Egos and Bullying!

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.

God Uses Those Who Are Willing!

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. Hosea 14:9 KJV

Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. 2 Corinthians 8:11,12 NIV

POLITICS ALERT!

Ron Kenoly wrote a song and I danced to it, “If You Can Use Anything, You Can Use Me” was a line in the lyrics. Every time I heard that song, and danced to it, I was moved to want to do more for God. There is yet a willingness in my heart to be used by God and I will.

I read a comment this morning about “God can use anyone” (in reference in Trump) ignited by a CNN commentator and there were many comments refuting this claim and supporting it. God can and will use anyone who is willing to be used. He always has and He always will, but the person has to be “willing” to be used by God.

If a person has not demonstrated any knowledge of God–especially in this election cycle–there is little chance that they have offered themselves, “willingly” to be used by God. And I know there are scores of people ready to defend Trump’s race to the White House, but I have to ask again–“How do they justify support of a man who obviously does not know God?”

I know God used harlots in the old testament to save the spies–they were willing to be used and understood The God these men served. Trump–has pretended a conversion, but there is no external evidence of a conversion of his heart and nothing anyone says–no matter what their position in a church or anything else —will ever convince me that God is using Trump against his will. I know how God operates and He does not make anyone do anything against their will. I believe that those evangelical organizations who are promoting this lie do so at their own peril and I will not support it or be a part of it.

For those who think I can be intimidated–guess again. The Lord is the only one who guides what I do and nothing you think or do will deter me from doing what God has put on my heart to do. Support of Donald Trump means support of hatemongering, fearmongering, bigotry, misogyny. And for those who think supporting a pro-choice stance is a problem with God–you don’t know God since He gives us choice and we have to deal with the consequences of our choices.

The argument about who Supreme Court Justices “might be” is a smokescreen to support discrimination against those who have been discriminated against for centuries and a fearmongering tactic.

And since I believe God uses anyone willing to be used, I’m going to trust God to speak to the heart of Hillary Clinton and guide her in all she has to do.

Calling Hillary a liar and attempting to convict her of things already litigated is a sign of complete blindness and refutation of the justice system. If people cannot see the lies that Trump tells–consistently, on a daily basis, about anything and everything (proven to be lies by videos)–it is because they choose to be blind.

I am neither blind or foolish and as long as I have breath in my body and can hear Holy Spirit when He speaks, I will not concede to the dictates of foolishness and ungodliness in supporting someone who acts in total opposition to God’s Word.

For anyone reading this who disagrees with what I’ve written, it is your choice and I respect your choice, but I will not allow your choices to deter or influence me. I have to stand before God and give an account for myself, not others and that I will do with a confident heart in hearing, “Well done, daughter” since that is truly all I want to hear from God.

Here’s what some Believing Women are thinking and doing–

Powerful Evangelical Women Split From Male Church Leaders to Slam Trump

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/10/beth-moore-the-christian-women-speaking-out-about-trump-s-bad-news.html

I wonder how long it will take for Believing Men to figure it out.

 

Taryn (Excerpt from “Trapped” Chapter Two)

For the next six months, we had sessions with Dr. Anover, the psychologist.  We talked about everything—school, girls, boys, sports, cooking, clothes—everything.  I really did not understand the point of all the sessions.  I mean, Dr. Anover seemed pretty cool, but she wasn’t making a lot of sense to me.  For some reason, she just wanted me to be more lady-like and I didn’t.  Score one for the kid.  Finally, she told my dad that perhaps it was something that I would grow out of in a few years and there was nothing else she could do. She did caution him to not push me into being anything that I wasn’t and to just let things flow wherever they went. That was just fine with me since I planned to do just that.

            It took some doing, but I finally convinced my dad to let me choose my own clothes and to get my hair cut.  It was too long and it was always messy to keep it neat.  Getting my hair cut nearly broke his heart.  I mean, he actually cried.  Eventually, he got used to it and actually complimented me on how it looked.  He even stopped looking at me funny whenever I got dressed and we were going places. 

            Throughout the third through seventh grade, I endured the teasing from both the boys and the girls, but I didn’t let it stop me.  Sometimes, they were really cruel. They would say things like:  “Which bathroom are you using today?” 

“When do you think your voice will change?” 

“So, have you found a boyfriend, yet?”  or

“Who’s your latest girlfriend?”

“Are you going try out for the basketball team or the volleyball team?”

            No matter what they said, I ignored them and tried to live my life doing what I like to do.  And that worked until my body refused to cooperate.  I began to blossom into womanhood and I hated every minute of it.   I refused to wear the bras my dad bought and hated that I had to deal with a monthly cycle. 

            “Why would anyone want to go through this,” I’d think, while trying to determine how I could stop the madness.

            I began doing some research about gender issues and discovered that I was not alone.  I finally convinced my dad to take me to a group meeting where other kids were like me.  He didn’t like it, but he finally took me.

            At this meeting, there were boys and girls of all ages and ethnic groups sitting around in a circle.  One by one, we introduced ourselves and shared why we were there.  I was amazed to discover that so many people felt the way I did—they were trapped into bodies they did not want.   After listening to their stories, I felt empowered to share my thoughts without being afraid of ridicule and found a degree of comfort within that circle that day.