Wonder if God is allowing those who are called by His Name to fear losing power over others: Losing exceptionalism, losing the best military, best athletes, best in everything. And fear of losing the ability to lord it over the world. Losing the ability of having the upper hand and the best and the toughest is something the church in the west has never experienced. If the western Church compared itself to Israel's history, it would find it never experienced all the pros and cons ancient Israel did, what it feels like to be the tail, not the head. the Wilderness experiences, the occupations, disbanding, persecutions, being deported and strewn around the world, persecution is something the US churh never experienced yet.
It might be said that the fear of losing one's own soul has never occurred to we in the West. It was never an option because our governments were always the safest, most protected and we felt that man-made earthly protection, not having to totally rely on God's protection.
I think that's the worst "fear" I still have to work through, get to that place to believe that God promises to prepare us to fear nothing.
LOL You are quite the rabble rouser aren't you?
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ReplyDeleteUnfortunately people DO believe this :/
ReplyDeleteAha!
ReplyDeleteI really did laugh out load...
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ReplyDeleteWonder if God is allowing those who are called by His Name to fear losing power over others: Losing exceptionalism, losing the best military, best athletes, best in everything. And fear of losing the ability to lord it over the world. Losing the ability of having the upper hand and the best and the toughest is something the church in the west has never experienced. If the western Church compared itself to Israel's history, it would find it never experienced all the pros and cons ancient Israel did, what it feels like to be the tail, not the head. the Wilderness experiences, the occupations, disbanding, persecutions, being deported and strewn around the world, persecution is something the US churh never experienced yet.
It might be said that the fear of losing one's own soul has never occurred to we in the West. It was never an option because our governments were always the safest, most protected and we felt that man-made earthly protection, not having to totally rely on God's protection.
I think that's the worst "fear" I still have to work through, get to that place to believe that God promises to prepare us to fear nothing.
Loud...I laughed a load out loud.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure where you were going with this post until I got to the end!
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