FED UP with Gloom and Doom!

Everywhere I turn there is somebody, somewhere, with some media outlet, who is projecting gloom and doom for this nation because of the new leadership that’s coming forth. Even the main stream media has uttered it’s doubt and dread about what the future holds for our nation. I find this ironic and maddening since they pushed their liberal agendas down America’s unsuspecting throats. But it’s time to STOP with the gloom and doom already!

This nation has a history of having a gift for being able to take what life throws at us and somehow using it to make us a better and stronger people. This present situation will be no different if we will stay rightly focused.

We have one of two choices when we find ourselves in a time of crisis. We can allow fear and panic to paralyze us, or we can focus on the fact that the One True God will never forsake us – especially when we make it a point to call on His name.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who is also the One True God of every true Christian, is the same God who has the forces of hell on a leash. The forces of evil are limited with regard to just how far they can go to harm us. They’ve been limited to just how much destruction they can do our economy. They are limited to just how far they can go to decimate our healthcare system, our education system, our 401k’s, our loved ones, our personal health, our job situation, our stock portfolios or any of the other myriad of things about which we worry.

The enemy must ask the One True God, who is in control of this universe, for permission to sift us or even this nation. We can know this because it was true for the Apostle Peter (Luke chapter 22, verses 31-32) and because, "God doesn’t show partiality. In every nation He accepts those who fear (respect) Him and do what is right" (Acts chapter 10, verses 34-35, NLT). Furthermore, the One True God is not the one who pours out a spirit of gloom, doom, terror and panic. The One True God is the God who imparts a peace into our spirits that is so uncanny that words cannot even begin to capture it’s depth, nor even explain how it’s existence is possible (Philippians chapter 4, verses 6-7). But when we are rightly focused, that’s the kind of peace that does and will reside in our soul and spirit.

Focusing on our fears will do nothing good for us. Focusing on our fears will hinder our ability to think clearly, prevent us form sensing God’s directives, and kill the dreams and vision that He has placed in us. If we are worried about our personal future and the future of this country, then it’s time to turn our hearts to the One True God and spend more time in prayer. Spending more time alone with Him will not only give us peace about the future, but it will ignite a bonfire of boldness to carry on with the plans and purposes that He has placed in each of us for the future.

God’s plans and purposes for us are not limited to a good economy, a bull market, and a fat bank account. This same God is able to look at something that’s empty, formless and in darkness, and speak beauty, purpose, life, and light into it (Genesis chapter 1, John chapter 1, verses 3-5).

All this gloom and doom that is being spewed forth is nothing more than a victim mentality. This country wasn’t built by people with a victim mentality. It was built by people who became fed up with what was, and began blazing a trail for what could be. They made a choice that they would not abandon their vision for freedom, nor their plans for the future in the face of hardship and challenging circumstances. And today, we STILL have the freedom and the right to make that same choice. Let’s exercise it.