This past month has shown us a new level of veil-lifting on the true nature of individuals who currently hold power. All around the world, vaccine mandates are testing the extent of citizens’ resolve, as well as their relative dependence upon government. Also, a pandemic of self-righteousness and a desire to wield power of others is morphing in a new cult of pharmaceutical worship.
You really find out quite quickly just how freedom- minded a person is when you take up a position in opposition to them. So many people who are self-described conservatives have miserably failed the freedom test over the past few weeks by caving to ideologies that fundamentally do not respect the rights of the individual. This worrisome trend is indicative of a nation built on self-worship and excess. The root has become rotten and the tree is withering above ground. I’m convinced that nothing aside from a nation wide revival will turn this around.
For years, many of us have advocated self sufficiency as a lifestyle based on an historical understanding of the cyclical nature of human suffering. So much of what allows a man to choose freely and exercise agency over his future is his ability to withstand threats from governments or individuals who demand compliance via coercion. We have seen over the past few months how so many of our friends and neighbors have violated their consciences in order to pay mortgages and/or bow to peer pressure.
Friends, I don’t see this stopping anytime soon. Remember that saying, “Elections have consequences?” Well, we are in consequence territory right now. Our nation is entering into a cycle where the only peaceful solutions will involve serious and sweeping changes to the structure of power distribution within our government. Whether this takes 12 months or 12 years is anyone’s guess, but this current political climate and situation is untenable.
We’re also in an interesting situation with the housing market. I can’t speak to every state, but the feedback I’m getting and what I’m personally witnessing is that states with more freedom are being wholesale invaded, driving property prices up at an insane rate. While I can’t fault people for wanting to flee, this puts strain on locals and natives of free states. A lifelong Tennessean simply CANNOT compete with the amount of money being thrown around to purchase a house that someone escaping Los Angeles is bringing to the table. This is creating a bubbling level of angst among state residents who are in search of a reasonably priced home. I anticipate that there will be varying degrees of protectionist laws and taxes enacted at the local level in response to this trend.
I also see that people are simply being worn down in their resolve on many issues. Battle is fatiguing in the physical realms, but we can at least rely on our bodies to pump out chemicals in response to physical threats when they present themselves. However, the threats we are seeing now are abstract and carry a definite taint of mind-control. Withstanding them everyday from every angle on social media, traditional media, and the water cooler at work involve a different level of defense. Primarily, defense of the mind and soul.
Personally, I’ve been rededicating myself to quite moments of prayer and reflection the last few weeks. No matter who we are and what our role is in this fight, we MUST practice the discipline of REST. Take a day a week and shut…the…phone…OFF. Camp out in the quiet space and protect your mind/soul for a solid 24 hours, and you’ll be amazed at the dividends that are paid on your peace of mind and your productivity when you return to the ‘real world.’
I’ve felt a renewed called to worship, prayer and fasting as well. I cannot say what the future brings, but I do know that the Creator is ALWAYS speaking to us. The question is are we LISTENING? Are we practicing discernment? Are we wrestling with our character and trying to walk obediently as best as we understand?
Whatever comes our way of the next cycle, we will be better suited to withstand it when our mind, body and soul is quiet and prepared.
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