Is Your Fight My Fight?

I am a native born American. I don't fear deportation. I am a married heterosexual woman. I do not fear homophobia. I am a law-abiding citizen. I do not fear the law. Why should I care what happens to people who are not like me? Because as a Christian, the Bible tells me to care, even to do more than care. We are to look beyond ourselves.

In the Old Testament of the Bible, the prophet Isaiah frequently speaks about the importance of seeking justice, particularly emphasizing the need to defend the oppressed, plead for the widow, and take up the cause of the fatherless. A prominent verse highlighting this is Isaiah 1:17, which states "Learn to do right; seek justice, defend the oppressed, take up the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.". The group of people the prophet is talking about are the very people we overlook and dismiss for various reasons. Isaiah often condemns the leaders and society when they fail to uphold justice and oppress the poor. We are supposed to care about the plight of people who are not like us.

Isaiah was not the only prophet advocating for justice. The prophet Amos is most notably known for his strong message about social justice, often calling for "justice to roll down like waters" (Amos 5:24). Meaning that justice should be readily available and abundant for all people, especially the poor and oppressed. He heavily criticizes the wealthy and powerful for their exploitation of the vulnerable and lack of concern for true justice. Amos criticizes the religious practices of his time, arguing that mere rituals and offerings are meaningless without genuine commitment to justice and righteousness. 

The New Testament emphasizes justice as a core theme, from Matthew to Revelation. It calls for individuals to do justice by loving their neighbors and helping those in need. America has done this through USAID.

Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform after unsuccessfully trying to slash the foreign assistance budget during his first term in office. The U.S. provides about $60 billion in nonmilitary humanitarian and development aid annually — less than 1% of the federal budget, but far more than any other country. The complex network of organizations who carry out the work is managed by the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

A Chicago Council Survey fielded June 21–July 1, 2024, finds Americans broadly agree when it comes to government spending on domestic programs, including Social Security, healthcare, education, and public infrastructure projects. However, as conflicts escalate overseas, the US public is somewhat divided over how much should be spent on defense and foreign aid. Perhaps influenced by recent congressional debates over continued US assistance to Ukraine and Israel, half of those surveyed in 2024 say the US government should cut back its spending on military (50%) and economic (51%) aid to other nations. We don't want our money and resources going to help our neighbors anymore. Forget the poor, oppressed, fatherless, and injustices that befall them, as long as we (America) are doing fine. Right?

There were prominent people warning what a second Donald Trump presidency would look like. Presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Trump would have a "hit list" of people he would have revenge on. Ultimately, Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, and fear filled many of its citizens. With him barely into his first 100 days of his presidency, there is disturbing if not shocking undertakings by the president daily.

With the help of Elon Musk, a billionaire many times over, all USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, current and former officials say (February 2025). Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. The staffers at a half dozen U.S.-funded medical facilities in Sudan who care for severely malnourished children had a choice to make: Defy President Donald Trump’s order to immediately stop their operations or let up to 100 babies and toddlers die. Trump is successful this term in stopping aid to those who are not American with the support and cheers of Americans. Trump says it is a waist or misuse of taxpayer's money helping other nations not caring that the reputation of the United States as being a compassionate country will be lost along with important strategic alliances. 

It would be a mistake to believe a person can be callous to the needs of one group but care greatly about your same needs. Injustice unchecked will eventually land on everyone's doorstep. Lack of compassion spills over onto all not in the circle of the person in power. The definition of who is "us" becomes small squeezing almost everyone out. Eventually, anyone needing any sort of help is looked down upon. HELP YOURSELF will reign supreme in hearts and minds. Christians are forgetting, we are the BODY of Christ, not individual parts looking out for itself. Christians can't have the attitude of "It's happening to you and not me" It's not biblical.

That is why the Christian is to take up the cause of those who are thrown away in society for one reason or another. Christians have stood strong for the rights of the unborn. They must also stand strong for the born, in all of their circumstances of life. They must stop the "DISEASE" of injustice at its very beginning, in areas where people tend not to care. In those not looked at areas, the root has time to grow STRONG. A strong root ensures a healthy growth of injustice able to spread and thrive. This spread is when people say it has come to your doorstep. Because it had time to grow strong, it will be HARDER to get rid of. Like an invasive weed, injustice chokes out what is good. 

The Christian is to understand better and to not tolerate any injustice to any individual or group. They are called to come to the aid of those oppressed and suffering, working to find solutions. The problem is most people don't understand or even validate OPPRESSION. Native Americans, African American communities, the LGBTQ community, and so many more have all voiced their feelings of oppression only to be dismissed. Defined, oppression is the unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power, the continued oppression of the underclasses. Something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power. It is sad so many people are fearful of President Trump and what he will potentially do while in power. But these fears are also dismissed. Dismissed by those who believe they will not be a part of injustice. Stay tuned. An effective leader would not be feared.

Evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in large numbers because they believe Democrat's platforms do not uphold biblical principles. They feel the Christian way of life is being eroded along with the family unit. Because Democrats do not stand against ABORTION and HOMOSEXUALITY, they are anti-word of God in the eyes of many Christians. The problem with this is, just because a group of people are being treated humanely does not mean you agree with their life choices. Those who do not follow Christian mandates still have rights. Those oppressed still deserve justice. The poor still need compassion. Two wrongs do not make a right. There is a difference between President Trump standing WITH Evangelicals or standing ON Evangelicals.

There is a quote that says "in order for evil to prevail, all that is necessary is for good men to do nothing" attributed to Edmund Burke, and it essentially means that if good people don't actively oppose evil, it will naturally flourish. All Christians should know this and what they are supposed to do for his neighbor.

The Sky Is Falling

 WHEN THINGS GET CHAOTIC IN THE WORLD, PEOPLE TEND TO SAY WE ARE LIVING IN THE END TIMES!!!

    Christians, especially EVANGELICALS, have been told there will be an ending of the world as we know it and it will be a violent end. There will be signs for the Christian to know when the End Times begin and how it will end. But most Christians do not seem to know the SCOPE of the SIGNS given in the Christian Bible. Armed without facts, we have people proclaiming "The sky is falling." Are you familiar with the children's tale? 

    One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the rickyard when—whack! —an acorn hit her upon the head. "Goodness gracious me!" said Henny-penny, "the sky's a-going to fall; I must go and tell the King."

    Just like Henny-penny, people make OUTRAGOUS claims when they are struck in their head (mind) with the unexpected, such as our chaotic government.

    In my lifetime alone, I think social media has been telling people to get right with God because we are living in the end time probably four times. The latest time social media has proclaimed we are living in the end times is when Donald Trump became president. People have and are proclaiming he is the ANTICHRIST because of his character and how he can sway people to believe things that are not factual. Because of his ability to advocate for things that are considered mean, racist, authoritarian, vengeful, and for self-gain and admiration, people believe he must be the antichrist. But, people have gotten it WRONG before and they are like the boy who cried wolf. Do you know this children's tale?

    One day, the shepherd boy got really bored while sitting idle on the hillside and watching his flock of sheep grazing out there. So, he came up with an idea to amuse himself. Suddenly, he cried out loudly for help, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is raiding my sheep!”. Hearing that, the villagers came running towards the hillside and found out there was no wolf. The shepherd boy successfully fooled the villagers and laughed out loud heartily to the villagers’ dismay. The villagers became really angry and told the shepherd boy not to call out for help when there was no wolf in reality. 

    After a few days, the shepherd boy again called out for help, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is raiding my sheep!”. And, to his amusement, the villagers again rushed to the hillside to help him drive the wolf away. But they discovered that they got fooled by the shepherd boy for the second time in a row. They generally became very upset and angry. They warned the little boy not to raise a false alarm ever again.

    The story ends with a wolf actually coming. The boy cried wolf and the villagers ignored his cry for help because he had did it before and there was no wolf. The wolf ate the sheep and in some versions of the story, the wolf ate the boy.

SO WHY DO PEOPLE CONTINUE TO POINT TO AN ANTICHRIST AND SAY THE END TIMES ARE AT HAND?

Early Christians tended to emphasize the coming of the one great Antichrist. The Revelation to John refers to this figure as “the Beast from the Abyss” (11:7) and “the Beast from the Sea” (13:1). In the most sustained account of his appearance, 2 Thessalonians 2:1–12, he is called “the man of sin” and “son of perdition.” He will come at a time of a general apostasy (disbelief in God), deceive people with signs and wonders, sit in the temple of God, and claim to be God himself. Finally, he will be defeated by Jesus, who will destroy him by “the spirit of his mouth” and “the brightness of his coming” (2:8). It is clear from these excerps from the Bible, the antichrist is AGAINST God not just in DEEDS but also in WORDS.

    The Christian tradition tells us to be on the lookout for the Antichrist, who will appear shortly before the big finish. Vast amounts of Christian ink have been used to try and work out WHEN he will come and just HOW we might identify him when he does.

Here, then, are five things to know just in case. Five things to know about the Antichrist (theconversation.com)

1.    The Antichrist was the perfectly EVIL human being because he was completely OPPOSITE to the perfectly GOOD human being, Jesus Christ.In The Christian New Testament there are only THREE passages that mention the Antichrist, all in the letters of John (I John 2.18-27, I John 4.1-6, 2 John 7). They suggest the end of the world should be EXPECTED at any moment.

2.    The antichrist would be brought up in all forms of wickedness by MAGICIANS and WIZARDS. He would be accepted as the MESSIAH and ruler by the Jews in JERUSALEM. Those Christians whom he could not convert to his cause, he would TORTURE and KILL. He would then RULE for SEVEN years before being defeated by the angel Gabriel or Christ and the divine armies, prior to the resurrection of the dead and the Final Judgement.

3.    By the year 1400, another narrative of the Antichrist had arisen. Now he was no longer the TYRANT OUTSIDE of the Church but the DECEIVER within it. In short, he was the POPE or even the institution of the papacy and the Church themselves. This was the position on the Antichrist adopted by Protestants at the time of the 16th century Reformation. Martin Luther (1483-1546) was convinced that he was living in the last days. For him, the Pope fitted all the criteria for the Antichrist. The Pope, he declared, “is the true end times Antichrist who has raised himself over and set himself against Christ”.

4.    Within conservative Christianity over the last century, Antichrists have MULTIPLIED. “The Antichrist” has become a general category available for application to an array of individuals, collectives, and objects as the demonic “other”. American PRESIDENTS are well represented. When it comes to accusations of being the Antichrist, usually from the conservative religious right, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama have all been mentioned. Donald Trump is gaining popularity as a worthy candidate. with ethics scholar D. Stephen Long suggesting he represents: “not a single person but a political pattern that repeats itself by taking on power to oppress the poor and the just”. Marks of the beast, which is 666 (followers of the antichrist will have) have even been discerned to be goiven by the use of supermarket barcodes and pet microchips. 👀👀👀 

    The concept of human microchipping is relatively simple. It involves implanting microscopic integrated circuits under the human skin, commonly the gap between the thumb and forefinger. These chips can serve a range of purposes, including identification, contactless payments, and more. For many of us, the idea of having such a chip implanted in our body is an appalling one, but a 2021 survey of more than 4,000 people across the UK and the European Union found that 51% would consider it.

   Neuralink is Elon Musk's neural-interface-technology company. It's developing a device that would be embedded in a person's brain, where it would record brain activity and potentially stimulate it. Neuralink first became publicly known in 2017 when The Wall Street Journal reported on its existence. The chip Neuralink is developing is about the size of a coin and would be embedded in a person's skull. From the chip, an array of tiny wires, each roughly 20 times thinner than a human hair, fan out into the patient's brain.

5.     According to the Christian tradition, the Antichrist will finally be defeated by the armies of God under the leadership of Christ with the Kingdom of God (on earth or in heaven) to follow. 

DO CHRISTIANS HAVE A CLEAR DEFINITION OF THE ANTICHRIST THEY LOOK FOR TO COME SIGNALING THE END TIMES? YES.

    For those believing we are living in the last days and Donald Trump is the antichrist, here is a clear biblical description of the antichrist and how you can recognize him. Primary Sources | Apocalypse! FRONTLINE | PBS

    Just as Our Lord and Redeemer foresaw Bethlehem for himself as the place to assume humanity and to be born for us, so too the devil knew a place fit for that lost man who is called Antichrist, a place from which the root of all evil (1 Tim. 6:10) ought to come, namely, the city of BABYLON. Babylon, a small port town situated on the Euphrates River, grew to become one of the most prosperous cities within Mesopotamia. Today, Babylon is located within modern-day Iraq, roughly 50 miles south of Baghdad.

    The Antichrist will be born in that city, which once was a celebrated and glorious pagan center and the capital of the Persian Empire. It says that he will be brought up and protected in the cities of BETHSAIDA (the ruin of et-Tell is said to be Bethsaida, a ruined site on the east side of the Jordan on rising ground, 2 km (1.2 mi) from the sea) and COROZAIN ( It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from Capernaum in what is now the territory of modern Israel.the cities), that the Lord reproaches in the Gospel when he says, "Woe to you, Bethsaida, woe to you Corozain!" (Matt. 11.21). 

    The Antichrist will have magicians, enchanters, diviners, and wizards who at the devil's bidding will rear him and instruct him in every evil, error, and wicked art. Evil spirits will be his leaders, his constant associates, and inseparable companions. Then he will come to JERUSALEM and with various tortures will slay all the Christians he cannot convert to his cause. He will erect his throne in the Holy Temple, for the Temple that Solomon built to God that had been destroyed he will raise up to its former state. He will circumcise himself and will pretend that he is the son of Almighty God.

    He will first convert kings and princes to his cause, and then through them the rest of the peoples. He will attack the places where the Lord Christ walked and will destroy what the Lord made famous. Then he will send messengers and his preachers through the whole world. His preaching and power will extend "from sea to sea, from East to West" (Ps. 71:8), from North to South. He will also work many signs, great and unheard-of prodigies (Apoc. 13:13). He will make fire come down from heaven in a terrifying way, trees suddenly blossom and wither, the sea become stormy and unexpectedly calm. He will make the elements change into differing forms, divert the order and flow of bodies of water, disturb the air with winds and all sorts of commotions, and perform countless other wondrous acts. He will raise the dead "in the sight of men in order to lead into error, if possible, even the elect" (Matt. 24:24). For when they shall have seen great signs of such a nature even those who are perfect and God's chosen ones will doubt whether or not he is the Christ who according to the scriptures will come at the end of the world.

    He will arouse universal persecution against the Christians and all the elect. He will lift himself up against the faithful in three ways, that is, by terror, by gifts, and by prodigies. To those who believe in him he will give much gold and silver. Those he is not able to corrupt with gifts, he will overcome with terror; those he cannot overcome with terror, he will try to seduce with signs and prodigies. Those he cannot seduce with prodigies, he will cruelly torture and miserably put to death in the sight of all.

    "Then there will be tribulation such as has not been on earth from when the nations began to exist up to that time. Then those who are in the field I will flee to the mountains, and he who is on the roof will not go down into his house to take anything from it" (Matt. 24:21,16; Dan. 12:1). Then every faithful Christian who will be discovered will either deny God, or, if he will remain faithful, will perish, whether through sword, or fiery furnace, or serpents, or beasts, or through some other kind of torture. This terrible and fearful tribulation will last for three and a half years in the whole world. "Then the days will be shortened for the sake of the elect, for unless the Lord had shortened those days, mankind would not have been saved" (Matt. 24:22).

    That is an indepth description of the antichrist, his purpose, and his capabilities, leading to the destruction of the WORLD. The end times is not what occurs just in America. The antichrist will not present himself first in America. 

    I'm not familiar if there are people in the areas named for the antichrist's birth and life as he ages and as he becomes in power that peoclaim an antichrist. It seems to be a religious American phenomenom. 

    Nostradamus predicted three antichrists, Nepolian, Hitler, and One Still to Come. According to Nostradamus’ 1555 text “Les Propheties” (“The Prophecies”), 2024 brings continued global strife, royal turmoil and humanitarian disaster. While his writings are vague, bear in mind that he has been credited with foreseeing the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Sept. 11 attacks, and COVID, to name a few. “The dry earth will grow more parched / And there will be great floods when it is seen,” wrote Nostradamus.

He also predicted extreme weather events and world hunger: “Very great famine through pestiferous wave,” to be precise.

Pope Francis could soon be replaced, according to the astrologer’s predictions.“Through the death of a very old Pontiff / A Roman of good age will be elected / Of him it will be said that he weakens his see / But long will he sit and in biting activity,” he wrote. Pope Francis, who turns 87 on Sunday, has been having health issues, and recently had to skip the U.N. climate conference because of lung inflammation and breathing problems.

Nostradamus predicted “combat and naval battle”, and said that a “Red adversary will become pale with fear / Putting the great Ocean in dread.” Some think that the “Red adversary” could be referring to China.

    Nostradamus writes that in or around 2023, “The antichrist very soon annihilates the three. Twenty-seven years his war will last. The unbelievers are dead, captive, exiled. With blood, human bodies, water and red hail covering the earth.” Nostradamus is quite certain that war shall start in the East as the result of an alliance formed between Russia and the West, which shall cause China's leader to reassess his situation and allies. 'One day the two great leaders shall be friend; their great power shall be seen to increase. The New Land (America) shall be at the height of its power and the man of blood shall reassess his allies.

So you have prophesies of DOOM from other sources beyond the Bible. More than Americans look for the antichrist. 

    For the Christian, being prepared for when the antichrist comes into power and the end times are present, they will be RIGHT with God which is the important thing at all times. Sounding the alarm is a nice thing to do, but if the predictions/prophesies are correct, there will be a multitude of people lead astray and sounding the alarm will not be effective. 

SO WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN TO DO IF THE ANTICHRIST IS IN POWER?

GET RIGHT WITH GOD.

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Heart Health: Heart Condition

 LONGER POST THAN USUAL WARNING

There are many Bible passages that have been misquoted over and over again and one Bible misquote I have heard often is: "The love of money is evil." We may say we see the damage the love of money has manifested in the lives of celebrities and everyday people we come into contact within our own lives. But I still would like to clear up the misquote and set the record straight. "The love of money is the ROOT of ALL evil" 1 Timothy 6:10. Got your seatbelt on? Good. Let's go for a ride.

With the addition of the word 'root' and 'all' our perception of money should change and we should guard ourselves from the pitfalls that the love of money brings. Anyone who tries to convince you that poverty is fun would probably benefit from some sort of professional counseling. But, when we allow our financial state to determine our amount of joy in life as a whole, then we must look at what defines our happiness.

While thinking about money and the way we depend upon it and use it, I wondered was there a difference in the way women used money and the way men used money. And the answer is a resounding YES! I found there are 5 top ways each sex use their money (after taking care of the basic necessities that are common to both sexes such as rent and food) and found the differences a little eye opening.

MEN: Men don’t spend, they invest (car, home). Men don’t want something, they need it. Theirs is a future-money orientation. Men are trained to fix and provide, so they view money as a means to capture and accumulate things to add more value. Men want to be looked up to, status.

Men will spend their money on investments (car, home), entertainment, women/online dating/love, hobbies and sports, and betting and gambling.

WOMEN: Women are trained to nurture and seek acceptance and so they view money as a means to create a lifestyle. Women spend on things that enhance day-to-day living. Theirs is a now-money orientation. Women are the collectors of stuff and are taught that what they need to get through life is approval. They have to look good, act good, and be good.

An average woman will spend 8.5 years of her life shopping. So you guessed it, shopping tops the list of how and where women spend their money. Next we have beauty, health and fitness, love/online dating, and furnishings.

There you have it. Each of the sexes have distinct spending habits to which the marketing masses can target each of the sexes in specific ways. Our purchases are the fruit that are springing forth from the root of our desires or needs. Remember the LOVE of money is the ROOT evidenced and so I ask does our purchases serve as an indicator of our EVIL? For the man would evil be the deep need to have the best and newest car? For the woman would evil be the purchase of unending beauty enhancement materials?

With more and more money men become more and more powerful actually buying people's opinion and loyalty. The rich man often obtains the perfect trophy wife and later trade her in when she no longer fits the bill for a younger attractive wife. Men even become workaholics to the neglect of wife and children. Notice gambling creeps into the bottom of the list on which men spend money. Gambling is a force of destruction.

With more money women spend countless thousands for the perfect nose, smile, breast, butt, tummy and the list goes on and on what a woman is willing to do to her body surgically to maintain youthful beauty. When a woman will inject a poison into her face in an effort not to have wrinkles; then you know just how important beauty is to her. Not only is she interested in being beautiful, she is interested in being surrounded in/by beauty. 

I know what you may be thinking. If this blog is dedicated to lifting up women, it sure does talk negatively about women and their quest for beauty. I'm not anti-beauty or anti-sexiness. I am anti that's all a woman has to offer. There was a preacher who once said people are mean to beautiful people and beautiful people can't help God blessed them with beauty. We all have been blessed with different things by the Creator and beauty can be one of those things. There are many beautiful women who have beauty and brains, so I am not bashing beautiful women enhanced or not. I do have a problem with a woman with children living paycheck to paycheck investing her money in extensions, wigs, and nails (I know I should stay in my own lane. Not my business). I have a problem with men pouring all of their money into a car and he doesn't have a home of his own or pay child support because of his love for his car.

Well, I have not escaped those statistics with my years of shopping and spending money on material things to enhance my beauty (self and home). I have an overwhelming love of shoes and I have contributed to the millions the make-up industry pulls in yearly. We often want to be equal to men in all things. Do we want the men's top 5 they invest their money on to be our top 5? Do we want to trade an obsession for beauty for an obsession for status?

As a group we, women, are saying a lot without using words with how we look and present ourselves to the world. Our spending habits speak for us and I do not know if we are purposefully driving what our voice through money is saying. As I said, businesses and services follow our spending trends and cater to those statistical needs. Our spending power influences society. Our use of money actually speaks volumes about our heart. 

I can't begin to count how many times in the last twelve months there has been a call on social media to boycott a business for one reason or another. People are very aware money has the power to change how a business operates or support a cause or political candidate. The usage of money can be for good or evil.

I would ask everyone who is reading this post to reflect on what/how you spend your money on after you pay your rent and electric bill. Is buying grocery your next biggest expense? Some people skimp on groceries, so they have extra money for something else. Is your biggest expense after rent/electricity entertainment? Some people are highly social and must have outings to be around friends, family, or just other adults to relax and have some fun. Do you spend a large amount on shopping for clothes/shoes/beauty products? Men's shoes are costly and there is always a new brand on the market. Wigs of quality cost money as well as paying someone to do a woman's ever changing hairstyles. Where your money is so is what is driving your heart, morals, character. Let me explain.

When we confess our love, we say I love you with my all my heart, mind, body, and soul yet when love goes wrong it is our heart we say is broken not our mind, body, or soul. So where does this unwanted LOVE for money with it's ROOT of EVIL reside in us? Because we dream and plan to have money we can assume the love of money resides in our mind. We may go as far to say the love of money resides in our body because it can be used to keep us healthy and functioning if we have money. Maybe the love of money is in the soul because our spirit or soul is free from worry if we have money.

My answer to the question as to where the love of money resides is in our heart where love can bloom and be crushed. How then does or can the love of money become evil? "As a man thinks in his heart so is he" Proverbs 23:7. 

YOUR HEART'S DESIRES MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE. The above passage says it's not your brains rational thoughts guiding you in directions and deeds but your heart's WANTS. You think about desires and wants. Your brain signals the body everyday of it's NEEDS without you having to think about it. The brain says I'm thirsty, I'm hungry, I'm cold, I'm in danger, I'm sick, etc. But the heart has deep deep desires/wants. We act on both wants and needs. But it is in wants where evil shows up. And if you want to evaluate your character, pay attention to what you spend a good bit of your money on and why.

There are many bitter people roaming around because of money. A person with a forty hour a week job is angry at the grocery the below poverty level government welfare person has in their buggy with no access to healthcare (It's their tax money being used). The person whose ancestors came to America for a better life is upset people are coming to America for a better way of life (taking jobs and money from other American minorities). People have cable, three televisions, cellphone, and expensive shoes on and will rob you for what you have (best and newest). It's all about wanting more and the root is the love of money causing evil actions and attitudes.

The love of money has a root and it takes up residence in your heart and grows. The Bible says it is an EVIL growth. Now in modern religion churches teach PROSPERITY GOSPEL. Prosperity Gospel tells you that you can have material things and blessing and God don't want you to be poor. If you claim it you can manifest it. You can hear sermon after sermon saying your monetary breakthrough is coming if you keep your faith and even tithe regularly. Prosperity gospel tells people they can have their heart's desires/wants and as a child of God they are meant to prosper. God wouldn't bless the rest of the world with monetary blessing and not bless his children the same way. BAD TEACHING. Is it then a sin to pray for wealth? No. The money itself is not evil it is the person's heart that can sin with wealth and desires for wealth or it's appearance.

Jesus taught in the New Testament of the Bible that silver and gold corrodes, it is the condition of the heart, not material things that matter. But you may say the Bible says God gives you the desires of your heart. Yes. It does say that in the Old Testament but there is always a condition when the Lord says I will give or do for you. Read this:

Psalm 37:1-8 "Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong, for like the grass will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he WILL DO THIS: 

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it leads to evil."

The Hebrew definition of the word delight (in Hebrew an-nag meaning to be delicate or feminine) carrying the meaning to be pliable or sensitive, or in this context to be dependent on God and to derive one's pleasure from Him. We are clearly told what the desires (In Hebrew it's mishalot to ask or request something) of our hearts should be and it is not money. The promise of giving you the desires of your heart is SANDWHICHED in between DON'T FRET about people around you who are doing evil and are successful. God said he will give us justice and let others see how we live righteously (the quality of being morally right or justifiable). In essence the Lord is saying the good guy is not going to finish last which it seems the Psalmist's heart was troubled by and he was told not to fret twice by God.  

So where your heart is shows up as where your money is and your relationship with money. People are dating now asking the infamous question, "What are you bringing to the table?" People want to be a power couple with money and influence. Online love scams are rampant as well as other scams. As soon as there is a natural disaster my phone blows up with spam calls asking for money for the cause from scammers. Love and commitment are taking a backseat to a business deal type of marriage where money is the main drawing factor. 

I decided to do this post due to the economic stress America is in at the moment. Inflation has many choosing to buy groceries, or gas, or pay the rent each month. People are going to bed hungry. Violence due to poverty is rising. 

I raised my children to live by what the Apostle Paul said in his letter to the Philippians in the New Testament Bible:

"Do not be anxious for anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received, or heard from me - put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want" Philippians 4:6-12