Posted in Special Thoughts of Mine

Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

~Psalm 22:4

I am always amazed when I think of our country's forefathers.  The first settlers from England have always fascinated me...their bravery, their fortitude, their inner drive to move to a new place and start their lives all over again for the sake of freedom--freedom to believe in and worship God, freedom to live the lives they knew they were supposed to live without persecution.  How many hearts were broken when they boarded the ships to leave the only home they had ever known?  How many women were blindly following the leading of their husbands?  How many children didn't truly understand what was going on, but were being obedient to their parents?  What was life like on those ships?  What was life like when they first stepped on the soil of North America?  How many fell to their knees and gave thanksgiving prayers unto God? 

How did our nation become the nation it did?  Through the suffering, the trials, and tribulations endured by our forefathers.  Where did they get their strength?  By crying out to God Almighty and asking Him to guide them, sustain them, provide for them, and lead them.  And then they allowed Him to do so.  That is the key.  That is the principle this wonderful United States of America was founded upon.  Faith in God, albeit blind faith most of the time, was the element most needed, and our forefathers followed through with that element.  They trusted God.  How many folks in America are trusting God today?  And I do mean truly trusting in Him and Him alone.  Trusting Him to lead them in the paths of righteousness, trusting Him to provide for all of their needs, trusting Him for their health, trusting Him to speak to our nations leaders, and then praying our leaders listen to Him. 

It is my prayer today and every day that God will once again be Lord of this country and that our leaders will turn to Him in all aspects of their lives.  Not just in the decisions made in the Senate or in the White House or in Congress, but in the day-to-day lives they live.  What they'll eat that day, what they'll wear, what they'll say, what steps they will take to insure this nation is once again the thriving country it once was.  I pray that our unborn babies are once again safe, that our infants and children will not know the horrors of poverty and perversion, that our young adults will forge ahead and become the future leaders and be the godly men and women they were created to be.  I pray that once again God will look upon this nation with favor and be pleased with what He sees. 

Won't you join me in agreement with this prayer?

Hugs and Blessings,

Cynthia Robin