 Elections (all of them), I find that the interest of many are only the issues that they feel have directly impacted them. With that philosophy we will be a party, a people, and a nation divided and faced with the real potential of four more years of what we have and worse. It is my contention that we either make the 2012 election about the Constitution or we are in danger of losing America as a Free Democratic Republic and live under Tyranny even if it’s not called that. Few people, it seems, have studied the Constitution understand the role of God in the establishment and perpetuation of this nation, and the value of morality and integrity at all levels including those elected to public office. We have become a nation looking out for “number one” and that “number one” being ourselves and that will lead to the demise of any society.

Peter Marshall made a profound statement, “The choice before us is plain, Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration. I am rather tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as American citizens. The time is come, it now is, when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship. America’s future depends upon her accepting and demonstrating God’s government.” (Peter Marshall, The Rebirth of America, page 205, 1986, Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation) That is the foundation upon which we must return if we are to see this country restored to what our founders and I believe God intended.

Our founders did not view things from “Left Wing” or “Right Wing” but from ANARCHY or TYRANNY and wanted to prevent both extremes in the writing of the Constitution and establishing this great nation. They wanted to avoid TYRANNY by insuring that the government would not be in the hands of a single person or a selected few. They also wanted to avoid ANARCHY by insuring that we had some government but limited and based on biblical and moral values. James Madison addressed this by saying, “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. These powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects, which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.” (Federalist Papers, No. 45, pp. 292-293)

They continually warned against creation of a “Welfare State” where the government endeavored to take care of everyone from cradle to grave. Jefferson wrote: “If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy.” (Bergh, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 10:342) They warned about taxes that was equivalent to confiscation of people’s money and or property and believed it was IMMORAL for one generation to pass on its debt to the next generation. He makes this clear by writing, “… we shall all consider ourselves unauthorized to saddle posterity with our debts, and morally bound to pay them ourselves; and consequently within what may be deemed the period of a generation, or the life [expectancy] of the majority.” (Ibid. 13:358)

They believed that it was imperative that the electorate be “enlightened” and “informed”. Jefferson again wrote, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be.” (Ford, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 10:4) Samuel Adams went so far as to say that public officials should NOT be chosen if they were lacking experience, training, proven virtue, and demonstrated wisdom. Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Washington and others believed that public office should only be sought out of honor rather than profit or power. In fact Franklin prophesied that failing to follow this would result in an America that had a monarchy though it would not be called such it would be an executive with monarchial powers.

The founders believed that without religion and the overriding recognition of God the Government of a free people could not be maintained and they wove that principle into the Constitution. Although many have attempted to malign Franklin for his religious beliefs he laid out some principles that provided foundational ideas for the Constitution and the basis for the continued success of this nation. He wrote: “Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That He governs it by His providence. That He ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render to Him is in doing good to His other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be the fundamental points of sound religion.” (Smyth, Writings of Benjamin Franklin, 10:84)

The framers believed that these truths should uniformly be taught in the public schools:
1. There exists a Creator who made all things, and mankind should recognize and worship Him.
2. The Creator has revealed a moral code of behavior for happy living which distinguishes right from wrong.
3. The Creator holds mankind responsible for the way they treat each other.
4. All mankind live beyond this life.
5. Mankind will be judged In the next life for their conduct in this one.

They came from vastly different beliefs or Sects but agreed on the basic principles and wove them into the Constitution. They encouraged use of public facilities for worship services, sought to establish schools in the newly settled western areas to insure that these principles would not be lost. They believed it was vital that every person be schooled in the Constitution, Religion and Morality. The idea of separation of Church and State was to insure that the Federal Government did not establish a State Religion and otherwise should stay out of religious affairs. They desired freedom of religion and speech for every person. They wanted the federal government extremely limited in its powers and that each branch of government would serve with integrity balancing out the other branches. They never envisioned the Supreme Court or any judiciary as touching the Constitution. They basically established a principle of Government patterned after that of Moses through the advice of his father-in-law Jethro. Each group beginning with the smallest and their selected leader would resolve the problems and issues of the group and if need be appeal to the next larger group, up to the highest authority. This new government they envisioned as of the people, by the people and for the people. We have turned it into government of the government and the people ignored, spurned, ridiculed, manipulated and mistreated.

Today, we have violated so many basic principles laid down by the founders the federal government is nothing like what they envisioned. We have elected officials including the President who ignore or hold disdain for the Constitution and seek to circumvent it. The founders warned that if any branch was ever occupied by people not holding to the principles of God, morality and integrity and failed in their duties to provide the proper checks and balances we would lose our Republic. We are at that place today, that is why I say that the Election of 2012 is about the Constitution.

If we do not get back to the Constitution we have lost this country. My search is for candidates who will support and defend the Constitution of these United States of America. However, first I have to find one that understands the Constitution. I continue my quest to intercede for this nation and elicit the help of all who will dare to become involved. May God Bless this country and may He bless each of you in your struggle for His purposes on this earth!

The Book of Proverbs offers a beautiful picture of “integrity”, which we would all be well served to not only read but practice. That applies to the individual on the street, the member on the pew in church, the ministers in the pulpit, law officers, all professions and most definitely POLITICIANS!

Proverbs 4:23-27 – “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. 26 Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. 27 Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil.” NASU

As a society and a nation we are in deep trouble when “integrity” and “ideology” collide and ideology wins. Sadly, in my view, that is where we are today in America and much of the world. Too many are willing to say or do whatever is expedient to receive whatever benefit or reward they are seeking. I say that with regard to churches, businesses, professions and politicians. We are facing difficult times and if there was ever a time when INTEGRITY needs to become the cornerstone of our actions, thought processes, and relationships, it is today. People are hurting, fear is welling up inside hearts, families are falling apart, and as a nation we need our moral compass reestablished. There are many things that trouble me regarding the political scene but one of the latest things that bothers me deeply, is the seeming disregard for our moral values coming from the President. I disagree with his ideology and make no secret of that. I disagree with his political agenda and make no secret of that. I do not want him reelected to a second term and make no secret of that. However, when our Navy Seals took out Osama bin Laden I was willing to give him due credit for signing off on the mission. I don’t know if he was, coerced as some have suggested. I don’t know if he did it only for political expediency or because he genuinely considered Osama bin Laden a threat to our National Security. Either way, he had to sign off on the mission for it to take place and I give him credit for that. Many things regarding the incident trouble me, including his unwillingness to give any credit to former President Bush for putting the mechanics in place for the ten years of intelligence gathering to result in this success. It is troubling to me that on his watch, the ceremony for Osama bin Laden included prayers that effectively validated the heinous actions of this terrorist murderer. Additionally, his victory laps, while saying that we don’t need to spike the football, are difficult for me. Yet, I still say “Good Work” on getting Osama bin Laden.

The most recent thing that troubles me is inviting the rapper “Common” to the Whitehouse and saying that he appreciates the way this individual gets kids to focus on poetry. What? What is it that he gets them to focus on and what message does he send? He has rapped praising the cop killer Shakur who has now escaped prison and fled to Cuba is that the poetry that we want our kids focusing on? He rapped, “Burn a Bush cos’ for peace he no push no button/Killing over oil and grease/no weapons of destruction.” Is that what we want them focusing on? Totally disrespecting his predecessor and suggesting that he be burned. This rapper has defended the Rev. Jeremiah Wright who called for God to damn America or was using his liberty to curse from the pulpit. Rev. Wright, a man who has expressed racial hatred and called for the complete annihilation of Israel. Is that what we want our kids to focus on? For me, this is a case of “integrity” meeting “ideology” and integrity losing! Unless this “music artist” recants the statements I have alluded to, he should not be promoted by the Whitehouse as someone our kids can look up to. Mr. President when you allow someone of questionable character, who has openly voiced approval of a “cop killer”, suggested “burning” a former President and defended a preacher who has openly been anti-American, anti-Semitic, and engaged in racist activities you say to our kids, “this is okay and acceptable.” IT IS NOT!

I know that on the scale of life this could be considered a minor point, but it is not with regard to our moral values as a people. I look at this in light of the fact that Mr. Obama has declared that this nation is no longer a “Christian Nation” and that troubles me as a follower of Christ. However, he is not alone in this matter of “integrity” vs. “ideology”. Sadly, there are some on both sides that are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their ideological aspirations even if it means putting integrity in the closet or behind locked doors. Reverend Wright, God may indeed damn America if we don’t wake up, repent, and return to Him, but it won’t be for the ideology you promote it will be because of SIN.

I have posted before that I have committed to interceding for the nation and am doing that. When I see someone in the public arena who demonstrates “integrity”, I immediately begin to follow their activities and actions to see if it is, in my limited view, genuine. Today, I do not know who I will support during the campaigning season, that is way too long, but I will be closely watching for signs of “integrity”. I have seen some signs of it but hold back from naming names until I have opportunity to watch more carefully. Personally, I have not seen it from the President. You may totally disagree with me and that is your Constitutional right to do so. I long for someone to stand up and display integrity, honesty, and forthrightness. I want a leader who will not sacrifice integrity for expediency and will stand resolutely on the side of God and right. Have no fear, if I determine that a candidate exhibits those qualities, I will become very vocal in my support and be willing to offer my time and whatever funds I can afford to his/her campaign.

I am Christian in my core principles and values and conservative in my political views. For me, it is God first and that cannot be lip service but a demonstrated walk that matches the talk. Americans are more educated today than ever and yet we become so passionately involved in ideology that we often diminish or dismiss the importance of facts and the historical record. We dare not allow that to become our compass or we perish as a nation and a people. I would urge everyone who prays, to pray for salvation for our politicians and the forgiveness of God for our nation. I would plead that we all follow the prescription in the passage from Proverbs that I began this blog with. If we do that, we will see the hand of God move and “integrity” will win in the battle with “ideology.” It is my desire and prayer that God bless each of you and that He bless this nation.

With so many varying religions and people predicting cataclysmic events in 2011-2012 one has to ask, “What does it all mean?” I want to preface everything that I say with this:

“I believe in the Bible and trust the God of the Bible not anyone or anything else. I place no faith or confidence in the prophecies or predictions of other religious groups, organizations, peoples or so-called sciences. I TRUST GOD, PERIOD!”

Much speculation, has been made regarding the Mayan Calendar predicting the end of the world on December 21, 2012. The Mayan’s were a pagan religion and whether their calendar ending on that date has any significance or not is of little interest to me. Likewise, many have spent their entire lifetime studying the prophecies of Nostradamus and now the focus is on 2011-2012. Many of his previous prophecies have had to be stretched to the limit to make them fit what was and is happening in the world. Doomsday prophets have come and gone with their predictions failing to materialize for the end of the world. Edgar Cayce predicted Armageddon would begin in 1999 in conjunction with Nostradamus’s prophecy of that same year. Jack Van Impe said the end will come after the year 2000 – (do you think?). Richard W. Noone prophesied that the world would end on May 5, 2000. The Uranus Society believed that in 2000 a Pleidaean starship would land on the rising portion of Atlantis in the Bermuda Triangle. They had previously predicted 1985 but adjusted their prediction. The Hindu calendar says we can expect “a rain of blood in towns, villages and forests from 1999 to 2003” but the avatar of Krishna would arrive and establish “The Reign of Righteousness” which would last 108 days. Several Muslim Sufi sects have set 2076 as the end-time. That is the year 1500 in the Muslim calendar. It is also the Tri-centennial of the United States of America. According to the Jewish calendar, 2240 is the year 6000 and the end of time. What does it all mean? Truthfully, NOTHING!

However, there are some concerns about this next year and 2012 leading up to the date of the election. We have global unrest and this administration continually wants to go to the United Nations for their endorsement or condemnation of actions or activities the United States has been or is engaged in. He supports a “global government” although I’m not sure he doesn’t see himself as the head of that government. He is backed, by such “globalist” as George Sorros, the Open Society Institute, Bilderberg Group, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, and others. He has in his corner numerous racist hate groups calling for both , the destruction of Israel and all white people calling them “crackers” and “peckerwoods”. In fact the head of the New Black Panthers advocated killing whites and said, “I love to fight me some crackers.” If I were to use the epithet so disgusting to the black race and most whites I would not only be banned from virtually all social media but probably investigated and charged with something as a “racist”, which I am not.

A Russian scholar Igor Panarin believes that Obama will find some means to declare martial law in 2011 and split the United States into six rump-states and that Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order. Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes believes that the Obama administration will stage terror and declare martial law in order to cancel the 2012 elections. They are not alone in their fears or beliefs and there are as many theories out there as there are people, almost. Do I think he would be willing to try, yes! Do I think he can be successful, no! It would effectively begin a civil war within this country and probably split politicians, the military, as well as the citizenry. It would cripple the United States and open the door to armed aggression by our enemies and be so devastating that we would never rise from the ashes of that eventuality. Therefore, I am more concerned that this administration will use the numerous Czars, EPA, Justice Department, Homeland Security and other agencies in which they have control to STEAL THE ELECTION rather than prevent it from taking place. I believe there well could be a manufactured false recovery, fictitious numbers and reports to claim success of his policies and false and slanderous accusations toward conservatives running for all offices including the Presidency. It will be devious, diabolical and dirty.

What does it all mean? It means that all Americans who care about protecting this country MUST become engaged in refuting the falsehoods, and supporting the legitimate and truly conservative candidates. It means that all Christians MUST become engaged in serious prayer concerning this nation and our freedoms. I fully believe that we are nearing the end but when that will be, I do not know and until that day comes, I WILL continue to PRAY, SPEAK OUT, STUDY, and VOTE! The principles upon which this country was founded, are precious to me. I have gone into combat under her flag and left some friends behind on the fields of battle. So I’m sure you understand when I say, my blood boils when I hear anti-patriotic statements coming from either side. The principles of Christ are vital to me and I urge every believer to commit themselves to praying for this nation which has been a beacon of light for much of the world for centuries! I do not trust the arm of flesh (man) but I do trust God, so it is to Him that I make my appeal and know that multiplied millions are doing the same thing. Yet, we are instructed to occupy until He comes and to work while it’s day! Are we about to see the end of America and/or the world? I do not know. I do know that I will fight for America, and am content to put the end of the world in God’s hands refusing to fret over it, because that’s God’s decision and not up for vote!

We are a great country and the vast majority of Americans still believe in God even if they do not now serve Him. So, my friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, and anyone reading this blog – follow your heart as to what you should do in the coming days, weeks and months! We have a choice as to what direction this country is going to take and should the majority of Americans desire to continue on this destructive path, I will pray even more fervently and expect God to provide no matter what! That, is what it all means to me! Thank you for allowing me to voice my feelings and thoughts! God Bless America and God bless you!

Over the past number of years I’ve thought about politics, not to run for office but what it is that makes politicians and political parties tick. What is it that makes them do, the things they do, believe the things they believe and act the way they act? I am going to take, a portion of a passage from John 11 to begin this discussion. The Pharisees were concerned about the massive following that Jesus was garnering, and felt that they had to stop him even if it meant killing him. In verse 49 they made a statement that is germane to this discussion. It expressed their real concern and is seen in the latter portion of that verse, “…the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” I believe that the problem in politics today is territorial as well as ideological. Those in power are fearful that if they do not stop their opposition they will lose their “place”. It’s not the “nation” that concerns them but their “place”, their “position”, their “prestige”, their “power” and their “privilege”. They seem to be willing to make any deal, commit any act, and sear their conscience to accomplish the protection of their “place” no matter the cost to the nation or the people who elected them to serve. They call themselves “public servants” but who are they serving? I would suggest that it is not the “public” as a whole, but a select group of people, who have the wherewithal to facilitate their ideologies, provide organizational structure, and even manpower to enable them to exist as the “elitist” they have become or desire to be! We the people are inconsequential and are often an obstruction to their purposes, plans, and desires and are dealt with accordingly.

If I were speaking of a tyrannical dictatorship or communist controlled country this would not be difficult to comprehend, but I’m speaking of America, American politics and Washington, D.C. This is not new and it is not relegated to one political party or the other. However, there are times when one party or group within a party, push the boundaries beyond what was intended by the framers of the Constitution, the founders of this great nation, and forge a direct assault on the very fabric and foundation of this nation and its people. I believe we are experiencing such an assault on this nation and the majority of its people today!

Proverbs 29:1-2 – “He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.” NKJV

I have no concrete way of knowing that those in leadership have been often rebuked by God, but I know they have been reminded of God’s purposes by men and women repeatedly. Yet, they seem to become more, stiff necked and resolved in their determination to bring about their desired goals and defend their desired “place”. That would be easily stopped if it were not for those on both sides wanting to protect their “place” without concern for the Constitution, nation and people. The desire to be re-elected and maintain their “status” or “place” seems to outweigh the desire to do the right thing and move this nation out of crisis and dependence upon foreign governments, special interest groups, and those holding us hostage. They call it compromise and working together but in the end it’s the American people who pay the price and the price is a recipe for destruction.

Our founders gave us clear indication of their view of the role of government. Men like Thomas Jefferson said it well, “…a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” In simple terms, government was to keep the peace, help settle disputes and stay out of the bank accounts of its citizens. My how times have changed! Patrick Henry’s view was also clear, “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government — lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” We, lost sight of that and many in Washington today believe that the Constitution is an obstacle not a guidepost for governing. It hinders them from getting what they want rather than guiding them in providing responsible, limited government that allows free enterprise and the creativity of the people to flourish. Likewise, Jefferson again nailed it, “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” Ronald Reagan understood this principle as he said, “Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself.” What a brilliant understanding of the role of government and human nature.

We have just been presented with a budget that is 3.7 trillion dollars in size and the proposed cuts are less than 100 billion, a mere drop in the bucket. That’s equivalent to dipping water out of the ocean with a small pail in an attempt to lower the water level. We have, over the course of time, allowed spending, entitlements and governmental intervention get out of control. That situation has been exacerbated exponentially in the past two plus years and the proposals for the next few not only will bring us to the edge of destruction but will drive the bus over the cliff.

We have allowed ourselves to become subservient to the Chinese government who now produces most of our manufactured goods, takes our money and then loans it back to us while buying interest in major corporations, financial institutions, and real estate holdings. The danger in this is, there will come a time when they decide what our government will look like, and the status of each individual citizen. Additionally, we are being held hostage by middle eastern oil cartels because of our government’s refusal to allow us to tap into the natural resources which are abundant in this country and make ourselves self-sufficient in the area of energy rather than the whim of those countries who hate us, oppose our form of government, way of life, and religious freedom. This administration has vowed and is engaged in using the EPA to control and regulate energy, commerce and virtually all business (without having to go through Congress) to the point of destroying our market, force us into default and allow us to be taken over by those who have long been our avowed enemies and allow us no legal recourse.

If you deplete the military, relegate the nation to a state of bankruptcy and bring about such chaos and lack of hope that citizens are no longer able to stand tall and be a deterrent to those who would violently and militarily attack us, you provide a recipe for the success of the prophesies of men like Nikita Khrushchev who said, “We will bury you without firing a shot.” There are, Islamic radicalswho have vowed and prophesied that an Islamic flag will fly over the White House. Our friends no longer trust us and our enemies no longer fear us! That is the state of this land as I see it today! There is a solution but I do not hear politicians standing firm for it.

Our present government, which arrived at this juncture over many years, operates in almost every way in direct opposition to and in violation of our Constitution as well as violation to the directives of Scripture. We have seen in history, there comes a time when God cannot fail to bring judgment, and judgment brings hardship to the just and unjust, just as the rain falls on both. We will not escape! I apologize for my gloom and doom words but I believe them to be accurate and a true representation of the current condition of our nation. Our hope, my hope is found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 and Matthew 6:33. Christians, before you do anything else make those two passages the cornerstone of your activism and life. Then out of those two cornerstones follow the prescription of Ecclesiastes 9:10 – “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.” NKJV

America is a great nation! There are other great countries and we need God’s help in aligning those nations whose hearts are for God and right to become linked together and stand as one against the onslaught of evil. My friends, I do not care what your political affiliation is! I simply ask that you make Joshua 24:15 the cry and commitment of your heart. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” If America fails, God will not! However, I do not believe that it’s God’s plan for America to fail yet, so I continue this message of calling for believers everywhere to PRAY and WORK to bring America back to being a nation whose God is the LORD!

Thank you for allowing me to speak my mind! If you share my views, please feel free to share this blog. If you disagree, then pray for me that my eyes will be opened that I may see the truth. I just ask that you not be indifferent!

I began asking this question while I was in the military in the 60’s and over the past 50 years have come to some conclusions that may, be diametrically opposed to the views of a few reading this blog. In most of the places I traveled during my military days I found that America was a place that many wanted to come but viewed Americans with something less than a favorable attitude. Over the past few decades the latter portion has not changed and although many still want to come here, viewing it far superior to what they face in their own country, much of the world holds a negative view of America and Americans. My question has been and is why? Let me give you a few of my conclusions:

1. Jealousy. There are governments and people throughout the world who are jealous of the success, prosperity, freedom and independence we have enjoyed as Americans and as America. They fail to take into consideration the great price paid by America and Americans to attain this position, and our efforts to come to the aid other countries such as WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and all the other times we’ve stepped up to the plate to help keep the world from being goose-stepped down the path of Tyrannical Despotism. Our freedom has come at a price few could have or would have paid, and often without any recognition or appreciation from those we helped. It is even overlooked within our own ranks, and most fail to understand, the fragile nature of freedom, or the price that is frequently paid for success.

2. Attitude. While traveling to various parts of the world as a member of the U.S. military, I watched the visible dislike and disrespect toward American servicemen and Americans in general. That, to some degree, if not to a great degree, was the result of our attitude while in their countries. Most of those places impoverished as the were, understood the value of every penny and commodity. Most of the guys I served with showed no interest in cost, getting a fair deal or the value of money they just wanted what they wanted and didn’t care. I was, treated with more respect than most of my fellow servicemen because I haggled over price, counted my change and demanded a fair price for whatever I purchased. Maybe that was because I grew up poor and didn’t make much money. Maybe it was because I saw how they did things and out of respect for their cultures and values I attempted to blend in. Maybe it was just God protecting me and giving me favor that paid off more than once. I don’t know, but I know that American servicemen and tourist gave the view that America was a place where everyone had money to burn, didn’t understand the value of a dollar and were selfish, self-centered and often anything but polite. This attitude, I believe, is a basis for the jealousy toward us.

3. Politics. Or possible better stated as propaganda from their governments and ours. The particular group that I had much to do with in Vietnam was highly feared because of their willingness to do whatever it took to get the job done and their efficiency in doing that job. We endured the likes of Hanoi Jane publicly supporting our enemies and committing treasonous acts which not only endangered American servicemen but thousands of South Vietnamese citizens, and portrayed America as a weak-willed, divided country that could be defeated. Our military power is, unparalleled by any in the world but our politics, in many ways offsets that military might and makes us very vulnerable because of the internal division and games played with the lives and security of American people and the America we know and love. We have a President today, who has gone around the world apologizing for America. As a veteran, I believe he needs to apologize to America. Were it not for the willingness of the American people to make the sacrifices since the Revolutionary War, this world would have little freedom, if any, and most of the citizens would be living under tyrannical rule and in abject poverty fearful of every act, word and deed on a daily basis.

Therefore,, while I believe that America is the greatest country in the world and has been the beacon for freedom, we are not without our problems. We’ve become an entitlement nation and this has not been an accident but a planned process largely spearheaded by one political party. I fully realize that they have been little more than pawns in the hands of those who have the money and power who desire that the entire world be under “one rule” and that “rule” be “mammon” not God! Politicians would have us believe, that we have a broken Health Care System and Obamacare is the answer. If you want me to believe that, end all exemptions and have every government official and employee line up at the head of the line to sign up. Stop giving me inflated or deflated numbers regarding people or the cost and show me, in a tangible manner, how going this route will be better than those countries and states which have tried “government run health care” and failed. Likewise, some are suggesting that spending without concern of how or when we are going to pay it back is the answer. Continued increase in taxes ultimately results in lower productivity, places more people on welfare or entitlement rolls, and results in a crumbled economy. Government has been so inefficient in its management of those things it is now responsible for how can I believe running health care or creating jobs will be any different? This country’s foundation is its ingenuity, creativity and the willingness to take a risk hoping for a reward by the private sector of society. Most small businesses are afraid to take risks today and the mountain of paperwork and governmental regulations suggest that most will not survive the next decade or possibly the next election cycle. This will only exacerbate the problem and our great country will begin to appear more and more like the third-world countries this administration seems to want us to become.

So I say, stop playing political games with America! In all things demonstrate frugality and fiscal responsibility as we, responsible citizens, find necessary. Allow the creativity, ingenuity, adventurous spirit, independence and faith that made this country great to once again thrive! Don’t just read the Constitution in the opening session of Congress, study it, understand it, implement it, practice it and honor it. Elected officials call themselves “public servants”, so start serving the public rather than your own and special interest groups. Allow our technology the freedom to develop, harvest and produce the energy and other resources needed for independence from foreign governments. That dependence could result in the demise of this great country. Secure our borders, and secure our homeland rather than projecting an image that we are a “weak-willed” nation without the resolve or commitment to defend ourselves and bring to justice those who attack us. Make America what the vast majority of its citizen’s desire – “One Nation Under God, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.”

I am an American, a veteran, and a Christian and proud of each of those distinctions. My prayers for the leaders of this country are that they be given wisdom to lead, brought to an encounter with God, and find a willingness to follow His plan. I pray for this nation that we rise above the political games being played with our lives and hold EVERY elected official accountable. If they don’t respond help them become unemployed so they can find a different vocation. I pray for the Church that it be the Church that Jesus has and is building and be the influence upon this world that God intended! God Bless You and God Bless America!

1 Kings 18:21 – “Elijah came near to all the people and said, ” How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.”

We are on the eve of one of the most critical elections our country has known and still there are those who are “undecided”. I cannot imagine that because the choices, at least in my thinking, are clear-cut. The scripture passage I listed above says it better than I could ever hope to, and the choices are just that clear. We, as Americans, have the choice of Freedom and Liberty or Socialism and Governmental Control of virtually everything. Indecision or straddling the fence is not an option!

It is not quite as simple as I am going to state it, but almost. If you like what is going on with our country then vote for the liberal left-wing party the democrats, and if you don’t then either vote for the republican or for the conservative candidate on the ticket who exhibits moral fiber and backbone. If you are more interested in a handout than a hand up then vote for the democrats on the ticket but if you want to move away for a welfare state and out of the entitlement society then vote republican or for the conservative candidate on the ticket that exhibits moral fiber and backbone. If you like big government, that controls virtually every aspect of your life, then vote for the democrats. If you want healthcare run by the government, want to be taxed into oblivion, want to see industry and manufacturing jobs continue being lost to overseas markets then by all means vote for the democrats. If you want people like George Soros, the Tides Foundation, MoveOn.org, Media Matters, SEIU, the Old SDS, Acorn, the American Communist Party and organizations like the New Black Panthers make the policy for this country, please vote for the democrats. If you want to see amnesty for the millions of “illegal” aliens who are in this country then you have only one choice, the democrats. But, if you don’t want those things and you want to see our country restored, the runaway spending train halted or at least slowed down then DO NOT vote for the democrats!

Is it that simple, basically, YES! The Obama administration has charted its course from the playbook of Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals”. The President taught from this book as a “Community Organizer” in Chicago and follows the script as the President of these United States. He has gone all over the world apologizing for America and has stated that we are not a Christian nation. He has favored our enemies and alienated our friends as well as having a misguided view of what America needs or has a view of an America relegated to third-world status. Either way, he and his policies are not good for America and on November 2, 2010 we have opportunity to take a small step toward stopping this attack on the Constitution and the attempted destruction of Capitalism and the Free Market. Even the European nations are beginning to realize that the tax and spend your way out of recession philosophy does not work and are taking steps to change their course, but this President insists on staying with that destructive agenda. Europe is beginning to realize that if they do not take steps to protect their citizens and countries they will find themselves living under “Sharia Law” and Muslim domination, but this President does not seem to believe that is the right course to take and continues to side with the proponents of this “religion” which wants to exterminate anyone and everyone not agreeing with their tenets and religious practices.

We, in my opinion, are at a crossroad between choosing good and evil, right and wrong, freedom and tyranny. Do I think the republicans will do everything right, no I do not but I already know the democrats will do the wrong thing, so I choose to take the step of putting Congressional control back in the hands of the republicans. It is a first step in a multi-step process to regain America’s values and restore adherence to the Constitution and the Republic that the founding fathers envisioned when they established this country. We have much to do and must hold politicians accountable for their actions and remove from office those who repeatedly take the wrong course. We need to monitor their actions and/or inaction as well as their voting records. If they represent us then we can feel comfortable sending them back for another term, if not then we help them find a new line of work by refusing to reelect them.

If I surround myself with people who are at best Socialist, who do not believe in America, the Constitution, and the Free Market and want to spend our great-grandchildren into oblivion while taxing us beyond our ability to sustain, then I am something other than a believer in a democratic republic. If I surround myself with people who are racist, anti-colonialist and support population control by means of euthanasia then I am not an American patriot. If I surround myself with people who want a world government rather than the sovereignty of this nation then I am not a believer in a Constitutional America. Those are the people who this President has associated and surrounded himself with and yet he claims he is a Christian, a patriot, and a believer in the free market. My question would be how does he expect us to believe this? Actions speak louder than words and his actions suggest that he is anything but a believer in America and yet he is President of these United States. He promised “Hope and Change” and said that he would “fundamentally change America”. I guess most forgot to ask what “fundamental change” meant. Apparently it meant to take down the American way, as we have known if for over 200 years and transform it into a “State Capitalist” system or “Socialist” soft Tyranny at best and a total dictatorship at worst. We failed to find out that it apparently meant government control of everything and governmental bureaucracies deciding every detail of our lives.

There can be no indecision! To be indecisive about God is to reject Him. To be indecisive about our freedoms is to lose them. To be indecisive about our liberties is to give them up. To be indecisive about protecting the rights of the unborn is to sentence them to death. To not vote, is in some respects, worse than choosing the wrong side, because it shows an ambivalence that is inexcusable. If you believe that this is all God’s doing and His judgment on this nation, that’s fine, it may well be. But, if you sit and do nothing you deny any possibility of His hand of judgment being stayed as it was for Nineveh and other cities and Peoples in the Bible, when they repented and cried out to God in prayer for mercy. You adopt a fatalistic attitude that is certain doom for this great land and I am not willing to take that stance. I believe that the Bible teaches that, “He who knows to do good and does to him it is sin.” (James 4:17) Jesus also said, “I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.” (Revelation 3:15-16)

We have just a few days to decide, if we have not already! We have a few days to intercede concerning this election. We have just a few days to take a stand and lest we stand we shall surely fall. I would rather you be avidly for something than apathetically indecisive! Your vote matters and your involvement counts! This is your country as well as it is mine and it’s time we all rolled up our sleeves and got involved instead of allowing the politicians to make decisions for us that we may or may not agree with. I have decided to take a stand for representative government and will accept nothing less. I want to see God’s will done on Earth as it is in Heaven and know that my sitting idly by will not bring that about. Therefore, I choose to submit myself to His Lordship and commit to pray and follow the leading of my heart as a result of those prayers! I ask that you pray and become involved in our country and His Kingdom to whatever degree and at whatever level the Holy Spirit directs your heart.

May God bless you and God bless America!