In God We Trust-or do we?

Interesting piece presentruth was sent from Ryan. Thank you Ryan. Originally posted on LivingWaters.com

 

There are several words that are dominating the contemporary news media: recession, gas and food prices, bank loans, inflation, and debt. We are the only nation on earth that has “In God we trust” inscribed on our dollar bill, but that dollar is shrinking daily. It doesn’t buy what it once did. Why is this happening?

God warned Israel that if they failed to trust in Him, they would lose His blessing and would become in debt to the foreigner: “He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail” (Deut. 28:44). He said that they would also have droughts, incurable diseases, and aliens would fill the land. Think of what’s happening to America:

Our national debt is more than 10 trillion dollars. Much of this debt is to foreign nations. Over 2,300,000 Americans will get cancer in the next year. We have terrible droughts, and yet we have continual massive floods. We are also plagued with devastating hurricanes and killer tornadoes. These things are not evidences of God’s blessing. So why are they happening to us?

Aren’t we a morally good nation? Don’t we trust in God? Before you answer, here are some statistics for you to consider:

Since 1990, more than 300,000 people have been murdered in the U.S.

More than 50 million babies have been aborted since Roe v.Wade.

50–60% of married couples admit to adultery, and 5 million unwed couples live together.

75–80% have had premarital sex by the age of 19.

One-third of births are out of wedlock. 1 in 4 teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease.

Americans spend up to 13 billion annually on pornography.

We have over 2,200,000 people in prison - the highest number in the world.

Surveys reveal that 91% lie regularly.

Still, the idea that we have somehow offended God is unthinkable. Rather, we blame the economy, politicians, pesticides, global warming, global cooling, El Niño, Mother Nature — anything but ourselves and our relationship to God. However, if you are in the middle of smog, the air may look normal and clean. But from the higher perspective of 10,000 feet, you will see that the poison of brown smog hangs over your whole area.