It instresting how God used a heat wave to protect the east cost form hurricane Irene. Another persons curse becoming ones blessing.

I know that the Rapture of the Church can take place at any time. Yet how are we praying? Are we developing relationships with the Lost. For us as a Church to hunger for the one we Love. As well as, sign and wanders to take place daily. For people to become apart of a meaningful discipleship process. Is the church growing at 2 % per month.

Take a look at 2 chronicles 36:15 One of the saddest commentaries of scripture. Which leads me to ask what are we not praying for as a nation and people for this not to repeat it self. We pray for rain well, but are we praying the right things along with the rain. And are we specificity praying for the drought to end? 

One of the many interesting things is how God shows up to manifest Himself from generation to generation. Are we expecting Him to show up, our just be a spectator in today's world. 

As God is answering prayer for rain which does happen. Are we transitioning to a place of obeying Gods word or is the rain just a stop over not solving the problem of the drought. If I was praying specifically for rain I would ask for a long term solution rather than praying for rain now. Again the long term solution for this is the obedience of our heart as that comes into place nature will take care of itself.

From Faith News Network

The Church of God was born with the formation of the Christian Union on August 19, 1886. In a simple meeting house in Monroe County, Tennessee, R. G. Spurling called for Christians to take the New Testament as our “only rule of faith and practice” and to sit “together as the Church of God.” Eight people responded to his invitation, and under the leadership of his father, Richard Spurling, they established a new congregation they named Christian Union. Building on their pioneer ministry, the Church of God now includes almost seven million members ministering in 181 counties and territories around the world.

Living in Prophetic times. As one who has been taught to trust God for His protection against tragedies. earthquakes, storms  natural event not caused buy God. Yet used by satan to kill still and destroy I have learned a few things working in Joplin Mo after the tornado,

Always have a back up meeting place for family members to meet, communication systems will be down so unable to reach love ones. Have a alternative back up plan for all important papers insurance forms birth certificates, house and car titles. Banks could be destroyed as well so have a place picked off site out of the city trusted friend or family member. Have a portable none battery radio and flash light. Give time for the civil defence plan to work trust authorities.  Have a back up system for cash and food for about three days until relief supplies come in. Give time for assistants to develop  If wanting to come to help,find local talk radio stations and city web sites. As the Internet comes back social networking sites help has well. Have a way to support your local Church. Never blame God but Trust in Him for His peace and provision look for the stillness of His voice to speak through His word.

Why I cannot pray for rain, God uses drought to reminded us of how we do not obey the Word of God and the curses a dis obeying  hart brings. Drought works in conjunction with How we look into our Fathers Word to be come like Christ. When we pray for rain God does answer our prayer. But even with that answer we do not let Him deal with the condition of our heart, not stopping the cycle for the drought so the drought repeats it self and becomes worse every season. Along with the drought He also uses politics to show us how we can do nothing with out Him.  So I look at Jeremiah 29:11 on, as a place of understanding how God provides as He prepares Judgement as well  while  in Judgement . Even though according to John 3:17:18 he does not have to Judge any more. Yet it is adding to my definition  of  "looking up" in Matthew 24. This how God desires for us to "Look"  at signs and wanders in order to get our attention as well as to speak to you and me.

All decisions are a choice.