Trust
I recently came across and article that was about actress Alicia Silverstone who stated she is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a registered Independent. She also indicated that she was supporting Robert F. Kennedy jr. for President.
I say good for her. I was previously a registered Republican, but I became a registered Independent around 2000. I vote Democrat if he or she is closer to my viewpoints than a Republican, and I will vote Republican if he or she is closer to my viewpoints than the Democrat. The last Democrat I supported was President Jimmy Carter. I became a Republican because of Ronald Reagan. To me, most of the characters (for the most part they are lacking in character) in both parties do not give a rip about the American people, they are in it only for themselves. Most of the time when I vote, I do it while holding my nose.
Now to the point of why I'm writing this article. In the article about Alicia Silverstone supporting Robert F. Kennedy jr. for President she said, “I love his vision of peace, unity, and justice for all. I am uplifted by his commitment to protect civil and worker rights as well as our children's health. We need leaders who will resolve poverty, pollution, inequality and stop wars. Bobby is that leader.”
When I was fourteen years old, Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of John F. Kennedy was running for President. That was back in 1968. I liked Robert F. Kennedy. If I was old enough at the time I would have voted for him. If he were alive after I turned eighteen and he were running for President I would have voted for him. Unfortunately he was gunned down in June of 1968. When he was shot down, I recently read that while he was still conscious, the first thing out of his mouth as he laid on the floor was to ask if anyone else was hit. He was thinking of others before himself at a time when his own mortal life was coming to an end.
There are things that Robert F. Kennedy jr. believes that I do not agree with. There were other things he believes that I do agree with, and I was rather surprised that there were some things we are in agreement about. However, the main thing I like about him is that I believe he is honest and that he genuinely does care about the American People.
But here's the thing. I believe Alicia Silverstone is sincere in her support of Robert F. Kennedy. However, if she is putting her trust in him to be some kind of savior for the country, she will be gravely disappointed. The reason why we find our nation in such dire straights is because for the past several decades we have been voting for people that we like what we here them say. Then, as it so often happens, the people we vote for do not deliver, or even if they do deliver, their personalities are polarizing, which then sometimes gets in the way of their effectiveness. The end result is that we get disappointed, disgruntled and disillusioned. We become angry and entrenched in our thinking.
That being said, we cannot entirely blame the politicians. Oh yes, they are and should be held accountable for their actions. We too, the American People need to look in the mirror and hold ourselves accountable for the people we put into office. The problems that are going on in our nation is as much our fault as it is the politicians. Why? Because we are putting our complete trust in fallible human beings. We are all fallible. And even the most honest, sincere elected official is going to make mistakes, most times unintentionally that could have very dire consequences.
What I am about to say is not meant to be preaching. What I am about to say is meant for us to take unto serious consideration. After all, how well has our voting choices been working with the degree of trust that we have been putting in the men and women we have been voting for.
Psalm 118:8-9, - “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes (politicians).”
Psalm 146:3 - “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 - “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thine ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”
Is it possible because we have drifted away from our trust in the Lord that we find our nation in decline? Is it because we have been trusting for deliverance from human saviors, instead of the One True Savior? Is it because we have been leaning on our own understanding, instead of trusting in the Lord will all of our hearts?
This is what has been happening in our nation:
“Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.” (Hosea 10:13).
On March 3rd 2019 I made a Restoration video titled, “A House Divided.” In that video I discussed how the Lord laid on my heart that He was going to begin a purification of our nation with the Holy Ghost and fire. Because of the urgency I felt in my spirit at the time, I thought it was going to start in 2019. However, it began in 2020 with Covid, George Floyd killing and subsequent riots, the 2020 election, and it's been intensifying since then. As I mentioned in the video, the purpose of the Holy Ghost fire is to bring about the result of purification in our nation, which is a good thing. I bring this up because it is important for us to realize that what we see happening is a spiritual dynamic manifesting in the natural. All of this is going to lead to a revival of unimaginable scope.
That said, we need to stop leaning on our own understanding, and putting full trust and confidence in human agency, and turn our hearts to God, and put full trust back into Him.
Love and God bless, Pastor Paul.