When is it time to let the world go and focus on the things of God.

[Riverwalker]

I used to care.  I used burn, I used to rage against the liberal and immoral path the world is racing down.   I used to bleed the conservative message.

... I used to care.

Then about 12 months ago, I could no longer carry the burden of a society that literally wants to go to hell.

I unplugged the cable, I stopped reading the news, I changed the radio channel from Rush Limbaugh to KLove

I just could no longer fight a losing battle. You cannot save those who do not want to be saved.

I decided instead to focus on the Christian Message, and shine the light in the darkness, to pull as many people from the soon to be wreckage of this world.

Am I silent, no...not at all.  But now instead of striving for liberty, and equality and freedom and all the good things that used to make this country and world great, I now strive for the morality and liberty of Christ in the hearts of those who seek Him

In my mind has gone from a country and a world in danger, to a country and a world collapsed, and I am no longer looking to right a ship that seems by all accounts to be capsized, instead I am running a search and rescue operation.

Have I pulled the plug too soon? Is there hope for the world to return to a sane and reasonable place? Is revival possible,?  Or are we on the final glide path to tribulation?

Seeking opinions here

 

 

 

 

Edited November 2, 2015 by Riverwalker

[thereselittleflower]

I used to care.  I used burn, I used to rage against the liberal and immoral path the world is racing down.   I used to bleed the conservative message.

... I used to care.

Then about 12 months ago, I could no longer carry the burden of a society that literally wants to go to hell.

I unplugged the cable, I stopped reading the news, I changed the radio channel from Rush Limbaugh to KLove

I just could no longer fight a losing battle. You cannot save those who do not want to be saved.

I decided instead to focus on the Christian Message, and shine the light in the darkness, to pull as many people from the soon to be wreckage of this world.

Am I silent, no...not at all.  But now instead of striving for liberty, and equality and freedom and all the good things that used to make this country and world great, I now strive for the morality and liberty of Christ in the hearts of those who seek Him

In my mind has gone from a country and a world in danger, to a country and a world collapsed, and I am no longer looking to right a ship that seems by all accounts to be capsized, instead I am running a search and rescue operation.

Have I pulled the plug too soon? Is there hope for the world to return to a sane and reasonable place? Is revival possible,?  Or are we on the final glide path to tribulation?

Seeking opinions here

 

 

 

 

Follow Jesus' example.

[RustyAngeL]

The Bible says we are in the world not of it.  

It doesn't say we are to drop out and not pay attention to a lost and dying world full of people that are hell bound unless they hear the Good News of the Gospel.

We are the light of the world, and the salt.  We cannot sit and wrap ourselves in Christian TV and radio and not share that message we are receiving. It's not meant to be kept a secret, it's meant to be shared.  To stop caring is not an option in the believers life.  

God gave us an  amazing gift called salvation,  we are to share it, not sit on it.

Edited November 14, 2015 by RustyAngeL

[Guest]

Don’t think the right wing path is necessarily moral, seeing that it condones death through war and that of capital punishment (and callousness of capitalism—

“families will have my back, along with my own infallible providence for myself”—anyone else who has fallen down on the path of life must be to blame, right?” [<—*sarcasm*]) .  The liberal path has also gone astray via celebrating of gays and abortion.

 

Agreed that it is healthy to detach from the media and any emotional influence it might have and to focus on God instead.  Also positive and righteous to shine your light and fight for your religious causes.

[gdemoss]

Yes, we should be careful to remember the words of the Lord who said that the Parisees sat in Moses seat.

[WilliamL]

 

...I am no longer looking to right a ship that seems by all accounts to be capsized, instead I am running a search and rescue operation.  AMEN!

Have I pulled the plug too soon? NO.  Is there hope for the world to return to a sane and reasonable place? NOT BEFORE JESUS RETURNS.  Is revival possible,?  NOT NATIONALLY NOR WORLDWIDE; RARELY LOCALLY. Or are we on the final glide path to tribulation?  YES.

As for our corporate churchianity, “Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

[Ezra]

The Bible says we are in the world not of it.  

It doesn't say we are to drop out and not pay attention of a lost and dying world full of people that are hell bound unless they hear the Good News of the Gospel.

We are the light of the world, and the salt.  We cannot sit and wrap ourselves in Christian TV and radio and not share that message we are receiving. It's not meant to be kept a secret, it's meant to be shared.  To stop caring is not an option in the believers life.  

God gave us an  amazing gift called salvation,  we are to share it, not sit on it.

This is the biblical emphasis.  The Gospel must take precedence over everything.  As to "letting the world go", that applies to our personal love for the worldly things connected to power, possessions, pride, and pleasing the flesh, and our personal renunciation of these things.  It does not mean non-involvement in what happens all around us. Christ does not call His disciples to be hermits and monks (or nuns). As to "revival", that is not possible without repentance, and the churches who have departed from the truth have no intention of changing their ways.

[missmuffet]

That is what we should have been doing all the time.If that is what you are just now focusing on that is good thing. 

[enoob57]

The Lord in His time called us to come out and be separate
2 Cor 6:14-18
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
KJV
As He came into the world of sinners and lived among them yet without sin-> so now we, as He possesses our bodies, He desires the
the same within us... Love, Steven
 

 

[Dakila777]

I used to care.  I used burn, I used to rage against the liberal and immoral path the world is racing down.   I used to bleed the conservative message.

... I used to care.

Then about 12 months ago, I could no longer carry the burden of a society that literally wants to go to hell.

I unplugged the cable, I stopped reading the news, I changed the radio channel from Rush Limbaugh to KLove

I just could no longer fight a losing battle. You cannot save those who do not want to be saved.

I decided instead to focus on the Christian Message, and shine the light in the darkness, to pull as many people from the soon to be wreckage of this world.

Am I silent, no...not at all.  But now instead of striving for liberty, and equality and freedom and all the good things that used to make this country and world great, I now strive for the morality and liberty of Christ in the hearts of those who seek Him

In my mind has gone from a country and a world in danger, to a country and a world collapsed, and I am no longer looking to right a ship that seems by all accounts to be capsized, instead I am running a search and rescue operation.

Have I pulled the plug too soon? Is there hope for the world to return to a sane and reasonable place? Is revival possible,?  Or are we on the final glide path to tribulation?

Seeking opinions here

The world is not yours to save. That was your mistake. You're only a man. This doesn't mean that you should stop caring. This only mean that you should stop carrying the burden of trying to save the world. That is God's own responsibility.

And your own responsibility? Strive to become the best instrument that God can use in his quest to save the world. Strive to become the best servant that you can be for God.

And so yes, the time is "now and always" to focus on the things of God.

This passage is on being concerned about the basic necessities of life, but you can easily apply this to your situation:

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:33-34 [ESV])

Two lessons from this passage: First, seeking the kingdom of God is the top priority; it is above all things. Second, the daily burden we should carry is only what we are given for each day by God. This certainly doesn't mean carrying in your shoulders all the problems of the world around you.

Focus on God, my friend. Focus on your own spiritual growth. And the salvation of the people around you will follow... through you, as God uses you.