13. #Watch! 2

"And what I say unto you, I say unto all...

Watch! (Mark 13:37)

Dear Reader, I want to express my gratitude that you have continued on with me thus far. Also, to give you a forewarning on what you are about to read. This chapter was not intended. I originally sat down to write what I will write in Watch #3. However, as soon as my hands hit the keys (not to be too dramatic) this is what spilled forth. After much soul searching and a little revising, the decision was made to keep it in my blog. It was close. My wavering, Dear Reader is because of you. I do not want to offend or anger anyone and my hope is, that in spite of how the content may make you feel or how un-pc it is, that you might sense the heart that is behind it... Love...for you.

Throughout the Bible, men of God have written of a time in the far-off future where the Earth and Mankind implodes upon itself. It is a time, where it seems man has conquered the Earth, the Seas and the Heavens; Thereby, bruising man's pioneering spirit. A world in which one could say - we've been there and done that (!) a multitude of times.

Man.

At our core, explorers and creators. We want to explore the how, why, where, when and what of everything in this magnificent Universe and we want to create in and amongst the shallows of the mundane to bring about lofty heights of beauty. Unfortunately, there is another side to man. His ego, greed and pride. When all has been charted, when all has been done, when all has been recorded - when music, art, fashion and culture have nothing left, but to spit out a revamped version of the old. What is left for the yearning heart of man to discover, to create, or to conquer?

Sure as individualists, there are still mountains to climb, and places to see. But as this world gets smaller and smaller and social media gets larger and larger and as the big screen get bigger and louder and 3D glasses make everything so real, will anyone muster up the wherewithal to even try? If it can not be posted as something cool and different on Instagram will there be any point?

When our innate qualities as humans becomes stifled, what is left?

How is it going to be for this generation coming up? They have never experienced a day in their life when one or more of their parents is not attached to their phone and then as soon as they are old enough they themselves are attached to it. Instead of pondering possibilities - they ask Google, Siri or Alexa (most) anything - and get an "approved" answer. In my youth we were climbing trees, playing in dirty creeks - catching pollywogs, exploring our neighborhood and towns on our bikes - all without phones or under the ever stifling watchful eye of our parents. Now, kids are never let out of their parents or caregivers sight lest they may be kidnapped. Yet, they may still stumble upon predators stalking on the internet. They live in a world where they have to keep an eye and ear out in school for anything or anyone that may look suspicious. Our school children live in an undercurrent of anxiety that at any moment a deranged person will open fire on them. They live in homes torn by divorce, many raised not even knowing a father. So many children are now born before their parents can even make a decision to stay together or make a commitment to each other by getting married. Single women are now deciding to have children by themselves with the aid of a sperm -donor; Thereby, purposely taking away from the child the benefit of a father. Men, and now even women having children in their retirement years, and thus placing the fear of their more imminent death upon their children. Too many children are being brought up in Foster Care being shuffled from place to place. And now, many children are being raised by two men or two women. How many of those children yearn for a Mom or a Dad? Who is asking about how all of this is affecting the hearts of our children? Yes, children are resilient. However, you all know someone - if not yourself - who suffered through their parents divorce. Or were in Foster Care or were adopted, or lost one or both of their parents when they were young, or were raised by a single parent. These can create lasting deep wounds inside a child that affect how they view the world, themselves, other's and can impair their relationships.

Our "ME" society embraces almost everything under the banner of LOVE and acceptance no matter the impact it may have on our children and our society as a whole. We are even going so far as to allow our young children to change their gender with drugs because they feel like they are the opposite sex. How many of you wanted to be the opposite sex growing up? Or thought about it? How about your children? I want to be a boy! I want to wear your high heels! Makeup is fun! Dresses are gross! Now, if your child expresses an interest in becoming another sex, is it child abuse not to allow them? Have we taken the time to really evaluate what harm this may ultimately cause the child long term?

Our world is bashing against itself. We are throwing off all norms of a biological, physiological family unit. Since the dawn of man, family units consisted of a mom and a dad. Even where polygamy was involved, the children had the benefit of a mother and a father. The children knew who they were and where they came from - something that we all have a deep desire to know. It gives us a sense of belonging and being. Children today are a more of a commodity when wanted and disposable when they are not. How many times have you heard a woman say she doesn't need a man to become a mother? How many men have used a surrogate to facilitate having a child? And please, let me make myself clear, the advancement in science to allow couples to conceive children in alternative ways is not what I am talking about. I am looking at the bigger picture of the effects on our children in this society. Shuffled between their Mom and Dad's homes, Stepmothers and stepfathers and step or half siblings to contend with, No Moms or no Dads, schools in which open up the possibility of them being a different gender, sex, sex, sex... everywhere, exhausted overworked parents, often overrun with confusion and selfishness. You know what I am saying... you see it everyday on the TV and in the news. We have seeming sane and loving Moms and Dads bringing their young children to Drag Queen Story Hour. Patting themselves on the back at how "woke" they are. We have lost our calm sense of settledness. Many men for the most part do not know what it means to be men. As boys, many of them were chastised or drugged (the over prescribing of Ritalin) just by being one! And girls have lost their sense of worth - giving themselves away to anyone who will have them. I see many empty children going to empty homes. What will these children become as adults? How can our children become their full and wonderful selves in a world overrun with consumerism and Instagram. Where their truest and deepest needs are not even regarded when the parents decide that they want a baby. Unfortunately, the Bible talks about the traits of the generation just before Jesus returns and it is ugly.

I personally find it odd that the world has named the generations. I am a Baby Boomer and now we have the Millenials, then Gen Y, then Gen Z. We have ended the alphabet. Is that a coincidence?

Generation Z. Let us take a further look at the world in which they will be growing up in. First of all a dying planet. The water, the air, the earth all polluted. The outrageous greed of major corporations raping our planet and dumping their waste in our waters. Good, organic, nutritious food only for the rich. Intense consumerism coming at them constantly on their social media pages. Having two parents of the opposite sex that are married or in a truly committed relationship will be a rarity, might even say, bourgeois. Do (or be) what thou wilt - their mantra. There schools more of a social experiment rather than learning centers. Being LGBTQ will be celebrated and may become the preferred way to be perceived - in order to be accepted. Unable to completely connect with others in an intimate and personal way having spent their entire childhood texting, even with their parent (s). Living in a world much like Oceania where the inhabitants are under constant surveillance by "Big Brother" like the fictional book 1984 by George Orwell.

Our precious children, tossed about, given wayyyy too many choices, looking into things and having things taught to them that are way beyond their years. Never really being allowed to just be children. Confused, empty and depressed, what might they look like when they are adults?

"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, no self control, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God." (2 Timothy 3:1-4)

"Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator...For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust, one toward another, men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet." (Romans 1:24-27)

I daresay, that Generation Z, may just well be the last generation before the return of Jesus.

In a world where there are a trillion types of toothpaste and every rock has been turned over and the diamonds have all been mined and oil is depleted - what is left to attain by men filled with ego, greed and pride? When there is nothing left to rape, pillage and plunder? You. And what is left of the World. They want it all. They want complete control over all of Earth's resources and that includes you. How might that look? How might they go about to accomplish this? In Watch #3, we will look into the Bible verses that explain exactly - what they will do, and in fact, are perfecting now. Along with other prophecies regarding the last days...

I know Dear Reader, that the above may have angered you or caused you anxiety, I do understand. I am just reporting what the Bible says and what I see. But, most importantly, I want you to know, in spite of how bleak the world looks just prior to the return of Jesus that you have not been caught unaware. You are reading this now. You Dear One, are loved by the God of this Universe - deeply. No matter who you are or what you have or haven't done. Really Loved.

Please keep reading. We will get there - you and I - to a place of great joy and peace and a love that is above and beyond anything you are able to think of or (at this moment) even comprehend. But you will....

And thank you again for getting to this sentence. I am sure it took some courage. Now, let's get to the chapter I intended to write!