I sit here this morning thinking about the last few days. Everyone in the house has been sick. It seems like we just can't get rid of what ever this is going around. It has left me watching a lot of news. I am not the best when it comes to paying attention to the government and all that goes on. To be honest I have always voted the way I felt would be best for the things to get done that needed doing but figured once that was over there wasn't a whole lot I could do to change what happened. I still feel that way. I mean there are people up there with more money to spend than I have and no matter who you put in office they are going to put their vote where the money is. Here we are though less than 24 hours until the government will default on everything it owes. This has never happened in the history of our country so there is no precedence for it. No one really knows what will happen. There are people giving out bits and pieces of what they think will happen but can the really know if we have never been there? I mean if you don't pay for your house they foreclose and take your house. I know a country is a bigger challenge to foreclose on but could it happen? My family was born a US citizen. We have had family and friends who fought for this country. How can one man so easily cause enough discourse with the congress to give all of that away? Why wasn't all the spending stopped long ago. I'm not sure what they spent all of the money on and I don't know that anyone will ever know. Think about this though. Our forefathers had much less than we have but they were happy, raised families with better values than most have now and they were not in debt to anyone. I love my technology as much as the next person, but is it worth borrowing more than we could ever foresee paying back just to have?
My daughter traveled to Ecuador. See lived in very sparse conditions and spent her days with people who had very little. She saw God's hand on these people as they went through their daily lives and saw that he provided what they needed. The key word is needed. Everyone has wants. But God sees to our NEEDS. I admit I wanted to take over and help provide some of our needs last summer by growing a garden. I had borrowed a tiller that refused to crank. I had work done on it and tried everything I could to get that thing running. Finally I surprised my daughter instead of saying a bunch of the words I would have used in the past I just sat down and prayed. I told God that I was trying to do my part to help my family save some money and have fresh vegetables on the table every night. All I asked was that if it was meant to be would he please just help that tiller crank so that I could till the earth He provided and plant the seeds that He provided. I would provide the work and the water and fertilizer it took to help it grow. I got my answer the tiller never cranked, the garden never got planted and I finally just went to the store to eat. But, God also knew that we couldn't afford a large water bill and He knew that He was planning a drought last summer.
The only thing I can do about everything this country is going through is just pray and leave it to God. I take certain precautions I guess because my Mom lived through the depression and I have had that get prepared mode ingrained in me. God says 365 times in the Bible, Do Not Fear. God today I will not fear. It is in Your hands and I leave my trust in you.
Times may get hard on you just remember that God has it under control. Get to know Him and put your trust in Him.
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