Weep and Cry Fellow Christian and Rise Up

How do you perceive the world around you? I am speaking to the Christian reader. Do you see great things ahead for us? Great revivals, a friendly government to worship and live out our faith without harassment from those that are "intolerate" of anything that does not give agreement to a "pantheistic" or "hedonistic" world view. Or, do you see great danger unless something drastic is done to curb the tide of social tyranny, that calls," evil good and good evil"? Does your heart break when you see the effects of sin in a innocent child's life? The downward spiral of the Church is a direct result of "buying in" to the current world views of personal pleasure and desire.
"If it feels good do it", and "Do it till your satisfied, whatever it is" rings in the subconscious of many of us, sometimes even without a conscious thought of it. When frustrations, even slight ones come, we are ready to be mad at God or throw a pity-party over our plight. We may even have thoughts of  consoling ourselves as being "Martyrs" for Christ. It would be comical if it were not so serious. The sad truth is, many of us are nowhere near where we must be as Believers in Christ. No depth to hold us in the slightest storms, we run back to Egypt, to the place of physical comfort and ease. If we do suffer a slight injustice, we want to be lauded with praise as if we were suffering as poor Polycarp suffered in Rome, or William Tyndale, who stood in the faith until the end.

Weep and Cry, fellow Christian, weep and cry, then rise up! We must change our way of thinking or shame will continue to cover our face. A prideful heart of compromise will not lead us into an overcoming existence in this world. Inorder for us to endure until the end, we must have a heart of humility. We are faced with tremendous challenges even today, we have fallen far behind,  but it is not too late, as long as there is breath, we may repent from our selfishness and work humbly in obedience to our Lord. Let today be a day of new beginnings for us, wake up and renew your faith in Jesus and strengthen yourselves in the Holy Spirit. Look to our Father for the correct direction for your life and He will show you what your were called to do. Let us put away our idols and call upon the Lord for our completion. Read, study, pray and fast, while it is still day, for the night is approaching faster than we realize.

The Marines, of the United States Military, are "looking for a few good men", and so is our Heavenly Father, men who will be found faithful until the end.