From: Charisma News
by - Larry Tomczak - 11/10-15
"I'm the author of all your pain."
In Spectre,
the 25th James Bond film currently in theaters, Oscar-winning actor and
villain Christoph Waltz snidely tells Agent 007 these words. While a
bit of an overstatement, the point is well taken.
As the
years unfold, I am persuaded that countless millions will identify
words like these with the Obama presidency. Whether our next president
can help dismantle some of what Barack Obama has done remains to be
seen.
Barring a spiritual awakening in America and the
resulting returning to our conservative values led by a uniquely gifted
commander-in-chief, the repercussions of Barack Obama's "transformation
of America" will be catastrophic.
It's why seven years ago Rush Limbaugh said his desire for the Obama presidency was simple: "I hope he fails."
Scripture
tells us, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but
when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh" (Prov. 29:2, ASV).
Plainly stated, people have cause to either rejoice or mourn dependent
on whether their governing authorities are God-fearing or unrighteous.
When
competent and godly leaders rule, they set a tone for the society as
they conduct affairs according to God's standards. The result will not
be utopia but rather a general happiness, prosperity and stability in
the land. President Obama does not fit this category and that is a
primary reason why there is so much mourning throughout our land.
I
step back knowing I prayed for this man every single day of his terms
in office yet must respectfully but forthrightly assess his "fruit" as
disastrous. What he has done has been unbelievably detrimental to the
Judeo-Christian principles upon which our nation was founded. Are you
aware of how far we've fallen under his leadership and lack thereof?
Five Major Areas of Decline
1. The Military
Besides
what has been called the "gayification" of our Armed Forces, we've seen
the undermining of religious expression among our military chaplains
and officers. Lieutenant General (retired) William Boykin put it best,
"If chaplains and other personnel are censored from offering the full
solace of the gospel, there is no religious freedom in the military."
There
have also been massive reductions in military personnel, leaving us
dangerously vulnerable in the event of a crisis, plus military
frustration at the highest level in decades. "There's a level of
dissatisfaction among the uniformed military that I've never seen in my
time here" said John McCain, Senate Armed Services Chairman.
For this I mourn.
2. Marriage and Family
President
Obama's aggressive advocacy of the LGBTQ agenda has brought devastation
to the traditional family. He endorsed gay marriage; violated young
girls by forcing school districts to allow boys who identify as girls to
have full access to the girl's locker room and showers; undermined the
Defense of Marriage Act; celebrated the LGBTQ lifestyle by affirming
people "coming out" and appointing unprecedented numbers of LGBTQ
proponents to government positions; and, now endorses efforts to ban
"conversion therapy" counseling for youth struggling with gay and
transgender confusion.
President Obama has worked
aggressively to transform marriage, sexuality and our children into
considering participation in the LGBTQ lifestyle as a normal, healthy
sign of liberation!
His official White House website
touts efforts to stop counseling young people struggling with same-sex
attraction and transgenderism as "protecting America's youth."
For this I mourn.
3. Radical Islam and Terrorism
President
Obama's timid approach to dealing with the menace of ISIS and other
radical, Islamic jihadists is unbelievably reckless. Believing that we
can somehow diminish their strength and effectively defeat these
barbarians by ignoring them or downplaying their threat, strains
credulity. Their growing threat coupled with the Iranian "nuclear deal"
is bringing us to an apocalypse.
The latest terror warning in Sinai with 224 passengers killed in the "downing" of a Russian plane caused the Wall Street Journal
to bluntly state in a lead editorial, "The greatest folly of the
administration's Mideast policy has been to imagine that an arms–length
approach to the region's troubles would keep its problems away from us.
But as with the refugee crisis in Europe, or ISIS inspired jihadist
attacks in the US, the tragedy in Sinai is another reminder that trying
to downplay the threat of terrorism only brings its risks closer to
home."
For this I also mourn.
4. The Economy and National Debt
Dr.
Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston University tried
to wake up our leaders in testimony before the U.S. Senate. He stated
emphatically that "Americas fiscal insolvency and it's generational
consequences means our country is broke. It's not broke in 75 years or
50 years or 25 years or 10 years. It's broke today. Indeed, it may well
be in worse shape (currently almost $19 trillion in debt) than any
developed country, including Greece."
Yet our president
keeps spending, raising the debt limit, promising entitlements, all the
while adding almost as much debt as all previous American presidents
combined. And don't forget he conveys how our economy is booming while
conveniently ignoring over 90 million people not in the workforce; 50
million on food stamps; Obamacare premiums skyrocketing; and, the
inevitable day of economic reckoning drawing near.
"Time is running out. Get ready for a roller coaster ride through hell!" warns economic forecaster Larry Edelson.
Forbes
magazine helps us comprehend this staggering amount, which is leading
us to the inevitable economic crash: "In 2015, Taylor Swift did 55
concerts and earned $80 million. She would have to perform 365 concerts a
year for three years to simply pay for ONE DAY OF INTEREST accrued on
our debt." Get the message?
For this I likewise mourn.
5. Illegal Immigration and Prisoner Release
President
Obama refuses to enforce laws concerning the massive influx of illegal
immigrants into our country, knowing these are grateful, potential
Democratic voters! The majority is Hispanic but there are Muslims as
well. Europe is being overrun by the immigrant crisis and what is
happening there will be our lot in 10 years unless new leadership acts
swiftly, legally and compassionately.
Have you noticed
some signs of the times? Hamtramck Michigan City Council now has a
Muslim majority. Washington, D.C. joins other locales in giving driver's
licenses to illegal immigrants.
Our president also
believes in leniency and amnesty for drug felons. Almost 50 percent of
the inmates in federal penitentiaries serving time for drug offenses are
now having their sentences automatically reduced.
"These
are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different than the
mistakes I made and the mistakes that a lot of you guys made," the
president told journalists recently at a federal prison in Oklahoma.
The
reality is 75 percent of these individuals are violent criminals. Their
"mistakes" consist not merely of smoking a casual joint but
distribution of hard drugs, often involving gangs and weaponry. Their
felony convictions resulted in many of the 44,000 who die from drug
overdoses each year. Consider also the scores of young people getting
addicted, families being destroyed and children now executed in drug
gang wars like the nine-year-old boy a week ago.
Are
these harmless, victimless crimes and simply minor "mistakes?" Or is
this an example of misguided "mercy" that likewise brings in new
Democratic voters? Read "Obama's Tragic Let 'em Out Fantasy" in the Wall Street Journal on 10/25/15 to learn more.
Yes, for this I also mourn.
Here's
the Deal: In 2009, President Obama declared these words regarding his
Obamacare victory, "Elections have consequences. And at the end of the
day, I won!"
It would do us well to remember that in the
2012 presidential election, Obama beat Romney by 5 million votes. Over
17 million evangelical Christians stayed home and did not vote. Is
voting important?
For the past seven years we learned
the hard way that President Obama was serious about his pledge to
"fundamentally transform America." I believe without question that his
lack of character and questionable commitment to his professed Christian
faith have wreaked havoc on the moral landscape of the United States of
America. May we redouble our efforts in prayer, fasting and civic
engagement to see competent, godly leaders raised up so mourning may be
silenced and some rejoicing begins afresh in our land!
God bless,
JohnnyD