The new year is progressing, but the economy doesn't seem to be marching on with it. The recent bank bailout seems to have had little effect. About $350 billion was given to banks to get them lending again a few months ago, but it hasn't spurred the economy yet. Where did the money go? The government admits it doesn't really know, and yet is ready to give twice as much more while it's in debt at record levels.
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The new year is progressing, but the economy doesn't seem to be marching on with it. The recent bank bailout seems to have had little effect. About $350 billion was given to banks to get them lending again a few months ago, but it hasn't spurred the economy yet. Where did the money go? The government admits it doesn't really know, and yet is ready to give twice as much more while it's in debt at record levels.
While it is true that lack of faith in God results in unnecessary stress, it is also true that Christians are required at times to walk-in-faith through stress.
Even Jesus Christ experienced stress. In fact, His state of psychological stress was so severe that it has since been written about in medical journals: Hematohidrosis is a condition in which the blood vessels around sweat glands dilate to the point of rupture, whereupon the blood flows into the sweat glands - coming out as droplets of blood mixed with sweat.
This is a physical phenomena not frequently experienced, even in the most stressful circumstances. Yet, Jesus found Himself sweating blood on the evening before His crucifixion.
You may not be able to do much to save the world. Global warming isn't going to be stopped anyway. But you can watch for Jesus to return. He said when you see the Sprig of the Fig Tree, you know that summer is near. You can see the summer coming; the world is warming up now. The summer is how Jesus described the End-Times, which are actually a blessed Time, because that's when He promised to return.