Can't touch this conversation with a 15 foot pole, as there are just too many philosophies and realities to the question, and men and women just are two separate planetary areas, period.
Obviously, bottom line is for those so inclined, marriage has obvious benefits. Per Paul. And, on the other side, obviously, wandering around life with the same set of responsibilities as a happy teenager wiht a part time job, and nothing to do but wait for miracles has obvious benefits.
Bottom line, you (as in all of us) have what we basically wanted, as everyone basically does, and this is what we engineered and geared our lives for, basically that works for sinner and saint alike, and in both situations, wherever it ends up, is it designed to be a life of incredible happiness with Jesus Christ first, before everything, and keeping Him and the Kingdom of God the most important aspect of our lives.
For that equation, history proves to us, in the printed Word and personal records left behind, that this is indeed the happiest of all possible lives, even for those who were burnt up in public for choosing such a life.
I believe the Lord would back me up on these statements.
As to stocks, well, just want to pass on an idea and see if the Lord has been giving anyone else the same hints. I've been getting junk bonds, junk bonds. Thinking that was a little off the wall, I just popped open a stack of INC mags, I think INC, and there was a nice article that junk bonds are on the rise and looking at a good 10% invested.
That was out in Feb l998. Interesting.
Another observation. Say the World News headlines in the supermarket of major collapse of all known economies in Oct might be something other than a silly way to make a few intelligent people some nice money publishing an off the wall little tabloid. Say this lines up perfectly with their last year's headlines staring at us all that the worst summer in recorded history was cominbg--AUGUST AND SEPT being the worst months of all--and this would have not nice repercussions. Say Oct. lst there is suddenly a rash of very down, very disturbing earnings reports, since Oct. is the disaster month anyway many years, and also I'm not sure there is going to be a crop to harvest anywhere. What is not in severe, I mean SEVERE drought has been washed out by flood. We have--what, one third of the land of the earth used for grazing cattle. They are in drought too. Not a happy picture, really. Soybeans now power the world. Hope the soybeans are doing good this year. Add that to the Japanese problem, tumbling down from the far Asian..
What does that mean for junk bond market? Would seem great for precious metals, of course, yet they aren't doing anything right now, are they?
The international conspiracy, for those who track it, is planned so all big money at the top is perfectly positioned at all times to simply end up with more. Would the junk bond funds soar in a collapsing situation? Would gold? Whereever that money is, that sector will go off the charts into new highs.
This of course is just sci-fi afuturistic speculations based on this and that and all reality I can see around me 24 hours a day.
Was thinking about the sea last night. And the fresh water amoebas that are deadly killers, one tiny omoeba of one cell.
The sea is a host of demonic bacteria and creatures growing at an alarming rate. The first was fsisteria. Then I saw two new sci-fi horrors mentioned last week which I assumed was simply MADE UP and ludicrous. CNN said yesterday the very first case was brought here last week from some poor guy who came back from Brasil to north carolina with a condition so disgusting I don't want to discuss it in print.
Remember, all of the horrible and sickening plagues of the African countries--Yaws, horrible things which cannot be discussed--are all the product of too much heat. That heat belt is moving well into America now.
That's all I have the peace in my spirit to say about these things. But the Lord is encouraging me to very boldly remind you guys that there is no more time to put off getting your houses in order, and to begin to pray desperately for protection over yourselves, your families, your properties and your cattle, exactly and precisely as in the days of the plagues of Egypt.
I would say that perhaps having the most annointed brother you know pray with you over a little bottle of olive oil, simple little bottle off the supermarket shelf, and pray that God will use this in the same exact manner as he used the blood of poor little lambs in ancient Egypt, and mark your children, property businesses and all with a little prayer along with this oil, I don't think that is too extreme. I think that is just barely getting with the program.
Just want to throw that out. You will remember that the Lord specifically said that everything would be great, nothing really going on anywhere--now over 2 years, almost, nothing REALLY going on anywhere--and then suddently, as in overnight, comes destruction.
Whether that is this year or next year, people it is coming.
But we are still quite here, no going through the roof, unfortunately, and that means the only steps to take are preparations for going the next mile, as the rest of the world marches all of us toward whatever they are all marching toward.
Problem is, we will have to go with them, like it or not, since the world basically controls everything we do each day, basic human necessities, shelter, income, etc. But extreme belief in the protection of God apparently works great and unbelievable miracles. I guess I just feel the extreme belief period is upon us.
Having said that, I will probably go back to pretending with everyone else that all of this strange disruption to reality is simply goign to go away like a storm cloud, and speak of lighter matters. |
