Focus

Time for me to babble what is in my head again. If I done this at home I'd drive everybody crazy, :). I just keep going over a few things in the back of my mind and sometimes I wonder if we haven't all lost focus on the big picture.

There was a time that people contemplated on life and what was real, now if you do that your a nut. We focused on each other and on current events, how to make things better and how to right the wrongs. Now it seems we are more concerned with movie stars, reality shows, picking the "lesser of two evils" or one that just blows me away is the phrase "a known evil is better than an unknown one". Who thinks this crap up and even worse, who believes it? Have the problems grown so big that rather than address it we just go along with it? We're feeding the elephant in the room yet ignoring it, in hopes it will go away.

I watch some TV and some movies yet I stay away from much of it, I just don't think it is mentally healthy, and studies have shown that. I may go into that later on, on how that works exactly, but there is another thing I want to type out first.

There is a scripture in the Bible that bothers me. Now as I've said before I don't just set around reading the Bible, but I've read a lot lately. I don't understand it all and truth is probably understand less than I think. It seems that there are as many people claiming to know this or that, but just as lost as most, self included. Just too much dogma these days. But anyway, that is part of the drawing near of end of days too, which maybe tomorrow or maybe a thousand years from now.

So here is what bothers me and to some it will not mean much while to those of us who have experienced pain and suffering for a long period, it should literally scare the Hell outta us. Revelation 9:6 (King James Version) And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. Now this is scary. Over the years I have seen a couple of times now in my life where death looked good to escape the pain. Where dying would be easier by far than living. While I did chose to fight, a few times I gave up for a few days, I wanted it to end. God however saw differently and so I'm glad he did now.

To someone who has had little to no sickness, or a brief encounter with pain and suffering, I don't expect they would understand. For those of us who have seen hell on earth for many months with no escape in sight, I don't expect them to understand. This passage is one of the ones that people and clergy often run right over as they can't relate, or maybe they don't want too. Be that as it may though, it's there, and for a reason.

I and everybody else that has reached their limit have and option of continuing or stopping, and maybe that is the point of it all. We had that option. I think up until this last event I couldn't understand why would someone just give up. I do now. Giving up does not show a lack of faith, nor does it show anything lacking in a person's whatever. It just shows they are tired. Having said that I do believe we are to fight, but also I know that I saw my limits, and I will never judge another again if they do quit. I see now just how ignorant and unfeeling that was, not to mention boastful.

With science today and the frontiers of medicine it is almost possible, and indeed may be possible as well. Just as anything else, this can be used for good or bad. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I really don't want to live forever. Imagine if you will being tortured and not being able to die. That is hell on earth and basically a living hell, which after being toyed with, could maybe result in going to the real hell. I'm not sure I would be strong enough to endure that. Imagine how weak one would become as a whole person.

So then we say who would do that. Plenty. Waterboarding is a prime example of just that, so was the events that took place at the prison over there. Both events, IMHO, show just how depraved people can be and are. It also exhibited yet another thing, that people are willing to go along with it. At some point we must ponder if we have become the beast we chase. When we no longer are ourselves, then we are indeed no better than that which we chase and will replace that beast with yet another beast...us. Part of this is bringing people back to life only to kill them again and again. Eventually though, death wins, and I'm sure not soon enough for the victim. I think the lowest parts of Hell awaits those who carry this stuff through and just up a notch from that, the ones who endorse it, and up just another notch, the ones who go along with it, or turn a blind eye to it.

That in and of itself is scary and brings about another passage, Matthew 10:28 (King James Version) And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. To me that says to fear them that can cause you to hate, do evil in the name of good, or not forgive. These things goes against being a Christian. A dog can call itself horse but that doesn't make it one, and never will.

All in all though, these two short and simple passages are what helps me to keep focus. As I said before, I really don't expect the majority of the people to relate to that, but those of us who do can. It isn't a short sickness or pain, but rather one that drags on and on and on that puts this into perspective. The one that never seems to end. The one where dying is easier than living.

Somehow we have lost focus though on all that counts. I could go into TV and today's music and how it works, but I'll see if any want to know that. It gets a bit detailed and in this case the truth is not only stranger than fiction, but hiding in plain sight. One of those, man, how did I miss that things.

So now we come to focus again. How to raise our kids. How to remember our dead. How to worship God. I really want to touch on that last one though. It's pretty clear in the Bible how to do that. I saw a whole website and indeed a whole ministry based on the Sabbath and end times. Then another "news' place that is suppose to be Christian and has stupid things like, "Was Jesus a Socialist?" What is that? Apparently someone that has Christianity mixed up with something else. While I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree and have a ways to go yet, even I know that.

These are just two of many that have lost focus, if indeed they ever had any to begin with. I think it is important to know why and what you do, then make an informed decision, but as for like the Sabbath thing, Jesus spells that out pretty clear. He does the same with His politics, or lack thereof. He does the same for Money Changers (bankers). Most of what we call conspiracies these days are facts that Jesus dealt with and indeed the world has dealt with from the beginning of time, except then they were known as facts. Jesus addresses especially the dogma of religion, something that got Him crucified.

So these days I am very selective as to who I listen to and what is said. I question what I hear as the control slowly tightens into the hands of a few, and it grows less everyday. There will be a day that blogs like this one, or websites like the one I have, will be taken away. In their place will be controlled information and controlled opposition, nothing new and nothing that wasn't tried before the Days of Noah.

The whole object of the game is to have you lose focus of the reward that you will get, should you follow a narrow course. The goal is to make you lose focus on just how important you are to God... and Satan too. To make you lose focus on how you are loved and stopping you from loving too. While what some of refer to as The Powers That Be (TPTB) want full control over your body, Satan wants the rest and not because he loves you either. Maybe that is what this means, maybe not, Revelation 13:18 (King James Version) Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. So TPTB serve Satan, each gets what they desire, for these days are not the wrath of God but the wrath of Satan and man. Don't lose focus. Ephesians 6:12 (King James Version)For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.