Again, Rome Falls

I've been fairly quiet at blogging for a few months.  I guess I'm just so fed up with what our "representatives", with a few exceptions, in Washington, D.C. and our Government have been doing.  I've watched the great Kabuki dance our politicians are doing and they are, like the ancient Roman government, giving the populace free bread and the games all over again.  Our attention has been diverted from the routine attack on our God-given rights by the Government: privacy, free speech, practice of our religion (unless you happen to be a Muslim), and, for that matter, most of the Bill of Rights recognizing those God-given (NOT Government granted) rights.  The ones who haven't been swayed by all of this subterfuge have been quietly making plans.  They have been preparing for the downfall of this "Empire".  And, no, I am not saying an armed rebellion is afoot!  I'm pointing out that those who have a belief in all the things that made this country great (independence, self-reliance, personal responsibility, and a deep belief in God/His morality) are trying to make sure that when things do go down that great sucking maelstrom created, with the help of our "representatives", by the Federal Government, some will survive to rebuild again.  Hopefully they will rebuild with a mind to avoid our past errors.

Our pending downfall is rooted in the conveniences and excesses of our age.  We no longer, for the most part, have to work hard every day to put food into our mouths through farming, ranching, animal husbandry, foraging, and sun up to sun down labor.  Modern life has given us time to spend on other things that detract from our basic survival.  Unfortunately, this extra time has also taken us away from personal responsibility.  We elect or appoint someone to "take care" of what are our most basic rights so that we can concentrate our time elsewhere.  When a man or woman fails in their personal responsibility to take care of themselves, their families, and their God-given rights, they will fall to those who want nothing more than unchallenged dominance over others.  That is probably our greatest mistake, next to a loss of faith.

When we lose faith or no longer practice our faith, the immoralities we would have never accepted become lost in the noise level of everyday life.  The foundation of our morality is our faith in God.  When morality is gone, the perversions of life take over.  The murder of another, whether on the street or in the womb, loses it horror.  The permanence of the bond between a man and a woman is eroded, as is the strength of family. Common decency is overlooked because we are distracted elsewhere.  We lose hope because we forget the source of our inner strength.  Those who would dominate us know this all to well.  That is why you see organized attacks by them on Christianity.  That is why you see reports of Government training to our military that brands Christians as hate groups and terrorists.  They chip away at the foundations of our strength.  It is our willingness to compromise and give up, chip by chip, our faith, our principles, our rights, and our personal responsibility that is our undoing.

I can only hope that those who still believe in themselves, their faith, and their God-given rights will ultimately prevail.  People need to remember that Government has no power but what we give it.  What has been delegated can be withdrawn. Personal responsibility is hard, but so much easier than the bonds of slavery to another.

Proverbs 6:6 –11 (NLT)
“6:6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! 6:7 Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, 6:8 they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. 6:9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? 6:10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—6:11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.” 

1 Timothy 5:8 (NIV)
“If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

Proverbs 27:12
“A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.”

Stand strong, Patriots and Preppers!  No Compromise, No Surrender!