Should the Super Committee, Congress, and the President be Blamed?

Should we have expected more?  The committee members were just the micro units of the macro partisan Senate and House members.  They simply carried their political loyalty with them instead of putting the country first.  Let’s face it; we’re going to vote these same self-serving legislators back in office not just because we recognize their names on the ballot but because we don’t know any difference.  Some people have short memories.  You might have been used before but this time its going to be different.  They are not going to repeat this again.  How many times have we said and heard this?  We, the public, are just as much the blame for these leaders because we put them in office.  Each party leader has a responsibility to lead their party in the best direction for the American people.  Somebody has to do what is right and get others to see a bigger, united picture.  Yes, this does seem to be the worse Congress in years, but don’t blame everything on the President.  I sincerely believe that because of partisan politics that the Super Committee was a sham and these politicians knew not to make any budget cuts.  Let the automatic cuts take place in 2013, election year and they won’t be held responsible.  This should have been done in the first place.  The Republicans want this President to be a one-term President and once the people see these cuts, they’ll blame him for this mess.  Remember, a Republican took 8 years to put us into this mire.  I didn’t hear any blames being tossed when we weren’t even claiming the cost of wars that helped put us in this debt.  We must have lost our own sense of judgment to think we can “fix” the economy in 3 years.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Despite the troubles and economic turmoil that seem to surround us, let us remember to still be thankful.  I know how hard it is to find some good in a world that has turned its back on God.  A world that seems satisfied looking for hate, anger and unhappiness.  We are about to enter a season not only to be thankful but to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  Instead, we find that commercialism and political arguments are the themes of the day!  If it’s not about money; it’s about politics. If it’s not about catastrophes or disasters; it’s about strife and wars.  Get the picture?  You don’t hear about good news as much as you hear about bad news.  Another piece to this abstract is celebrating Thanksgiving without our loved ones.  For whatever the reason, the people we once loved are no longer with us and the tradition of doing things together has ended.  We should be thankful even for the time we did spend with them.  We should be thankful for the memories we shared.  We should be thankful because we were blessed for the love we had for them.  Holidays aren’t as easy to deal with as we grow older but we have so much wisdom now to make our own lives more understanding.  God bless you, my friends.  May your days be peaceful and prosperous and your nights peaceful and restful.  Enjoy your holidays.

Thank You - Milton Brunson-TCS - featuring Kim McFarland

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I Choose To Worship - Wess Morgan

He Has His Hands On You - Marvin Sapp

Affirmation!!!

. . . though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, . . . You are with me... Psalm 23:4

Hagar was one of those behind-the-scenes people, thrown into jobs she didn't seek--a servant girl asked to conceive her master's child and then treated harshly by her mistress. Fleeing to the wilderness, Hagar sat alone by a well in despair and isolation. It was there God made His presence known to her. An overjoyed Hagar named the well, Beerlahairoi, "You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees" (Genesis 16:13-14).  Abraham was the powerful man in the spotlight, everyone wanted to be his friend. But when God asked him to do the unthinkable--raise a knife to slay his son and prove his love for God--he answered with humility and trust, not ego. Obediently hiking up Mount Moriah, Abraham faced the task alone. And in the moment of Abraham's deepest need, God provided the substitute sacrifice of a ram. Abraham called the place, Jehovah-Jireh, "The-Lord-Will-Provide" (Genesis 22:14).  Maybe you're feeling rejected and alone like Hagar. Or perhaps God is asking you to take a stand in an area of your life that will require a big change--like Abraham. Loneliness comes to all of us. Remember that God sees you, and He will provide.

When God seems absent from us, He is often doing His most important work in us.


Turning Points

You That I Trust – Rance Allen Group featuring Paul Porter!