tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post3351866279430967140..comments2024-01-17T13:19:24.071-06:00Comments on Salvation And Survival: My Perspective: Looking Back on September 11, 2001Pam Kohlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-11542667918014633622012-09-12T09:43:46.272-05:002012-09-12T09:43:46.272-05:00Lisa, I believe God was at the center of the found...Lisa, I believe God was at the center of the founding of this country, and as long as there are a remnant of us who still worship Him and the principles that He endowed us with, He will not forsake us! Does that mean the United States avoids struggles and suffering, and retains our standing in the world? No!!! Just as He disciplined His chosen people and the nation of Israel throughout the centuries due to their disobedience, so will He let us be pruned and purified because of our abandonment of His holy ways. Do I think there are Americans that get this? Yes, I do! But Evil is also on the rise, and we don't know what time it is on God's clock. We may be near the midnight hour and God's Judgment is due. So I still faith..... faith in my fellow Americans and faith in my God. No matter what comes, I know this .... God is in control and His will WILL BE DONE! Amen!Pam Kohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-45860794605908279112012-09-11T22:15:40.473-05:002012-09-11T22:15:40.473-05:00Hello Belle,
I also can remember where I was and ...Hello Belle,<br /><br />I also can remember where I was and what I was doing that terrible day. I was caring for a friend's granddaughter for the day so she could go and take care of some business. I remember listening to the radio and doing some paperwork as my friend's granddaughter played in my office and this broadcast came on and they were talking about a plane crashing into the towers. I left that room while she was playing and I immediately got on the TV and saw what was happening and saw the second plane crash as it was happening. I was horrified and I called my husband immediately to let him know what was happening in case he didn't. He and our employees were at a school within our state installing some equipment and they were able to watch a TV in the office as everything was happening as well. They packed up and came home as soon as they could leave. My friend came zipping into our drive and arrived at the door with tears in her eyes and scared to death. Her little granddaughter saw this and told her that everything was going to be okay! She didn't know what to do and couldn't reach her husband. I told her it would probably be best that she head home and take her granddaughter and to watch carefully and to wait for her husband to either call her or to come home or she could stay with me, or I would drive behind her home and make sure she got there and was okay. I felt helpless as I saw the horrific scenes take place. My heart is still sadden to this day to think of it and what saddens me even more is how quickly people forget. I think of those families who lost someone that they loved and all those who were brave and helped and many who lost their lives in doing so. Today as I drove to the grocery store, the song called God Bless The USA, I love this land, etc., and as they sang about those who were brave and how they'd stand up and at least we know we're free. I thought to myself, I'd stand up beside those and fight for the freedoms we still have and thank those who do fight for them now and in the past. I'm tremendously thankful for their sacrifices and I haven't forgotten! But, are we free? Are we continually letting those freedoms be taken by those who wish to "rule" us? That's not what this country is about and was never meant to be! We are not that kind of people! What has happened to us?! There's an anger stirring out there and it's going to go to a boiling point soon. God is angry and so am I with Him! When we allow prayer and thankfulness to leave us and we delete God from our lives and we allow others to take it from us, so will much of what we've all have enjoyed and what was good will diminish as well. It's just a matter of time. Those choices are still ours. I'd like to believe and hope that there are those like myself out there and in great numbers that still care and do BELIEVE in GOD, TRUTH, and LIBERTY. I hope we can turn things around for OUR country soon. It's going to take some serious work, effort and commitment. Do Americans still have that in them???? Home of the free and brave? People who can think for themselves, do for themselves and be strong individuals? <br /><br />Blessings my friend,<br />LisaLisanoreply@blogger.com