2012

Ok....if you have a pulse you probably have been hearing lots about the year 2012 and how some experts say it is when cataclysmic happenings will begin. Basically, the end of the world. I was chatting with a new friend the other day who watched a show on the History Channel about this very topic. This girl was honest enough to share with me how anxiety ridden she was over seeing this program. She was unable to sleep well and could not get the program off her mind. Well, this got me thinking. This new friend of mine is a church goer and more importantly, a believer. Why does she even give this kind of "stuff" a second thought? Why is she churned up over something that the History Channel tells the viewers is going to happen or might happen? What is that all about. This is how I see it....

As believers, it is sooooooo important that we KNOW WHAT WE KNOW! Know what I mean? If we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord, then we must....must....come to know what His word has to say to us. Just ONE of the reasons for knowing the word of God is to know how to deal with this "scary" stuff that the world would like us to get caught up in. If we are a people, walking around all caught up in fear, bogged down by worry and anxiety, what good are we to His kingdom? Amen?! I praise God as I write this and think back on that conversation I had we my new friend. I was able to give her a few words that comforted her. What an honor! The only reason I had anything firm to say to her was because I am familiar with what God has told us. His comforting messages didn't just jump into my brain. I gobbled them up! I have stored them in my heart for times when either I need them for myself or someone else. I think it is important for you to know that I too get kind of caught up in those History Channel or Discover Channel shows that talk about the end times or prophetic teachings (Nostradamus type stuff). They are so captivating aren't they!! Well, the more familiar I have become with the Word of God, the quicker I am able to spot a lie when I see it/hear it. In a totally wrong, twisted kind of way, I think I might still get caught up in watching these shows so I can watch how often they actually say things that are counter to what the word of God says. Yeah, I should not do that but it is so fun! So, let me finish with some verses that come to mind whenever our enemy tries to get me all stirred up with anxiety about how the world is going to end.

First off, God tells us to be careful with what we allow our hearts to soak up..

Prov 4:23
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

(once that yuck is in there....you can't get it out!)

Here is a quick, must know, go-to verse...
Phil 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (emphasis added)

Here are some very specific verses regarding what Jesus has

to say about the end of the world as we know it...

Matt 35-42
35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
36 “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.* Only the Father knows.
37 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. 39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
40 “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.
42 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

So........if you believe the very words of Jesus, then just go back to the Phil verse!!

No worries!

Peace out, girl scout!!