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7 Demons

As addicts, we have experienced many of the same things in our lives. We have slept in similar ditches, woken up in the wrong beds, got caught up with the wrong people, and done a million things we cannot remember, no matter how hard we try.

But, one of the things that many of us have tried to do is to quit. We have tried to change our lives. We have tried to please loved ones and put the bottle down for a while. We’ve thrown the pipe away, just to keep the one we love. We have gone to rehab, and we have gone again, instead of going to jail. We have even really tried.

And likewise, many of us have failed over and over again. I cannot tell you the number of promises I’ve made, and the number of times I have quit, and was 100% sincere in my efforts. I fought hard to keep it straight.

But, that thing happens. You know what I mean. One of those buttons gets pushed, which works to draw you back in. It could be an old friend who pops up at the wrong time. It could be a bad day at work. It could be a happy holiday. It could be any number of things. But, you are struggling to resist and maybe giving in.

Jesus said “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goes he, and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.” —Matt 12:43-45

When we get clean or free from a wicked or twisted spirit or demon, and we give in and let it come back, we become worse than we were before. We quit drinking or using and if we pick it up again, we suck it down like candy, and we run after it, like mad. We might even branch out and try other things, in new places. We dive off the deep end. Not only that, but a happy drunk, might become an angry drunk. We might start stealing to provide for our lifestyle. We might cheat or hurt our loved ones. The spirit that left, brings 7 more back with it. This will manifest in our lives, in many ways.

Normally, we quit using, or living a jacked up life, because God has woke us up in some way. He shows us we need to get straight. It could be any number of things. Maybe we have a close call. Maybe we hit rock bottom or hurt someone we love. Then, we realize we have a problem and need to quit what we are doing. This is God calling us to Himself. He wants us to be saved.

So, maybe we pray to receive Christ, or maybe we just decide to quit using and to change our lives. We feel good, about ourselves, and what is happening. We look good. We are eating right, and we are working or trying to work. Our families are happy with us, and people are noticing.

But if a few months later, we decide to have that drink, 7 demons come into us, and we are worse than we ever were. And when I say demons, I mean literal demons. You might have been a drunk before, but now you are even worse. You get in fights all the time. Steal booze, bum money, and have sex with anything that shakes a little. You can call it what you will, but I call it demons, because things happen outside of your body, which is not caused by you. Temptations, come that you have no control over. It has to be something else guiding it.

So, what’s the answer? The answer is to turn to God. And let Him make you free. He is the only answer. With God, ALL things are possible. Believe it. It doesn’t matter how many times, you fail. It doesn’t matter what your preacher says. Run to God and ask Him to save you. Confess Jesus as your Lord, and ask Him to heal you. Not, once, but every time, in every way. Keep turning to Him, every time, until it makes you sick, then keep turning to Him, cause He loves you, and He is working. You did not become a mess over night, and it will take time to get you totally out. Trust Him, He is working.

When you confess your sins to God, you will find yourself doing them less and less. As time goes on, you’ll find that you fail less and less, never give up. Ask God to forgive you, and keep living life. I have failed so many times, that I cannot understand why God, stays with me. But, He does. He keeps working, and blessing me. He keeps guiding me, and protecting me. I do not deserve it. That is His grace.

I am not saying life will be rosy. I had to go to prison to finally get broken of the demons that ruled my life. But, when I finally sat down and listened, God was able to work and speak to me. When you ask Him to save you, it happens instantly. But, then He works to remove things throughout our lives. Some go quicker than others. I have things I still struggle with. But, listen to God, and do the things He leads you to do. You will see miracles.

Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ His newest book is called “The Future is Coming” and is a collection of dystopian short stories.

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Building the Beast System

The Door is Closing

The scriptures teach that one day there will be a system ran by one person who controls all buying and selling.( Rev. 13:16-18)

That system is being built today.

It will be in place and ready to use when the Anti-Christ requires the Mark of the Beast on the hands or foreheads of all people.

That will be the last piece of the infrastructure.

It will connect the people’s physical bodies and minds to the system.

Go back to the days of Babel. (Gen. 11))

We see that “They”, began to build a tower which would reach heaven. The purpose was to unite humanity. “Lest we be scattered”

They were of “one language, and of one speech” which is like saying they said, the same things, in the same way.

Likewise today, a tower has been built to heaven called the internet. It will probably be totally satellite contained eventually. Elon Musk’s “Starlink” is the future.

This tower or internet, has united humanity, in essence. It has allowed the spread of commerce and certain ideas to brainwash the masses into saying the same things in the same ways.

People have connected virtually their entire lives to this tower. Social life, business, banking, buying and selling and shipping to our homes.

The internet “tower” allows this to happen.

This is the infrastructure for the Beast system. Satan, his angels and the spirit of anti-christ, are working through human slaves to build this system. (There are several links here. Each is a teaching on this subject)

So what happens now?

Well, now the task is to get people even more connected. Make it impossible to function In society and finance without being connected.

Use safety and fear of crime to force more and more integration. Make things easier and cheaper when connected.

Currently a new law or policy has been passed called “Know your Customer”

Websites are forcing advertisers to prove identity, in various ways. Some like Google and Pinterest are requiring a user to upload an ID. Others are making users verify with social security numbers and every other form of ID.

Of course, the claim is that it keeps us safe. It keeps the internet safe. But, it also works to control the population.

So what’s next? Well, the next step will be ALL people who use the internet, will be required to provide ID. Not just advertisers, or people who do business online, but everyone.

So basically, Amazon will probably eventually require you to upload an ID before allowing you to purchase from them.

I imagine that this will eventually cause the need for the creation of an internet ID.

Something that will be government backed and completely safe. You’ll probably upload all your info to a protected site, or go to the DMV, and give them everything they require. Then, this will create an ID that you can upload anywhere that asks or everywhere.

Now remember. By this time it will be virtually impossible to avoid having an online connection. Banking, insurance, virtually everything will be online and connected.

After this, the next logical step will be to connect your body to the system.

There will probably be some kind of scare campaign to get people to think their ID is stolen, or data breach or something. Then they will require some sort of connection. It could be a fingerprint, DNA SWAB, or retinal scan. Course, this could be part of the Internet ID.

Next, will most likely be the Mark. Something that literally attaches you to the “tower”, and proves who you are.

People have imagined being able to avoid the system. But, the fact that it is taking years to set it all up, means you’ll have to live totally off grid for a very long time before the final nail is driven. Of course, the final nail is to have something in your hand or forehead, connecting you to the system. You can reject this. But, you’ll probably already be connected and the temptation to get the Mark will be tremendous. We need to practice walking away from everything and trusting that God has got our back.

(I personally avoided being involved with modern commerce for years. I used cash and shopped locally. It works. But it became harder and harder. I became more connected over time. But, there are things I still refuse to do, or do very sparingly. Also, the winds seem to be leaning in a certain direction which could cause me to get more and more disconnected. Maybe it’s time. I just want to be able to continue to serve God here.)

When the time comes, we will not be able to bank or pay bills or get paid, or perhaps even shop.

For years possibly, before the final stroke of being required to get the Mark. Be ready to just walk away.

Notice that it all involves money, and remember we cannot serve two masters, mammon or God. Remember, the love of money is the root of all evil.

We will be required to choose our finances or God, when the Mark comes. Most people will have no idea that a choice is required. But, if God points it out to you, you might want to listen and just walk away. Let that old life die.

Look at the times of COVID. When people were forced to vaccinate or lose jobs. That was a test run.

When the time comes to get the Mark, we will be so integrated into the system, people will just accept. It will seem logical. Probably, there will be some moral or spiritual reason attached as well.

And do not think that there will be a pretrib rapture to save you. I personally do not believe in a pretrib rapture. I believe in the rapture when Christ returns, because that’s what the Bible teaches. But not a PRETRIB rapture. It will happen sometime later.

I am convinced, that when the time comes people will reject Christ and get the Mark to avoid starvation and persecution, because of the four horsemen and the 5th seal persecution. “He will make war with the saints and overcome them” will be great persecution. (Rev. 13:7, Daniel 7:21)

THAT will be the Great Falling Away. People who claim to know Christ will reject Him to avoid persecution and lose their finances. (2 Thess. 2:3)

Please do not wait till it’s too late to have faith in the Lord to carry you through. If the pretrib rapture does not occur, what will you do? Are all your eggs in that basket?

Will you have the oil of faith when He returns? (Matt. 25)

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Mother’s Day Poem

Mother’s Day Poem

The beauty and love of God is in all things.

God said,

“I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children…”

After the Fall of mankind in the Garden, God said this to Eve;
the mother of all humanity.

And it has been taught that it is a curse upon her, and maybe it is.
But, God’s curse is that she loves and cares.

She desires to love and care for that perfect man to be her husband,
even though there is no perfection in this fallen world.
And it hurts.

She conceives of a child, and she falls in love with it in the womb.
She suffers terribly if that child goes to be with God too soon,
but she knows in her heart that she will see that bundle again someday.
And it hurts.

She births a child, and it hurts.
The whole world can see it hurts,
but that pain turns to joy when she sees the little baby born.

And she loves that child with so much love it hurts.
She smiles, and prays for the child.
And those prayers draw her closer to God.

But, that sorrow comes with the Love.
She hurts when that baby hurts.
She is worried for that child all the time. And it hurts.
It is sorrow, because of Love.

And that child grows and the love for them grows,
and hurts when that child suffers through the pains of this world.

Till one day, the child must leave and go to be an adult.
And it hurts.
That Love aches to see them go, but the joy is full,
along with that sorrow, of what might happen.

And that Love and ache continues for life.
and it hurts. It is love.

God turns a curse, into Love in the heart of a mom.

Praise God.

Happy Mother’s Day

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God has moved in my life many times. He has moved to bless me. He has moved to correct me. He has moved to save me, and He has moved to protect me. He has also moved in ways that I have not understood, and still don’t understand. He is God, and we can trust Him.

In my life God often moves because I ask Him. Just simply because I ask. He loves me.

Other times, it’s based upon faith. I trust Him, and step out, believing His Word.

But, other times, it’s based upon sincere brokenness.

I am done.

I am spent.

I can’t do it anymore.

I give myself totally to Him, and I’m willing to take whatever comes.

God knows our heart. He knows if we are being real with Him. He knows when we offer ourselves, unleavened, to Him. He knows.

In the early days of walking with God, I was not living a life I’m proud of. God was working on me, but I was far from where I am today. Not that I’m Mr. Perfect. But, I was pretty jacked up at the time.

Regardless of that fact, Jesus saved me, and was working on me. He was calling me to serve Him, and to draw closer and have a relationship with Him.

I didn’t know what to do, but I knew He was calling. Just like He is calling you.

So, I spoke to a pastor friend of mine and told him what I was feeling from God.

The pastor told me, to pray to the Lord, and imagine in my mind a contract. Just a blank contract. Then, to imagine signing it and giving it to God. Allowing God, the freedom to fill it out as He saw fit. So I did.

This was not my salvation, I was saved long before this. But I do believe this was the beginning of my ministry. The beginning of my service to Him. I became His servant.

After that prayer, great movement occurred in my life. Things started to change, and shift.

I do not want to go into details, but there is no doubt it was Him.

So, if you are saved and confused about what direction God has for you. Try praying this prayer.

Be real with God and surrender totally to whatever He might have.

But, understand that He might remove people from your life. He might do things to make you totally dependent upon Him. He might remove a job. Or give you a different job. He might take your home, and cause you to move. He might shake things so bad that people just abandon you. You might meet new people, or have your life rocked, in order to remove problems, or make you a better person.

When you give yourself totally to God, He must mold you. He must burn off the dross to purify the Gold. He must shake you to get rid of the chaff. He might break you to reshape you, and make you more useful for His kingdom.

It doesn’t have to be all bad. It can be full of joy as well, as you spend more time with Him. But, often we see changes as bad, even when they are not.

God has a purpose beyond our own purposes. He cares for us, but ultimately our eternal security, and blessings are far more important than our current life. Our kingdom work, and helping to save others is what matters most.

So, no matter how God moves. The final purpose is to draw us closer to Him. Every thing that happens, works together for our good. Because drawing closer to Him, and having that relationship is the best thing we can imagine.

God knows you. He loves you. He has what’s best for you. Trust Him.

Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ a collection of dystopian short stories.“The Future is Coming” and his latest book “The Latter Days‘ is a book on Bible Prophecy and avoiding the deceptions to come.

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Why Do Conspiracy Theories Exist?

Common Sense by Chris Bunton

Because people are not stupid.

And that is the exact accusation people will use against you if you have conspiracy theories.

They will call you stupid.

But, the fact is that conspiracy theories come into being because people see something that doesn’t add up.

They might not even understand all the parts, but something doesn’t jive.

When you live in this world long enough you start to understand the natural flow of things.

4×4=16.

If you roll the dice enough, you will eventually get a winner.

Cause and effect.

What goes up must come down.

Where there’s smoke there’s fire.

We understand the way things work. So there are things that make you go hmmmmm…

That’s the beginning.

Then, you notice that someone else saw the smoke. Someone else saw something that made them go hmmmmm…..

You are not crazy. You are not stupid. You are not alone.

Then, when you throw a bunch of liars into the mix. You know the liars…the politicians, media, bosses, and “leaders” who tell you something, but you can plainly see it’s not true.

That’s when conspiracy theories are born and grows.

You notice that they always seem to lie and spin the truth. You see politicians making promises and lying over and over.

You notice that the flow of power, money, success, and laws, always seem to flow the same way. The same people always seem to benefit or get away with things.

You notice that your observations and the problems you see are never confirmed by the media or anyone in power. But, yet everyone sees it.

As a matter of fact, when you comment on what you see, you get attacked or hear the same talking points over and over.

Things don’t add up.

Take the JFK Assassination. The moment it happened, people saw things that were odd. They might not have been able to figure it out. But, it was strange.

Then, as time goes on we see more and more odd things. Reports of the grassy knoll. The alleged killer Lee Harvey Oswald was found and then killed by someone who does from a disease not long after. The reports that came out which seemed a little off, and over the years, more and more evidence seems to speak of a conspiracy. No one has been able to recreate the shots that killed the President. Video footage raises even more questions. (I’m not trying to debate the JFK assassination, only show that questions lead to conspiracy theories.)

Conspiracy theories exist because people are not stupid. They see things that don’t add up, then they see more and more attempts to cover it up. They see that they get attacked simply for asking a question. They get accused of working for Russia because they question election results. They get called names and their character is called into question because they wonder about the direction our country and world is headed.

Take Jeffery Epstein. A man who rubbed shoulders with the wealthy and powerful. He was arrested on a sex case. Then, questions started arising about his island and connections to the powerful and alleged sex allegations involving powerful people. Then, all of a sudden he ends up dead in his cell and the camera watching him wasn’t working and no one saw anything.

And you wonder why conspiracies exist?

His girlfriend was arrested and…crickets. Nothing.

I could give you conspiracy after conspiracy theory. But, that’s not the point.

The point is that we need to answer the questions and stop treating citizens like they are stupid.

Honestly, if the government wanted to stop conspiracy theories, they would be open and honest. They would do real investigations into every question. And not some pat answer but real proof. They owe it the citizens. Our government spends millions to prove crimes; alleged and real, but can’t provide real proof on the conspiracy theories?

Where’s the media? Why don’t they do real investigations and reports unless it goes a certain way?

I can give you a conspiracy on that too.

So…it has to make you wonder if they really want to prove anything in regards to conspiracy theories.

And that’s where the conspiracies begin again.

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A God of Second Chances

Spiritual Truth By Chris Bunton

I hear some Christians say this a lot. “God is a God of second chances.” Every time I hear it, it is like a punch in the face; because I need a God of infinite chances. And so do they, despite what they might believe.

They seem to often believe that if you don’t drink, smoke or chew, or run with girls that do, that you’re ok. If you haven’t been arrested for DUI or drug possession you’re ok. If your marriage is still intact, or you haven’t been fired, you’re ok. They often ignore the sins of pride, gluttony, idolatry, lust, covetousness, and un-forgiveness. They think that since they only sin a little that they are not one of those people who need a second chance. They are in God’s good graces, and no harm shall come to them. But, they are wretched and poor and do not even see it. They don’t realize that they need third, fourth, fifth, and thousands of chances, just like me, and you. They are blind to the fact that every day, they need infinite chances, yet they only want to give others one more chance.

Jesus said “I say not unto thee, until seven times: but, until seventy times seven”—Matt. 18:21-35. He said this after Peter asked Him how many times he should forgive his brother. “Up to seven times?” Peter had asked. Then, Jesus gives a parable showing how we are to forgive others, and how God is angry that we do not.

But, there is an under lying lesson; it shows us how often God forgives us. We read the parable and we think it’s one time. And it is. But, it is a forgiveness we experience and work through every day, even though He forgave it all already. We have no right to hold things against others because of what God forgives us of everyday.

It’s not easy to forgive. It’s certainly not easy to forgive the way God forgives. Ask, yourself, “What if God forgives me the way I forgive others?” Maybe He doesn’t answer your prayers because you ignore others who have wronged you. Sure you forgive, but you never forget, right? Fool me once, right? I fall into the same trap.

But God is not like that. He forgives. He lets us off the hook. He throws our sin into the deepest sea and remembers it no more. He removes our sin from us as far as the east is from the west. It’s gone. Never to be brought up or remembered. That’s God, and that is what we are to work to do. That’s godliness. Being like God. It’s being like we want God to be toward us. It’s hard, and we can’t do it on our own, we have to let Him do it in us, and through us. But, we must be willing and we must take that first step, and He will come rushing in.

God is a God of infinite chances. He is a God of growth, a God of design and building. He doesn’t quit. God is not a quitter. He doesn’t say “Oh well, you messed up this time. I’m done with you. I didn’t see that coming. I came and died for you, but I never imagined you would do THAT! Are you kidding me? Pack your stuff and get out. Get out of my house.”

Nope, He washes you when you turn to Him. He doubles down His efforts, and works even harder to mold you. He is there. It is God’s goodness that brings men to repentance. No matter what, turn to Him, and do not run away. Talk to Him, and be real with Him. Tell Him, what’s up. He already knows, but He wants you to see it, and come to agreements with Him on it. By confessing it to Him, over and over and over again, it gets old. It starts to work out of you. It gets less and less, as He works. Trust Him.

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“ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine. Lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”—Matt. 7:6

Like an oyster, in the deepest darkest depths of the sea, where you cannot breathe and have no control over life.

In the place where there are monsters dwelling in the chaos, lurking and seeking to devour.

It is in this place where God finds us and saves us.

It is in these difficult trials of life, where we learn.

It is here where we grow pearls of wisdom.

God has us here for His purpose. He finds us and saves us. He grows those pearls, and builds our faith in Him.

Like gritty sand in the oyster’s body, the trials of life come and you cannot remove them.

They grind and rub, and irritate as you learn to deal with it, and watch God work in your life.

You deal by accepting layer upon layer of God’s truth around the grit until it forms a pearl of great price.

You learn. You grow. You are thankful for what you have received in the deep dark times. As the Lord said, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. “

We, like the oyster are unclean, unsaved beings in a fallen world of darkness. God gives us his Gospel, and it irritates us. Like sand in the oysters body. When we accept it, we start to develop layers of faith, truth and love, and we see God working in our lives. Blessing us, helping us, building a relationship with us. What began as an irritation, has grown into a pearl of great price, and that Pearl is Christ.

However, our lives are full of swine. Beings who consume anything and everything. Beings who wallow in their own filth, never realizing what they do. They will not hear your pearls of wisdom. They will not listen to your stories of how God has saved you and worked in your life. They will ridicule you, and destroy your precious understanding. Like swine, they delight in destroying and rending anything of real value and beauty. They sling mud and filth on every precious thing. They snort their opinions to any who would hear them. Their belly is their god.

If you let them, they will destroy the dreams you have been given. They will crush the Word, placed in your heart. They will drag you down to where they are. Whether it’s a subtle comment they spout at you. Or something they were “Just Joking” about. Or perhaps that scientific rant they always spew. Do not let them drag you down. The words they release into the air have power. Those words will settle into the deep places of your mind and do their work to derail you and destroy you. The negativity will start to grow. Satan will use it to silence you, and ruin you.

Speak against it!

Tell yourself good positive things.

Speak the promises of God.

Remind yourself of what’s important and what matters most.

Turn to God and cast out those demons.

Get away from those swine, and lessen the impact they have on you.

Pray for them and love them, but refuse to be dragged into their hate.

You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

The enemy uses any tool, including the swine he has deceived, to steal, kill and destroy you.

Fight the fight of faith.

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A Deeper Meaning “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”—1 Tim. 6:10 People often misquote it as “money” is the root of all evil. But it’s not. Money is a tool. Like a…

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The Gathering

What is it? Let us rightly divide 2 Thessalonians 2, and come to some conclusions about the near future. This book was written by the Apostle Paul. He is speaking of the last days, which we are in. I’m using the KJV. “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,…

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The God Who Answers

He is there and will answer. We live our lives in this world, where we seem to have no control. Where we look every where for answers. Everything seems hard and we have sorrow, working our selves to death. We seek answers from gods, idols and wisemen. We seek answers from deep within ourselves. We…

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Expect Respect

Why Associate With People Who Do Not Respect You?

That’s the question.

Why should we associate or be involved with people who do not respect us?

Why be friends with, or go to a church or be part of a group or organization where you are treated as a second class citizen?

Seriously?

You were created for a purpose. That purpose was not to be treated like you’re nothing by people who claim to love you or like you.

Do they watch you struggling and do nothing to help? They don’t care about you obviously.

Do they claim to love you but do not support your ideas, dreams and business ventures?

Do they “like”, comment and share your stuff on social media? Do they support your work and business?

When you seek to be involved do they ignore you? Do they give you some petty task while supporting their best friends? Aren’t you supposed to be a friend?

All those jokes they pull on you and all the kidding they do to you is not really kidding..is it? Are you the butt of their jokes? What do they say when you are not around?

Do they invite you to do things? Do they make it easy for you to attend?

Think about it. When was the last time they invited you to the Bar b que? When was the last time they accepted one of your invites?

People claim “Respect should be earned”.

No everyone should get decency and respect. It’s not about what they have done or not done. It’s about who we are as human beings. We can treat people better. “Do unto others as we would want done to us.”

We see people commit suicide everyday. And when it happens we all feel shocked and say “If only they had reached out.”

They were reaching out every single day.

They were reaching out when they got out of bed, and you chose to treat them with disrespect and as a second class citizen. Why wait till people die before being a decent person to them?

Stop expecting decency from people who do not know how to show it.

Stop being friends with people who obviously are not your friend.

Stop attending a church that claims to love you, but really does nothing to show it. Do they support you? Do they rejoice with you? Do they help bear your burdens? Do they cause problems in your life?

Stop being involved with groups where you give more than they are willing to even attempt to give back.

People need to stop making life hard on each other.

You can start by not allowing it in your life and finding people who accept you and want you to live, and breathe and grow. People who really care. Or at least give it a shot.

You can find them. Pray about it.

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Innocent Till Proven Guilty

Are We Really?

In my life experiences I have discovered that the concept of “Innocent till proven guilty in a court of law.” Only applies to “A Court of Law”.

Everywhere else you are considered guilty till you prove you are not.

Courts have rules and protections that are supposed to maintain the innocence of the alleged criminal till proven guilty. Granted, those protections do not always work the way they should.

The court of public opinion does not have any protections. This is why things are often tried in the media and social circles. It’s easier to destroy someone when you don’t really have to prove anything.

Innocent till proven guilty used to be a foundation of liberty and a common belief in America. But, it has fallen by the wayside. We seem to have become jaded.

As soon as a person is accused and posted online or on social media, we have them found guilty and hanged outside the Facebook courthouse.

This is a terrible thing in our culture, where a person can be canceled with no real proof, or consideration. This is similar to what allegedly happens in China, where they have worked to implement a “Social Credit System” whereby people are supposedly punished for not following political correctness, such as saying the wrong things or sending an email criticizing government. There’s some debate on whether it exists in China or not. But, the fact is that they are definitely building it in America, it seems.

The part that insults me personally, is the fact that we allow our leaders to create mountains of laws, regulations, licenses, registrations and fees, to correct the crimes that others commit, or to “Keep us Safe”

I am sick of being treated like a criminal or a moron because someone else doesn’t have common sense or any ability to control themselves.

And you can’t really argue against it because it’s often about “Safety”. You can get anything passed if it is for safety.

There’s an interesting Bible Prophecy that I think speaks of this.

“And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.”—Rev. 9:6

Imagine a world made so safe by every means possible that even when terrible things happen and people wish they could die, they are not able to. I’m not saying this is a fulfillment of the prophecy. But, consider it.

Does our man-made efforts to defeat death and evil, make life more worth living?

At what point does safety become a prison? A prison where we live to consume and make money for those in power. Never able to escape.

Another Bible Prophecy comes to mind.

“Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”—Matt. 24:12

Because there are so many people doing evil, any love we might have for others becomes less and less till it is just cold. If you can’t love people, then you definitely can’t consider them innocent till proven guilty.

Are you ready for where we are headed?

Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ His newest book is called “The Future is Coming” and is a collection of dystopian short stories.

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The Social Value of Karen

Do you know a Karen?

Let’s face it.

As a society we need Karen.

Who else is going to take it upon themselves to enforce all the rules that no one else complains about?

And do it for free?

We need a super hero like Karen to make us see the importance of all those rules, that are not really laws. But, Karen thinks they should be.

Who is going to make sure that we don’t eat any grapes while shopping?

Who will say “Nobody wants to work anymore” when your food is late at the restaurant?

Who in the world will complain about women breastfeeding in public?

Karen. That’s who.

Who will yell at kids running in the store?

Who will tell you how to be a mother?

Who will tell you how to be a real man?

Karen. Because she knows all about manhood.

She had 10 kids without an epidural.

Karen. She will make sure No one gets away with anything. Her phone and finger are ready to tattle.

Who would let you know that your pet is not as well behaved as her AKC registered Asian Cowhound.?

She knows a good groomer…

Who would make sure you are in the right lane at the store?

Who would suggest a landscaper for your unkempt property?

Who would tell you not to cross the street till the light changes, despite there being zero traffic.

Karen would.

Karen doesn’t want your kids in her yard. She said No!

Karen keeps us aware of all the petty rules around us and keeps us in line.

She makes sure no one cuts.

She makes sure you do your job and obey the rules at work. She mentions that you were late…every…single…time.

We all know a Karen or have known one.

Karen’s will always exist. They were the little girl at school who always tried to be in charge, and ran to tell the teacher.

They will exist even after a nuclear war. Roaches, rats, and Karens.

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