definition of "terrible" times

"... People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, non lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God - having a form of Godliness but denying its power..."

2 Timothy 3:2-5'


these verses were covered during this evenings homecell... sounds really scary to me... just a brief info for you... this refers to the terrible times... times of Godlessness in the last days... which are more horrifying than times where Christians faced persecution... physical abuse... threats and so forth...

going through the comfort we live in today... complacent of the goodness we enjoy... when we went through this passage... felt like a some baseball bat hitting me... it's appalling.. worrying and scary...

read it over a few times... seconds of flashback and reflections simply highlighted how many of these describe who i am now or could be becoming... i dunno how you would see it... maybe... you may feel i'm just thinking too much... but it occurs to me... that the power of perceived reality has such a strong suction over me...

human emotions... are like the strongest weapons that we have... but are also our weakest defense... emotions can be lethal... for you to think about...

i know... of the people reading my blog... not all may be believers yet... or perhaps even believing but in denial... but i do know... most would have heard of God... obviously... i've never been one who walks up to any of you to say "hey, can i share the word of God with you?" just hmm... not my way i guess... but... looking deeper... i ought to be doing more if i love you people so much... well... my opinion... (i.e. not taught by any church friends or leaders...) the things that the bible records, teaches... and prophecies it talks about... Christian or not... you will have a mind to decide if you agree... the values it imparts... are so true and applicable to life... and to the lives we live today... it just feels so real... in moments... when i feel so numbed by issues i face... the word, can be such a powerful trigger that tells me not to fall into the boobie trap laid there... all it takes is a moment of distraction... and i would be sinking deeper into more traps laid down... hungrily waiting for me to put my foot in... i do hope that the word can equip you with strength and fill you with peace as much or even more than it is providing for me... so if you do have a bible lying somewhere at home... pick it up to read... even take it as a bed time story book... or a nothing-better-to-do-then-read book... you never know how the wonders of God can move in your lives... you don't have to update or tell me if it made any difference to your life now or in the future... it's just an open suggestion... that i feel will benefit you somehow... you may even want to take out the element of religion to read it... how you start... really may not determine how you'd finish...

it wasn't a fantastic week for me... but it is almost over anyway... so well... time to pick myself up and move on... will not be an easy time ahead... but... will pray for guidance, wisdom, patience and perserverance...

may God bless you and everyone... and may we all be strenghthened in our spirits and our soul...

with love, mel