Is that a Train????

My mom called this morning and told me that some tornadoes sat down in N.O. She said it sounded like a freight train. That's what I remember when I moved to North Alabama (Huntsville shout out!!!). There was a time when tornadoes were never really feared at home. Hurricanes were detectable and were the only true threat as far as a storm is concerned.

Kinda makes me avert my thoughts to "last days" thoughts. All of this destruction occuring, along with a lack of concern...it is so fitting with prophecy--Bible prophecy, that is. We are living our lives with just about no hope for tomorrow. It's all about what we feel today, what we want today. Get my drift.

I watched State Property 2 yesterday. While I enjoyed the theatric maturity and excellent storyline of this movie, it really had me thinking about the urban (and country; you can see the same elements on dirt roads) brown-skinned community. We are really out there with money so much on our mind where it's "f*ck whoever stands in my way." While my heart goes out to the young black men in the drug trade, I see this mentality in everybody.

The U.S. deficit has been going down since Bush has been in office, but why is that? Bush is Beans!!! Get down or lay down! How do you get out of debt fast? Cancel your debt, settle for less than what you owe, cancel your debtor! That might take me off track. No, it definitely will.

Back to topic: if you ever got mad at a family for falling short on their expenses and you needed to help, talking to you. If you've punched a woman in her stomach when you knew she was pregnant with your kid, talking to you. If you've ever maintained a separation from those "not on your level," talking to you. If you've resented the kids making better grades than you/your kids, talking to you. Of course, the list goes on and I'm not a true blogger like that to cover a number of these, so I'll step away from this one.

I will get back to the original topic, though. lol. Too many of us (myself included, folk, no saint here...saints fan, but no saint) live as if what we do has no effect on our lives. Cancer and STDs are avoidable. Pollution is avoidable. Racism is avoidable. Separation is avoidable. But they're all here, thanks to you and me and our counterparts from generations before.

Fortunately, it's not a dooms-day story. You really can enjoy life, not being overly consumed with what is going wrong. Katrina did not kill my city. God is taking care of all the people throughout the U.S. and beyond. He heals. He provides. This isn't some feeling, this is reality. The same God that has provided / is providing for Native Americans, Jews, Mexicans, Africans...all of the dispersed people of the world...is the same God taking all of us through all sorts of trying times.

Take a look at the book of Revelation, preferably an older version (King James). It's not a scary book as some have grew up to learn. It's not about Damian from The Omen. There are so many books and movies out to confuse the general public where the people really don't know what to think anymore. I say bump dat.

Learn about the love of a Creator who allowed us to live, despite knowing that not everyone would make it.