A Pep Talk....

Just in case you feel a bit down this morning...

Remember, in spite of all the bad there is still so much good in the world.

"The world needs to stop being boring. Yeah you. Boring is easy. Everyone can be boring, but you're gooder than that" - Kid President

Bitter Fruit....

How can you tell the character of a man? One way is to apply the adage "by their fruits ye shall know them." In common English: You can tell if a man is good if he produces works that are good, and a bad man if he produces works that are bad.

So, the question we should ask is "what kind of man is Barack Hussein Obama II"?

Since it can be argued that some acts are good or bad, I will stick to the clear-cut results:

-The national debt was 10.6 trillion when Obama started, and now it is 16.4 Trillion.
-Unemployment is higher (only 0.5% higher, but this number is skewed. It does not include people who have given up looking for work. )
-He spent 4 million on his vacation to Hawaii. More accurately you and your future children paid for his vacation to Hawaii.
-He and his family cost us 1.4 billion yearly. That is 2422% of the amount that we spend on the British Royal Family.
-25% more people are using food stamps. That means 25% more people that rely on government assistance for purchasing food.
-Food prices have skyrocketed. Is your grocery bill higher? Mine is.
-Taxes have increased, including the death tax and maximum tax rate.

These items are only a snap-shot of what has happened in the last 4 years, and there is worse to come. When the country hits the debt limit in February there will be uncertainty, fear, confusion, and despair. These are the fruits of Barack Obama. And that is some bitter fruit indeed.

So what do you do? What can you do?

First, live righteously. This world has seen more than one despot and survived. Remember that there is a being in this Universe that is all-powerful and all-knowing, and He will help you.

Second, put your home in order. Work on your food storage, and your savings. Get out of debt. Find freedom and peace through the principles of self reliance.

We already know the winner....

We live in a world that is full of fear. Considering the recent shootings massacres, our corrupt politicians, the pending economic collapse, and more, living a life full of fear might seem the appropriate thing to do. It is not. There is a better way.

What is this way? Simply put, it is a path of hope. It is a path of faith, optimism, courage, and dogged determination to fight for all that is right and good. It is choosing to stand when lesser men would flee. It is trusting to Divine providence, and believing that He will save us--for save us He shall.

But let us use an example from history to illustrate this point, but which example? We could talk about how George Washington was protected so often, that his men believed he was immune to cannon fire. We could talk about a man in a lion's den, and how the man was not harmed. But for now, I think one of the best examples of courage and faith can be found in 2 Kings.

Imagine this: The King of Syria wants to destroy a group of people called the Israelites, but the Israelites have a prophet on their side. The Israelites keep avoiding traps placed by the Syrians because they are being warned by their prophet, which quite naturally makes the King of Syria furious. And during the night, the Syrians go to the city where the Prophet resides, and surround it with horses and chariots. Then when the servant of the prophet wakes up, he sees the surrounding army and exclaims "Alas, my master! how shall we do?" Yet the prophet does not fear. He says "Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them." In the end, the Prophet prays to have the servant's eyes opened, and the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire.

So I say, fear not. Sure there are plenty of troubles around, but it lies with you to choose what you will see. Will you see the invading army, or will you see the chariots of fire that are surrounding you? In the end, we already know what side is going to win, so fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.