What is Happening to America???
It is with a heavy heart that I address this topic, as America is the greatest nation on earth. And that is simply because we care about other people, both in our own country and those in countries around the world. We are the "Land of the Brave & the Home of the Free" or at least we used to be. And we are blessed by God.
One of the problems I think, is because of our affluence, we have, in many cases, become "gods unto ourselves" because sooner or later we will solve just about any problem that we have. I am amazed at how fast the newest technology becomes passe. This year's most popular Christmas gifts will be "old hat" by next Christmas.
We give out mixed messages. We care, but we are basically selfish. We give, but we also have much. We rescue but we also complain about rescuing. We go to war in Iraq to save thousands of lives, and then we complain that we have to lose some of our lives to save their lives. We elect a President that supposedly we believed in, and then we, on a daily basis, "tar and feather him," and then blame him for every economic, military, and natural disaster known to man. As I write this, the Democrats are blaming him for what is going on in Pakistan. We condemn beheading as an atrocity, yet we "behead" our own President every chance that we get.
Would you say that we have turned into a nation of hypocrites? Saying one thing, and doing and thinking another? Do we stand for ANYTHING anymore?
And there are those who want to blame this all on our current President and the party that he represents, when in my opinion, ALL Presidents, no matter what Party they come from, become unpopular in times of war. Not only are we "a nation at war," we are a nation at war with ourselves! And if we keep it up, we are going to have our own Civil War, right here in America, on our own soil. The Bible teaches that " a house divided against itself cannot stand." which basically is what is happening in our government.
There seems to have crept into our government a real EVIL PRESENCE, which is the best way I can describe it. You can see this presence, hidden behind a false smile, on the faces of some of our leaders. And in years past, I feel that some of our leaders, even past Presidents, fit the defintion of a Psychopath. Not the "serial killer" type of Psycopath, but the manipulative, con artist, business type of Psychopath. The ones who wear "business suits" and who could live right next door to you. In the old days they were called "smooth talkers." The Bible calls them " Wolves in sheep's clothing." Jesus warned us to "be on guard, against prowling lions who are seeking to devour you."
Let me define for you the traits of a Psychopath:
1.) They are charming, charismatic, egocentric, manipulative, cunning, callous, and KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING. They can lie without any remorse because they have no conscious, but can turn themselves into a "cameleon" to fool whomever they are talking to. They look like the real thing, but underneath they are "wolves in sheep's clothing."
2.) They are glib and superficial.
3.) They are egocentric & grandiose
4.) They demonstrate a lack of remorse or guilt.
5.) They demonstrate a lack of empathy.
6.) They are deceitful and manipulative.
7.) They have shallow emotions.
8.) They are impulsive, have poor behavior controls, and have a need for excitement.
9.) They lack responsibility and when caught in a lie, they blame someone else, and declare themselves innocent.
10.) They have early behavioral problems in childhood and as an adult they demonstrate antisocial behavior, meaning that they make up their own rules, rather than follow those of society.
Can you think of any of our past Presidents or any of the Presidential candidates that are running for the Presidency in 2008 that seem to demonstrate some, if not all of these characteristics?
Psychopaths do not feel normal emotions, so they study other people to see what emotions to fake as the situation calls for it. Which is why they practice "crying on cue", "laughing on cue", "looking sad on cue" etc. But it is all an "act." Because they have no emotions or feelings at all, they are like robots.
And unfortunately psychopaths can be politicians as well as serial killers. They can be your next door neighbor or your minister or your policeman. There are millions of them in America. And they are seeking to get control of our country.
America needs to WAKE UP and get back to reality and truth. Because the number one goal of any psychopath is to "take care of number one, mainly themselves". They see other people as "objects to be used," who can be dropped at a moment's notice when they are no longer serving the needs of the psychopath. It is scary at just how good they are at fooling others.
This is why you have several of the Presidential candidates being accused of "saying one thing one day, and the complete opposite the next." They will say whatever the crowd that they are in front of wants to hear, because their goal, is to get their vote so they can become President. Rather, than being a "true politician" who really cares about America, who does not say what the people want to hear but what they NEED to hear, regardless of whether he gets their vote or not.
The Bible teachs that God Himself appoints our leaders. But it also teaches that sometimes, God has allowed bad leaders to get elected because the nation needs to be reprimanded and suffer the consequences of disobedience to God. In the Old Testament, in the history of Israel, you will see alternating good and bad leaders of Israel, depending on how obedient the nation as a whole was to God.
And this is what is wrong with America and our government. We have a government now that has sold their souls to the devil, in exchange for fame, power, and wealth. The COMPLETE OPPOSITE of everything that American once stood for and believed in. And when a nation kicks out God from the equation and becomes their own GOD then you can look for them to FALL. We have taken prayer out of our schools, nativity scenes out of public places, the Ten Commandments out of public buildings, and some are trying to get " In God we Trust" off of our coins. We have candidates who openly support abortion, homosexuality, and many other issues that God condemns and finds abhorrant.
What can we do???? Well, for one thing, talk to your families, your neighbors, and fight to save your country from a group of psychopaths in business suits. Pray, and ask God to save our nation from itself.
President Bush looks tired. And you know why? Because we have all but crucified him on a cross. And he STILL keeps hanging in there, attempting to do the right thing, in spite of the daily attacks on him and his Presidency. He openly states that he turns to God in prayer for guidance. Something that we should admire, not make fun of.
American is going DOWN. What are you going to do about it?????
Patricia Jones, M.A.
Pastoral Counselor
By Patricia Jones, M.A.
