Perspective

Every once in a while I have a thought that triggers questions from the scriptures, they are usually about the end times and so on. This morning I got up and was making my 1700cal breakfast (just for fun to see if I could[I did]) and I heard what sounded like a warning siren going off in the living room. so I quickly went to check it out. I was expecting a weather alert like usual, severe thunderstorms or something like that. I figured out that the sound was coming from an Ipad that sends a warning signal every time a missile is shot at Israel. I didn't think much of it because that is only one missile which I was sure they had already shot down. the next three hours will probably stay in my memory for the rest of my life. rocket after rocket was shot at Israel. I still can't even--another one just went off. It really is appalling to me. I know how the end times play out, the Bible says it clearly, but I never had any sort of grasp on it until now--and another rocket. You see in America we don't have to worry about these kinds of things. Well, at least not yet that is. We wake up and drink our normal morning coffee, put on our normal work clothes (not necessarily in that order.) and get in our perfect little gas conserving cars and go to our jobs that we will proceed to hate and complain about later. I have even found myself complaining because the roads aren't smooth enough. Pathetic. in the last three hours or so there have been 37 rockets reported to have been shot at Israel. Still think your job is rough? I sat in this quiet house not even thinkin--and another. 38. thinking about whether or not I was in danger. I was thinking about how many calories I was taking in. I complain because I have to go take a Practical exam later on muscles. How selfish am I?! I would love to say that I just drop to my knees and ask God for their protection, and thank Him for my own, but I haven't more than once today. Again, Pathetic.
            I would love to tell you that this is just a phase, that it will all be over soon, but it is merely the beginning of a tribulation you cannot even imagine. For the unsaved, they will stay for it, experience it, see it, feel it, smell it and probably Die in it.
            SO! aren't you so glad you read this now?! so uplifting right?! well, not exactly. I hate it as much as the next person, but it is reality and I personally like to live realistically. Christians have a hope that is completely unmatched. We have the Lord, who will never leave us, or forsake us.

As my mother has always said: "be thankful"