Stop Drop and Pray

It's time to stop complaining and blaming. Whether you are liberal or conservative it's time to stop, drop, and pray. As Christians we represent Christ to a lost and dying world. What kind of message are we sending by blaming and complaining? Why do we keep worrying and voicing concerns that fall on deaf ears? As Christians we are the Bride of Christ! The Holy Spirit of God lives IN US! We have access to the very power that rose Christ from the dead! Wow! Talk about authority! However, we can not tap into that power unless we are on our knees! Our president can't hear all of our cries. Congress can't answer all of our questions. The only One who has all the answers and hears our every cry is the one we seem to neglect talking to. Remember these words, "united we stand, divided we fall"? Rarely do I hear prayer requests for our president or our countries leaders these days. The only time I hear that is in the heat of crisis. Instead we complain and gripe and blame. We should pray for all of our leaders to have wisdom and discernment to do God's will. We should pray for protection over our leaders and our land. Remember the verse that became so popular after 911?



2 Chronicles 7:14: "If my people, who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."



I don't hear this as much anymore. I truly believe this verse to be a rhema from God. I believe that it is His special word to us in our time of Crisis. It was the first verse that jumped out at me after 911. Obviously, it was the same verse that came to other believers even some non-believers. Don't let it become cliche! This is a message from our Lord who loves us so much that He sent Jesus to suffer and die so that we might spend eternity in Heaven with God!



Sometimes, when I think of the prophets like Moses, Abraham, Noah, David, the disciples........and Jesus Christ Himself, I think about how Moses was mocked but God used him, one man, to free an entire nation! I think about how Abraham kept his focus when asked to sacrifice Issac......he did exactly as he was commanded because knew God would deliver him. God kept his promise to make Abraham the father of nations. What about Noah? Noah was laughed at. He had to wonder.....what if they are right? But he still perservered, keeping his eye on the goal for the prize set before him. David was laughed at when he took on Goliath. What about all the times God went before his people against an outnumbering army and gave His people victory...and plunder to boot? Then there is our Savior and Lord.....ridiculed, mocked tortured, humiliated to the point of death, even death on a cross. When I think about these things I can't help but see a pattern. What if God is using our government right now? What if we are too busy worrying about what seems to be or what might come to pass, that we are missing out on joining God in His work? He sees the whole picture. We should rest in that and trust Him to provide. Sometimes healing can be pretty painful.



All through the Bible, God's people sacrifice. Jesus never even had His own home. He who owns the cattle on a thousand hills didn't even have a roof over His head or a pillow to call his own. But he never did without, and he did accomplish what He came to do. His church is established. For all eternity He will reap the harvest from His sacrifice.

God promised a Savior and His promise was fulfilled.



God is in control and He will heal our land. But, His people must first humble themselves, pray and turn from their wicked ways. Only then will He forgive our sin and heal our land!



He has blessed us in abundance. We are the most powerful nation in the world. I truly believe it is because as "One nation under god" we are indivisible! But, we must continue to be "One nation under God". When we cut God out of the picture, we are no longer united with God or each other and therefore we fall.



Democrat or republican, conservative or liberal, rich or poor, weak or strong, we must unite as one with Christ before we will ever see victory or prosperity. So, let us stop blaming, back biting, bickering, and hurting one another with our words. America needs to stop, drop and pray pray pray in faith believing that our God will soon deliver us and He will use us to bless those who are less fortunate than we are.



Sacrifice? Yes. We may have to sacrifice a little luxury. Can we do this or have we become complacent and spoiled from our prosperity? When we give the controls over to God He will prosper us!



"Direct my thought, words and work, wash away my sins in the immaculate Blood of the Lamb, and purge my heart by Thy Holy Spirit...Daily frame me more and more into the likeness of Thy Son Jesus Christ."



- George Washington 1st U.S. president.





.......'nuf said