The stuff no one wants to talk about

Are you scared?

Do you believe that the world will never recover from it's current problems?

Worse yet, do you believe that we are solidly in the last days?

Have you found yourself picking up your Bible and reading Revelations?

We have. And it doesn't offer much comfort, let me tell you. And try looking for rational discussions on the topic and you will find all kinds of weird stuff.

The Bible doesn't give much instruction on what to do in the end times. The only thing that is stated very clearly is not to take the mark. And I guess if you've lived your life according to God's law, you could be one of the chosen ones to just disappear before the really bad stuff starts - so you wouldn't need much instruction on what to do when the shit really starts to hit the fan.

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure I have fallen way too short to be on that short list. I mean, 40,000 people - worldwide?

Let's face it, living by God's law is very difficult. Often just basic survival causes us to at least bend the rules. And social survival? HA!

It's easier for me at age 53. I can accept that I can never have sex again. I can accept that I can never get married again. But there are some things that I do have trouble accepting. I'll be going into those in future posts.

Imagine how hard it is for my 17 year old daughter. We're supposed to accept the fact that we don't fit in here, and hope that our merciful God will get us out of here. Could you accept the fact that you don't fit in at age 17? It's a real struggle for her. She's done an incredible job of standing up to the pressures. Sure, she's tripped up some - we all have. No one is perfect.

All we can do is try our best to live by God's law. Jesus says it's easy. I disagree. He also said that God will take care of your needs. I guess that means a roof over your head and some food. No. Many people won't even get that much. So what exactly does that mean?

Confusion. Maybe together we can sort it out.