Today's signs feel like normal life

[Jesus's Girl]

I was thinking about all the signs we are seeing that warn the world of Jesus's soon return. When I hear about earthquakes killing thousands, pestilences, plagues, famines, and signs in the sky -- it's almost as if the world (including myself) are so numb to these signs. I think that if people saw what was happening now a hundred years ago, they may be in shock. How come when we see these things that we just shrug our shoulders? These signs that we shrug our shoulders at, are these the ones Jesus was warning of that would happen in the Tribulation? It's almost like we are waiting for some huge catastrophic signs that shake us out of our sleep and then we say "Jesus is coming soon!". The good news is that He is. These signs we are seeing -- the birth pains, growing in intensity. Now the question remains: How far into these signs will God let His Bride live through? You ever find yourself numb to it like it's normal?

[carol1948]

Remember, these are not signs for the Rapture, they are signs of end times. The Rapture will occur when the full number of Gentiles has come in and is also a definite sign of end times. Only our Father knows for sure when that time will be, but we can rest in faith that He will take very good care of His Son's bride. I do know sister how hard it is to be patient, and I'm trying to encourage myself even as I try to encourage you.

[Jesus's Girl]

Remember, these are not signs for the Rapture, they are signs of end times. The Rapture will occur when the full number of Gentiles has come in and is also a definite sign of end times. Only our Father knows for sure when that time will be, but we can rest in faith that He will take very good care of His Son's bride. I do know sister how hard it is to be patient, and I'm trying to encourage myself even as I try to encourage you.

Oh I know that We watch these signs tho so we know where we are in prophecy. Yes, it is so hard to be patient! These signs are for the Trib, but seeing them grow with intensity today -- it's as if the world is asleep!

[Mish]

Jesus' Girl,

I agree with you wholeheartedly; I think we all have become too used to 24/7 news via TV or our computers where horrible actions and tragedies play out before us and upon reading/viewing these horrors day after day, it becomes commonplace and we cease to react as we once would.

When I first began teaching, I worked in an inner-city school... It became "normal" to find people dead on the playground when we returned from the weekend. My car was shot from bullets (5-7 holes) in the passenger-side door the third day I worked at that school. Things that once would have had me shaking in fear, were replaced by yawns and "here we go again" mutterings. I am beyond ashamed to share this next happening, but it truly shows how easily we can become accustomed to the horrors of this world. I had accidentally locked my keys in my car, called to police and they assured me someone would come quickly to fix MY problem/mistake. When I saw several police cars arrive in the parking lot, I finished my lesson and left my class with my aide, to deal with my stupidity and thank the police. When I approached one of the officers, asking "Are y'all here for my lock-out?", I was told that yet another body was found on the playground and gently reminded that my car keys being locked in my vehicle came second with this new playground tragedy. Now this is my shame...I actually asked, "Is she dead? Yes? Well with all due respect, she isn't going anywhere, however I DO need to go somewhere as the school day will be finished soon". ????? How could I be SO callous? (I transferred to Newport News, VA at the end of the year because my apathy frightened me!)

While humiliating to admit, that (to me) is a perfect example of how easy it becomes for people to grow numb to the horrors around us. After awhile, it becomes the "norm" instead of a rare occurance and we cease to react as we once would. Even video games have caused children to yawn over obliterating squads of soldiers with a game remote. We become desensitized...

[jadeeyes]

Jesus' Girl,

I agree with you wholeheartedly; I think we all have become too used to 24/7 news via TV or our computers where horrible actions and tragedies play out before us and upon reading/viewing these horrors day after day, it becomes commonplace and we cease to react as we once would.

When I first began teaching, I worked in an inner-city school... It became "normal" to find people dead on the playground when we returned from the weekend. My car was shot from bullets (5-7 holes) in the passenger-side door the third day I worked at that school. Things that once would have had me shaking in fear, were replaced by yawns and "here we go again" mutterings. I am beyond ashamed to share this next happening, but it truly shows how easily we can become accustomed to the horrors of this world. I had accidentally locked my keys in my car, called to police and they assured me someone would come quickly to fix MY problem/mistake. When I saw several police cars arrive in the parking lot, I finished my lesson and left my class with my aide, to deal with my stupidity and thank the police. When I approached one of the officers, asking "Are y'all here for my lock-out?", I was told that yet another body was found on the playground and gently reminded that my car keys being locked in my vehicle came second with this new playground tragedy. Now this is my shame...I actually asked, "Is she dead? Yes? Well with all due respect, she isn't going anywhere, however I DO need to go somewhere as the school day will be finished soon". ????? How could I be SO callous? (I transferred to Newport News, VA at the end of the year because my apathy frightened me!)

While humiliating to admit, that (to me) is a perfect example of how easy it becomes for people to grow numb to the horrors around us. After awhile, it becomes the "norm" instead of a rare occurance and we cease to react as we once would. Even video games have caused children to yawn over obliterating squads of soldiers with a game remote. We become desensitized...

That is an excellent illustration of how quickly and easily we can become numb to violence and upheaval. You were wise to get out of there and I am so glad you did so.

[sbenning5]

I know what you mean. There are days where I am so excited I can almost see Jesus in the sky. Other days I feel like we've taken a step backwards. I guess those times are in between the contractions.

[kmendel]

I agree.........I think t.v. and movies, and the evening news,etc. have really taken a toll on our sensitivities. It is so sad......and, requires us to not capitulate to that. We have to really sense what is right and what is wrong. And, to keep our Christian morals. We should never become "accustomed" to what is going on around us...........but, be descerning about good and evil.

[WickIsTrimmed]

I'm glad that you transferred outta there, Mish

Lord, keep us strong in the face of senseless violence, murder and any form of abuse, yet sensitive to the needs of others.
Amen.

Jesus' Girl,

I agree with you wholeheartedly; I think we all have become too used to 24/7 news via TV or our computers where horrible actions and tragedies play out before us and upon reading/viewing these horrors day after day, it becomes commonplace and we cease to react as we once would.

When I first began teaching, I worked in an inner-city school... It became "normal" to find people dead on the playground when we returned from the weekend. My car was shot from bullets (5-7 holes) in the passenger-side door the third day I worked at that school. Things that once would have had me shaking in fear, were replaced by yawns and "here we go again" mutterings. I am beyond ashamed to share this next happening, but it truly shows how easily we can become accustomed to the horrors of this world. I had accidentally locked my keys in my car, called to police and they assured me someone would come quickly to fix MY problem/mistake. When I saw several police cars arrive in the parking lot, I finished my lesson and left my class with my aide, to deal with my stupidity and thank the police. When I approached one of the officers, asking "Are y'all here for my lock-out?", I was told that yet another body was found on the playground and gently reminded that my car keys being locked in my vehicle came second with this new playground tragedy. Now this is my shame...I actually asked, "Is she dead? Yes? Well with all due respect, she isn't going anywhere, however I DO need to go somewhere as the school day will be finished soon". ????? How could I be SO callous? (I transferred to Newport News, VA at the end of the year because my apathy frightened me!)

While humiliating to admit, that (to me) is a perfect example of how easy it becomes for people to grow numb to the horrors around us. After awhile, it becomes the "norm" instead of a rare occurance and we cease to react as we once would. Even video games have caused children to yawn over obliterating squads of soldiers with a game remote. We become desensitized...

[WickIsTrimmed]

Isn't it soooo wonderful to know that Jesus is coming for His Church ( us!!!) soon!

Ya know, I've recently switched into a mode that I didn't EVER see myself in, . I feel more lead than ever to witness to as many folks as i can....which isn't all that many, but I may be the one (with the major help of the Holy Spirit) to bring THE very last human into knowledge/acceptance of The Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour and we all can go home

I know what you mean. There are days where I am so excited I can almost see Jesus in the sky. Other days I feel like we've taken a step backwards. I guess those times are in between the contractions.

[IMSAVED]

All of our food recalls, bed bug epidemic and on and on it goes. Lions and Tigers and bears....oh my

[dleader]

I do feel desensitized a lot too. Coming on here to RR and reading threads from all of you rekindles my excitement. Thank you all.

[Jesus's Girl]

I do feel desensitized a lot too. Coming on here to RR and reading threads from all of you rekindles my excitement. Thank you all.

That is awesome that you are excited by our threads. That is the Lord's goal -- to get us ready and excited! He wants us to be excited for His coming. I pray it's so, so, so near! Tonight Lord, please come tonight!

[LightOfMyLife]

There is a road sign that makes me think of going home. It is the one way sign. I am so excited to hear the trumpet and this happens.

[TaliaKirana]

I agree that it seems like the world is desensitized to all these signs.

[Not Perfect, But Forgiven]

I was thinking about all the signs we are seeing that warn the world of Jesus's soon return. When I hear about earthquakes killing thousands, pestilences, plagues, famines, and signs in the sky -- it's almost as if the world (including myself) are so numb to these signs. I think that if people saw what was happening now a hundred years ago, they may be in shock. How come when we see these things that we just shrug our shoulders? These signs that we shrug our shoulders at, are these the ones Jesus was warning of that would happen in the Tribulation? It's almost like we are waiting for some huge catastrophic signs that shake us out of our sleep and then we say "Jesus is coming soon!". The good news is that He is. These signs we are seeing -- the birth pains, growing in intensity. Now the question remains: How far into these signs will God let His Bride live through? You ever find yourself numb to it like it's normal?

Yeah, I don't pay attention anymore. I just make sure each morning that I surrender all that I have to Jesus Christ: my concerns, my prayers, my infirmities, everything. Then I just go about my day praying, surrendering to Him, and praising Him for His works in my life. I'm at the point now where I don't even pay attention to what's going on in the world anymore. It's too messed up and may go on for a long time with us still on it. It's so much easier for me when I just relax in Christ and live out my life. I used to crave the rapture, honestly. But Jesus taught me to love Him more than I did. Now, if the Rapture had no chance of occuring in the next 100 years, I'd be fine with it. I had to surrender to the fact that God is in control of all things, and it does nothing to get sad about the Rapture. We have eternal life!

We all want to go home to be with Jesus forever, to see the Man who brought us eternal life. If we surrender to His care and love for us which includes the most tiny and minute detail of our lives, then we can do our time in peace and experience the full and blessed life Jesus has for us. Seek Him in ALL things. However, if we get sad and cynical about prophecy and the rapture, then the "Are we gone yet" mentality sets in, and life on earth can be a drag.

I admit the Bride is a little bruised from life down here, and the atrocities we see each day are unbelievable, but God is always on the throne! Due to His righteousness and burning love for us, I guarantee He wants to come get us far more than we could imagine.

[logosone]

" Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."

Matthew 24:44 KJV

[MandyMonster]

Jesus' Girl,

I agree with you wholeheartedly; I think we all have become too used to 24/7 news via TV or our computers where horrible actions and tragedies play out before us and upon reading/viewing these horrors day after day, it becomes commonplace and we cease to react as we once would.

When I first began teaching, I worked in an inner-city school... It became "normal" to find people dead on the playground when we returned from the weekend. My car was shot from bullets (5-7 holes) in the passenger-side door the third day I worked at that school. Things that once would have had me shaking in fear, were replaced by yawns and "here we go again" mutterings. I am beyond ashamed to share this next happening, but it truly shows how easily we can become accustomed to the horrors of this world. I had accidentally locked my keys in my car, called to police and they assured me someone would come quickly to fix MY problem/mistake. When I saw several police cars arrive in the parking lot, I finished my lesson and left my class with my aide, to deal with my stupidity and thank the police. When I approached one of the officers, asking "Are y'all here for my lock-out?", I was told that yet another body was found on the playground and gently reminded that my car keys being locked in my vehicle came second with this new playground tragedy. Now this is my shame...I actually asked, "Is she dead? Yes? Well with all due respect, she isn't going anywhere, however I DO need to go somewhere as the school day will be finished soon". ????? How could I be SO callous? (I transferred to Newport News, VA at the end of the year because my apathy frightened me!)

While humiliating to admit, that (to me) is a perfect example of how easy it becomes for people to grow numb to the horrors around us. After awhile, it becomes the "norm" instead of a rare occurance and we cease to react as we once would. Even video games have caused children to yawn over obliterating squads of soldiers with a game remote. We become desensitized...

The bullet holes would have sent me packing....moving I mean!! M

[carol1948]

It's the bruising that we are taking that leads me to hope the Lord will come for us sooner rather than later. I don't think the physical hardships will do anything but make us stronger; but, the constant barrage of wickedness, immorality, blasphemy, betrayal, etc., is more likely to wear on us. The Lord knows how much we can resist so we just keep trusting. I can go a few days without pleading for the Lord to come, but then I hear of some new terrible thing that has happened or is about to happen, and I have to pray come Lord come get us out of here. I know that is selfish, but some days are like that. I know too the Lord isn't through with me yet so better days are comin'! Hallelujah!!!

[Mish]

The bullet holes would have sent me packing....moving I mean!! M

OT: The bullet holes happened the first week, of my first teaching job so at that time I didn't have much choice other than to "roll with it". Now it was rather humorous when I took my car in to have the bullet holes repaired (lived in Ft. Pierce, FL which borders the ocean and the salt air would rust/destroy that door quickly); the mechanic looked at me with shock and asked how my car became riddled with bullet holes. I'm all of 5'2" (98lbs back then), and replied that this happened while I was at work. Of course his next question was, "Where do you work that something like this would take place?"...I smiled sweetly and informed him I was a 1st grade teacher. I can still recall the look on his face- a mix of shock/dismay/and worry with just a pinch of "Are you pulling my leg?".

That particular school educated me, more than I educated my little first graders; those kiddos knew more about "life" than all the people I knew and then some. Innocence was never a part of their lives and it was heartbreaking. But in the end- it was my apathy that frightened me enough to realize I needed a less toxic environment. I continued (by choice) to teach in the inner cities, however nothing came close to the dangers of that first school in FL.

In light of End Time signs- is it any wonder that people today barely blink at all the tragedies splashed across the news all day and all night?

[MandyMonster]

OT: The bullet holes happened the first week, of my first teaching job so at that time I didn't have much choice other than to "roll with it". Now it was rather humorous when I took my car in to have the bullet holes repaired (lived in Ft. Pierce, FL which borders the ocean and the salt air would rust/destroy that door quickly); the mechanic looked at me with shock and asked how my car became riddled with bullet holes. I'm all of 5'2" (98lbs back then), and replied that this happened while I was at work. Of course his next question was, "Where do you work that something like this would take place?"...I smiled sweetly and informed him I was a 1st grade teacher. I can still recall the look on his face- a mix of shock/dismay/and worry with just a pinch of "Are you pulling my leg?".

That particular school educated me, more than I educated my little first graders; those kiddos knew more about "life" than all the people I knew and then some. Innocence was never a part of their lives and it was heartbreaking. But in the end- it was my apathy that frightened me enough to realize I needed a less toxic environment. I continued (by choice) to teach in the inner cities, however nothing came close to the dangers of that first school in FL.

In light of End Time signs- is it any wonder that people today barely blink at all the tragedies splashed across the news all day and all night?

Your car was shot at like that in
Florida???!!!!! WoW!! If anything like that happens up here, the local news fails to talk about it!!