Enough Meet Never

 

This is #7 in a series

The links form here:

Part 1: Rock Meet Bottom

Part 2: Plenty Meet Dearth

Part 3: Safe Meet Free

Part 4: Godly Meet Godless

Part 5: Logic Meet Absurdity   

Part 6: Good Meet Evil

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Wrapping up this series I want to point out that if you live long enough you are likely to be able to claim you have pretty much seen it all, and/or done it all, and interacted with most every kind of human personality type - the good, the bad, and the ugly - all of which affords you a type of hard earned wisdom.

Thus once you have had such experiences you can probably also claim you can spot from a fairly good distance and predict certain dark circumstances looming and problematic people rising up, which hopefully gives you a heads up and time and opportunity to run the other way. 

In the previous posts in this series I have been somewhat focused on the dire state of the world in this moment in the continuum and how we got here. I know how things begin, slowly, innocently, and then, over time, get taken over by those who are determined to hold power over others. Not to mention how easily those 'others' are willing to be overtaken. 

In almost every case the rule of thumb can be established at FOLLOW THE MONEY.  But that isn't the whole answer. 

When those who have amassed more money than they can spend in two lifetimes keep striving to manipulate how the rest of us live, there must be another influence. I have tried to pin down the cause for this repeating formula in human history, (other than satan seeking to destroy us, of course).

It occurred to me that the patterns that repeat over and over again on the large scale are just reflections of the way humans tend to overdo and have insatiable appetites for more. It doesn't matter whether it is a collective, for example, like a government, or large corporation, or it is a single entity like a mayor or HOA president, a supervisor or even domineering family member, those who are determined to have things go their way seem to know how to manipulate others to get the results they think they want.  

It is also why we, as we exist in the flesh, have to be changed somehow because we would never be happy in paradise. We would soon get bored with status quo no matter how good and perfect it is.

This is a mechanism in our DNA that, on the upside, drives us to carry on in spite of difficulty, but it also interferes with our ability to pause and be grateful.  As I have said before, there are two dimensions to this, flesh and spiritual, and on the flesh side is about how childish human nature is and that it cannot grow up beyond toddler stage. Toddlers are never satisfied. Toddlers always want more.

The downside is, once we achieve what we think we want, we find that it is never enough. More has to be acquired. The finish line moves. This is when that which was benign often becomes toxic.  

On a global scale what starts as a small advancement is never going to be enough. And thus, unless something stops the madness, will continue on to become the final undoing of modernity as we know it. History is replete with the rise and fall of civilizations.  Apparently we just never learn.

In the human condition, this often manifests as those who are never quite happy, regardless how blessed they are, their internal drive is restless and forever wanting more and therefore often endlessly expecting more from others. This can show up in any manner of ways, like gaslighting and passive/aggressive behaviors. At the worst it manifests as various forms of psychopathy. 

At rock bottom it shows up as oppressive tyranny.

If I was pressed to declare the underlying cause of most of the ways society ruins itself with the insatiable quest for more, I'd have to go with - lack of gratitude.  When nothing is enough it is because there is neither perspective or boundary of when enough is actually enough. 

Much wants more and loses all, as the Aesop fable warns.

So, here's my conclusion - I still have no idea how bad it will get before it gets better. All I know is that while my human side has learned, by experience, what to look out for, what my spirit has gained in the learning curve, is that, while we were designed to keep moving forward, gratitude is a profound attitude changer and the antidote to the toddler nature that often needs disciplined. 

When this fundamental reality is truly embraced is when amazing things happen that are then truly more than enough. 

In that I find peace and rest.

For Him,

Meema

Good Meet Evil

This is #6 in an ongoing series

The links form here:

Part 1: Rock Meet Bottom

Part 2: Plenty Meet Dearth

Part 3: Safe Meet Free

Part 4: Godly Meet Godless

Part 5: Logic Meet Absurdity   

----------------------------------------------------------------------

The signs are like blinking neon lights that we are deep into the edges of a major turning point in human history as insanity/mental illness has now been redefined and embraced as 'diversity'. 

But what I think and say is of little consequence. I am not a known name, I am not an influencer and so I could write a million words and still it would be like a teardrop hitting the middle of the ocean.

However, lately, I've heard and read some very interesting commentary from others, from the most unexpected sources, that have made my heart quicken. Is it possible that eyes are opening? And would it not be ironic if the opened eyes, that are now seeing the real cause underneath the demise of our civilization were not those of the preachers or well known Christians but of those who claim to be 'not religious' or who have been staunch supporters of liberal ideals which are generally speaking not particularly in line with Christian values?

What has sparked my attention is the calling out of the overtly demonic influences in every corner of our society. Evil is being called out as what it is ... well... demonic.

Just a few examples:

• The decimation of the basic distinct male and female biological reality. 

• Human sacrifice renamed as 'women's health'. 

• Debased, pornographic sexualizing even the youngest of children in schools and libraries is praised as 'equity'. 

• Self defense against an assaulter is now a criminal act. 

• Calling for violence and insurrection is noble (unless it is against the accepted narrative). And those who dare to declare the Emperor is naked (and demented) are summarily silenced, vilified, canceled and destroyed. 

• Up is down, down is up, good is evil, evil is good.  I believe there is Scripture that predicts such a set of circumstances covering the world like poisonous mold ( Isaiah 5:20 ; 2 Timothy 3:1).

So, here it is - my interpretation of what is underneath the rise of evil, that has been redefined and celebrated as VIRTUOUS and RIGHTEOUS and now being called out as 'demonic' by others:

Yes, it is demonic but let's call out who/what has been allowed to direct the script - it's satan pulling out all the stops using his minions in an all out determination to destroy God's creation. Is this, then, the time for sorting of the wheat and tares?  What has been hidden is now being revealed? Those who refuse to see are blinded lest they see?

Spoiler alert: What the minions don't know is that, first, they are minions, with no original ideas, everything they believe and stand for was planted in their minds that they should believe the lie and therefore bring to completion God's plan. (After all, God did write the script and knows how the story ends).

And second, they also are oblivious to the harsh reality that satan could care less what happens to them when he is done with them - they are all expendable. Thus they will reap the rewards they have so faithfully earned.

One day, hopefully sooner than later. 

We, as Christians, who adhere to what is now deemed archaic principals, are often silenced by Scripture taken out of context and sharpened into a weapon to keep us in stand down mode. When evil is taking advantage of the faithful, we are told to love our enemies and pray for them. We are told to turn the other cheek instead of defending against assault. But the Holy Scriptures are full of circumstances that allow for Christians to stand up for what is truly right, rather than be subservient to evil. Christ turned over the sellers tables in the Temple, did He not? 

Conclusion: I'm not required to love satan or his minions but I am allowed to discern who the enemy is and resist anything that is clearly in direct opposition to God. That includes, btw, fallen Christianity, of every denomination, that has acquiesced to the current stream of consciousness in order to go along to get along lest those who have amassed great wealth under the disguise of Christianity lose their standing.

To wink at iniquity for the sake of peace is not a proof of superior spirituality; it is rather a sign of a reprehensible timidity which dare not oppose sin for fear of the consequences. For it will cost us heavily to stand for the right when the wrong is in the majority, which is 100 percent of the time.  

~ A.W. Tozer

For Him,

Meema

 

Logic Meet Absurdity

 

This is #5 in a continuing series.

The links form here:

Part 1: Rock Meet Bottom

Part 2: Plenty Meet Dearth

Part 3: Safe Meet Free

Part 4: Godly Meet Godless

-----------------------------------------------

When you dig out and isolate all the bits and pieces that have contributed to the current insanity that has taken over the wheel, you find a recurring pattern underneath. 

Something starts randomly, but not necessarily negatively, but overtime is hijacked and morphs into something else, more often than not, dark and agenda driven. This is likely the most common cause of most of the missteps that lead to pain and suffering on earth. Human misinterpretation, misuse, and skewing a thing to fit a mindset or narrative results in absurdity and sometimes war, almost always contributing to the final demise of civilization. 

One might conclude the pattern seems diabolically planned.

Using just one example I've done cursory research on the history of veganism, which has morphed from a lifestyle choice based on personal taste, perceived health advantages, religion, and animal rights into what is now a solution for saving the planet. Here, nearing the end of this cycle, plant based meat is gaining a type of acceptable normality, meaning more and more food processors are jumping on the band wagon and might explain why Bill Gates and George Soros are buying up thousands of acres of American farm land. 

But I digress.

Fifty years ago I only knew one vegan. She was raised on a farm and had great sympathy for the pigs her dad raised specifically to become food. She was not a crusader or champion for animal rights, she just could not eat the animals she once fed and cared for. And she was not self-righteous about it. It was a personal choice.

Flash forward to forty years ago, veganism became a war cry for animal rights. I once saw a bumper sticker on a car that said it all - Eating Meat Is Murder!. 

Now skip ahead to twenty years ago when not eating animals became a war cry for saving the earth from _______________ {fill in the blank - cooling/warming/change}. Apparently raising herds of animals to become food harms the environment because they pass gas... or something. 

Here's my question: 

If/when the vegan animal rights activists get their way, and no one is allowed to raise animals for the purpose of food for humans, what will we do with the animals? Will they be eliminated? Will that cause the animal rights activists to step in to condemn eliminating animals? Will animals then be allowed to live wild and open range, free to procreate? 

Will they still pass gas? 

Globally farmers and ranchers are now being required to reduce their herds because of the 'harm' done to the earth by the animals passing gas. Has anyone noticed the huge wild herds of four-legged hooved animals running amuck all over the world and especially in Africa and Alaska? 

Do they pass gas? 

Here in the Age of the Great Delusion - given logic and reason have been all but outlawed, absurdities just keep coming and get worse with each passing day. Like a snake eating its own tail there is no rationale that produces a good conclusion.

Apparently the 'PLAN' is working. 

For Him,

Meema