Now that the holidays are over for now I am slowly coming back to par. I am listening to a sermon my roommate brought in from a guy who spoke at his parents coast. And needless to say it is upsetting. In fact so much that I want to dedicate this blog of how much I believe he is wrong, or I at least do not buy his theory.

in a nutshell he blames Katrina and other natural disasters on us due to God's anger over our treatment towards Isreal. That this is a judgment upon the whole country, the entire United States of America. that Katrina, tornadoes, even Mount St. Helens blowing in 1980 was because God punished us for what we have done to Israel.

Yes he does have some good points. Yet however this end of times preaching to me is a cop out for Christianity today. Personally for me yes I see that god does discipline those who he loves...this is done for a purpose. Such as myself I have been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. Which in a nutshell can shorten life. So do I get angry with God? Or those who believe they are born Gay, they were born that way? Those born with Aids in Africa or here in the US? What about those who were in the south during the hurricane and lost loved ones? What about those going to work and doing their thing in New York during September 11, 2001? is this God's wrath?

Go ahead place judgment and blame them all on God. God did this it's his fault he punished us this is his wrath. Ok let's see here during Katrina I looked at all the destruction and saw the devastation and ya know the only thing on my mind? What such an opportunity to cling to God and look towards him for dependence. You can look at it as punishment from God yes. but that does not tell me anything. Who else do I have to go t? God? So therefore I can see that this as a way to remember God and his glory. We have nothing without him. nothing. Even this computer is not mine. It will not go into heaven nor hell with me. It is gone. And why does one area of the U.S. get punished because of a president's bad choices?

Looking at this as a country yes society is changing the way we are think and feel. We are becoming a very self focused and hedonistic society. Ok this is a problem all over and not just one country. Welcome to the world. So individually we are responsible for our own action and will be called int account for every word and action before God during the day of judgment. So go ahead and cop out and blame this on something else other than our own actions. Go on its the end of times isn't it? let's use fear rather than being like Christ whom talked to these sinful folks prostitutes, criminals, tax collectors, the common man everyone.

But if you want to use natural disasters and acts of evil on the government and entire country yes it's tha fault of them not our individual selves right? Is this what is being said?

I am sorry I cannot buy this at all. Even with the points he made that were legit, I cannot take them as a whole to the sermon I listened to. Not facing these problems and wiping them off using generics, speaking to large numbers than walking with others, focus on the people each and every one. When God does see fit for something to happen, it is not God to blame. It is not ourselves to blame. Every day life there is a disaster and personal hell happening somewhere.

Repent your sins yes, this is a key factor. but the first thing is you must be able to see God and take the first step towards him and realize this whole life no matter good nor bad is temporary. Why must we look at only natural disasters as a call to repent? Even good and bad can be an is a call to repent. Why must we single out the end times and bad as time to repent?

The time is always now. We are not promised a tomorrow and even says in the bible, I do believe but I could be wrong, so why worry about the end times. Today is where we are and God is tomorrow. What we do today will bring us tomorrow. When that day comes.

Yes this got me fired up and if I only had a better memory I could come up with a huge debate on this. I hate it when Christians focus outside or externally and not walk with others. This is where you will get them there.

As the Chinese proverb goes

"Tell me and I will forget, show me and I might remember, but and involve me and I will understand"

It seems so many would rather tell. And I am trying but I know that I could do some more involving myself.