First things first

When looking at face book, most times you can tell what is important to a person by what they post. I don't post a lot of religious items but occasionally I will. I will post political stuff that would be pro conservative or negative Liberal. I post stuff supporting the police. These are things important to me. God wants to be first in our lives.  Mostly I try to keep my religious stuff on my blog, but I do put stuff I think is really important on Face book. I do feel relationship with God is important, but do not feel putting it out there on Face Book is proper. So many people do not want to hear it, just like I don't want to hear the swearing and cuss word on Face Book. I have a duty to speak out and so I use my blog.  So it is with others, I see cousins post stuff about faith and God on face book. I see others post mostly political posts in some form. Others that I read may have a lot of family stuff. Some would post so much stuff with bad language, that you feel dirty reading their stuff and I end up having to not follow. You shall have no other gods before Me, is the first commandment from the short list. God wants to be first in our lives. You can tell what is most important to people by what comes out of their mouth, either in talking or what they post. We are a Nation that has for the majority strayed from God, you can tell by the multitude of what you see posted on face book. At one time we were a God fearing Nation. Perhaps the liberals do not see it that way, but the founding fathers if not religious at least feared God. They point to the constitution which was a compromise among people of different faiths, that did not want to be told like England did what church to attend, but they respected God. This generation does not fear God. They almost mock God, almost daring him to do anything. He controls the wind and the seas. I wonder if the lack of rainfall in some parts is his response. I wonder if excessive rain in other parts is his response. Some point to the dry conditions in California could possibly be God's doing. They have been a leader in this nation of things moving away from God. One face book response said perhaps the White House should put up more lightening rods after their display of rainbow colored lights in support of sin. The LGBT community does not fear God. Look at gay pride marches and parades, they are not sorry for their sin, but want us to accept it as normal behavior. All have sinned, but do we have a repenting  attitude or are we daring God to do something. The Gay community is transforming our country to support their lifestyle. It does not matter to them what God thinks. Their are others that put their political agenda before God. It is winning that is most important, not what is best for our country.  I wonder how soon we cross the line of God's long suffering? Let us remember to keep God in first place. Perhaps like Lot's family, we will be spared God's judgement. When God sent his Judgement on the earth in the form of a flood, he spared Noah and his family, because he was a righteous man. He spared Lot and his family due to the prayers of Abraham. Many times in the Old Testament, God fought battles for those that feared him, but allowed judgement to fall on those that did not.Will God remove his hand of blessing from this nation, or perhaps there are still enough righteous that he withholds his hand of judgement. I don't know, I cannot see the mind of God, but he sees our hearts. Let us keep him in first place in our lives. Honor and fear the Lord,  the one who controls the weather, the one who can fix hearts.  Keep first things first, keep God in first place in our lives. Is love what comes out of our mouth?  We need God and his Love in our hearts and lives. May our soul long for God. I want to stand for righteousness and Love. May the words of my mouth be acceptable in thy sight, O God.   God bless, LVZ.