Problems

     Just when you’re telling yourself things can’t get any worse --- they do!  Any more it doesn’t really matter what you’re talking about because that comment applies universally to all situations.  Consider just a few examples of what I am talking about.

     Government

     It’s at that time again where the government in the United States has decided it is going to stay “operational.”  It seems that at the last minute the Congress and the Senate decided to let it ride for a couple more years.  How many of you have EVER thought about passing a law where the Senators and Congressmen would no longer be paid, no longer receive benefits, or no longer be allowed in their home states if they could not get their act together and do their jobs ON TIME?

     What about the leaders of many of the world’s FREE countries and their petty antics?  At times they appear like school kids on the playground:  “My dad’s better than yours!”  “No, he’s not!”  “Yes he is!”  Is there any possibility of a “time out?” or some other type of punishment until they could learn to “play nice together?”  Then you listen to all this school kid banter back and forth and it makes me think of what I used to tell my kids when they were growing up:  “People can only assume you’re stupid if you don’t speak.  Don’t open your mouth and confirm their assumptions.”

     Law Enforcement

     This is one of those professions where I’ve often said: “You couldn’t pay me enough to do that job!”  The men and women of law enforcement don’t get the respect they deserve.  They go out, day or night, not knowing the circumstances they are going to face and then when they have done what is only humanly possible, they are criticized or condemned for the decision they made.  Are there some “rotten apples’ within the ranks of law enforcement personnel?  Absolutely!  Just as there are in any profession.  But, most are very devoted to their profession and truly have a desire to protect and serve.  Considering all the things we ask of these people if for no other reason we should respect them for their works.  Instead we are hearing on the news almost daily of another officer in some community being “killed in the line of duty.” 

     Morals

     It has become a daily dilemma.  The moral values of many have become at a long-time low.  Young boys need to be taught a better respect for young women.  It seems today there is no true guideline that people accept as the “touchstone” of moral values.  They feel justified in setting their own standards of what is right and wrong.  Even when a “rule” or “law” is set many people feel it doesn’t apply to them.  Just look at your next drive on the interstate highway (or any road for that matter).  Even when the speed limit is set at 75 miles per hour most of the drivers feel the need (or that they have the right) to go faster.  And they do!

     Let’s be honest.  When we look at the world we live in we can’t have BILLIONS of people each making their own decisions about what is acceptable or not.  The Bible tells us that man was never created to “direct his own steps.”  So how could he possibly guide others in the way they should go?  I can’t speak for all nations of the world, but in the United States, where I live part of their “motto” is:  “In God We Trust!”  To believe that of this country’s citizens is absurd!  And to think it might apply to other lands is ridiculous.  It certainly is what is needed.  It may be what we want to believe.  But, sadly, we’re only human!

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"You don't have to be the "life" of the party ---

but don't be the "death" either!"