America's Forefathers were Absolutely Christian!

I just googled America's Forefathers to do some research on our history and found all kinds of garbage websites saying, "America's Forefathers were not Christian". They infested the entire first page of results! This is astounding to me!

It's not astounding that there are "lost souls" pulling for the wrong team, as many perverted and ignorant people do in so many ways in life, but I'm astounded because I just read an outstanding article on this exact topic last night by Dave Meyer, of Joyce Meyer Ministries of. The ministry's website is online at JoyceMeyer.org.

In fact, Dave did such an outstanding job with his article entitled, "Reclaiming Our Nation's Heritage" that I am going to retype it in this space for your enjoyment, so THIS IS A REPRINT OF "Reclaiming Our Nations Heritage", by Dave Meyer, found in an undated paperback edition of Enjoying Everyday Live.

Reclaiming Our Nations Heritage, Why You Need to Know Your Past to Help Your Future.

God is at the helm of our nation’s history and has been guiding American from the very beginning. Our Founding Fathers recognized this, and included the Almighty in virtually all of their writings and speeches.

For example, in the declaration of Independence - the foundational document of the United States - God is mentioned four different times. In the final reference to God, the Founders boldly state their "firm reliance on the protection of Devine Providence."

But today, most American's know very little about their Christian heritage. This lack of knowledge has caused the nation to slowly drift away from God. Secular humanism has spread like weeds, and American society is now reaping many negative results from this - the destruction of the sanctity of life and marriage being two examples.

America needs "Divine Providence."

What Exactly Is "Divine Providence"?

According to Webster’s original dictionary of 1828, providence is defined as "the care and superintendence which God exercises on His people. When we look at how providence was defined during that time period, we see that our Founding Fathers were acknowledging a belief that God - the God of the Bible - was guiding them and orchestrating His plans for America and her new form of government behind the scenes.

As our constitutional government took shape, and a new republic was constructed, the Master Craftsman left His fingerprint all over His handiwork. His touch is evident when we study the past by using providential history.

Providential History?

Providential history can be defined as the practice of including God in our historical studies instead of only learning about our past by memorizing dates and events. We must look at history through a biblical lens to see the full picture.

True history involves discerning and understanding God's plans, and recognizing His acts of influence on people and events. If we believe that God is sovereign and he is fulfilling His plan here on earth over the course of time, then as Christians, it is foolhardy not to included God in any form of history, but especially in the history of our Christian nation.

Yet, this is exactly what is taking place. Over the past fifty years or so, our society has become increasingly secular. As a result, most of our children's history books have been stripped of any mention of God. We are not into the second generation of children-the majority of them attending public schools-who are being taught their country's history from a secular humanistic point of view.

This current historical approach chooses to disregard Divine Providence, thus all references to God and the Christian faith are deleted from history textbooks and other forms of teaching. This has led our country to where it is today-a nation of people who have little knowledge of America's Christian heritage. If left unchanged for another generation or so, most Americans will be completely clueless of their nation's godly origins.

A Call to Action

As Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth president of the United States, once said, "A nation which does not know what is is yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about..."But it's not too late for Christians in American to learn their providential history. In fact, it is imperative that more people here in the United States obtain this knowledge if our nation is to remain free.

Learning the providential history of the United States helps us to see how God inspired our Founding Fathers from the very beginning and how, over the course of time, we as a people allowed the religion of secular humanism to creep into tour institutions, enabling the slow erosion of our Christian heritage to the point where, today, most no longer recognize that Christianity is the back bone of our constitution. We must reverse this trend.

Once we know where we’re come from, we will see where we as a nation need to go-in fact, must go - to survive as a free and prosperous country. If Christians, living in a Christian nation, will stop being passive and take more responsibility with their nation’s stewardship, then the course of the United States will be redirected back onto the path of godliness. There is still hope for our culture and our future.

We Need You

As a Christian, it is our responsibility  - our duty - to participate in the political process. Together, let's learn as much about our godly heritage as we can so that we can make wise voting decisions.

With the knowledge of providential history combined with God's Word, we will be equipped to recognize those candidates running for office that stand on the principles of our godly heritage. Proverbs 2:6 says, For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

We will be able to look at issues such as stem-cell research, the environment, and taxes form God's perspective-then hold our leaders accountable to uphold and maintain our godly heritage.

DAVE MEYER 

is the Vice President of Joyce Meyer Ministries and has been married to Joyce for over forty years. He passionately shares the truth about our rich Christian heritage in conferences nationwide, encouraging people to get educated, pray and take action.

Enjoying everyday life is a publication by Joyce Meyers Ministries and all information contained herein is credited to such.

How To Get Acceptance

Acceptance, or approval from others is a primal need that all men and women share. It knows no boundaries and reaches across all socioeconmical spectrum's. It applies to people in the back rooms of crack houses, all the way up to the white house and even (much) further up to Heaven. It affects the billions of people in between. 


Acceptance knows no boundaries and the thought of how to get acceptance, in every situation, usually permeates the very core of our beings. 


It is the reason for life to many. It doesn't matter if you are black, white, brown, yellow, red or pink. It affects, short people, tall people and everyone in between. It crosses all boundaries and is an inherent need that is almost unexplainable. Why does this emotion carry so much weight in the heart of all humans? What is it about acceptance or approval, that makes most people work ourselves to death and betray anyone who threatens our ability to receive it... including ourselves? 


To read more about why this part of you exists and how you can learn to use it to benefit your life, read my article entitled, "Me Accept You?"  at this link >>

Submit Is A Tough Word for Christian Women Today!

Today's Woman Submit? Notsomuch


It's no wonder! They've likely had it thrown in their face about a thousand time before they marry. Unfortunately for their new spouse, they have already become desensatized to the word. If it's not some jockey-jockey trying to manipulate words for his "social benefit", it's some other guy that may not even qualify for "submission from women". This is a problems that Single and Married Christians alike have had issues with and... continue reading at Single Christians Ministries Internationals Facebook Page >>


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Is America Damned because of Entitlements and Reparations?

American entitlement greed has run rampant and someone really needs to address this huge problem that we have in The United States! 


The only people entitled to anything are those who paid for it! Specifically, I'm talking about The Armed Forces and Social Security entitlements for RETIRED PERSONS. That's our only Government Entitlement because we paid for it. Yet still, somehow, we can look to people that are taking it away, while smiling and looking in our face, as leaders of our country. Really folks? Unbelievable!


The rest is given in charity, or assistance, for a specified period of time because we are a civil and compassionate Nation. This is a tough topic that has sparked much debate between Government Parties and Christians alike. There are multiple things that happen in America every day, related to someone feeling they are supposed to "get something for nothing", just because they were born in America, the land of "freedom" and now a country where every child who competes in most any sport gets a trophy because some liberal (according to sources) manipulated the court legal system by turning it into a "racial thing". Sound familiar? Why can't we get a grip on this in our country folks? 


Why does wrong continue to win - over right in this country and this earth? Everyone should win the contest right? If you look up the word contest, you'll see that, "its a struggle for victory or superiority" according to dictionary.com. Why would we need that if we can make everyone equal right? I submit that equality is a sham! A farce, created by the manipulation of our legal system by angry and damaged people from grade school, who used this type of thought process to "fuel" their desire for wealth and power, specifically so that they may rebel! We've all seen the Kayak dot com commercial about Frank being banned from using Kayak, right? I digress. These are the men and women leading our country folks!


Let's just finish this part by saying that you should be glad that your mother didn't feel that way about men, because you wouldn't be here as your mother would have been exhausted from having illegitimate children all over the place. Or maybe she did and you are one of the people I'm taking about? I have no idea but my point doesn't change.


While this aggravates the death out of me, I understand. God's Universe is in perfect balance! The world has to have evil and takers (losers) and good or givers (winners) to keep it that way. 


I say these "provoking words" on the topic of entitlements - not just to "engage" your thoughts and bring this thought process to light but moreover, to bring light to the real problem at hand, that we need to start being responsible for our own resources and we need God back!


What's going on here? 


Let me tell you what's going on. We kicked God (and Jesus Christ) out of our schools in 1962, which of course has bled into our homes and workplaces now and well, it's not good. The really scary part is that it's getting worse. If we continue down the road we are on, as a country, at the same pace that we have the past 40 years, the damage will be devastating and the free way of life that enjoy today will be gone. The opposite of what most "think" they are doing with liberalism and government entitlements. 


The laws set forth in the Bible are for our benefit, not just as a governing authority but so that we may enjoy the fruits of life through understanding of our creator's intent when he made you and I.. Continue reading this article on Single Christians Facebook Page >>


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