Why We Need God

 
  I hate to admit it, but I'm a bit of a news junky. When I first get up in the morning the TV is on and I rotate from Fox to CNN to ABC. Of course almost none of the news is good. Who would watch it if there wasn't something titillating on? For some reason we seem to gravitate to bad news. I don't know why. There is either a freak snowstorm or ice fog or a tornado somewhere in the country. The weather is either too hot or cold or wet or dry or blowy and if none of that is happening in this country, then lets check out the rest of the world. China has smog so bad it's off the charts in one city. If  it's not the weather its a tragedy somewhere- another shooting or a twenty car pile up on a freeway. If that's not what gets you upset there is all the reporting on the debt and deficit and health care law with it's thirteen thousand plus regulations that are going to totally change the way we receive health care. The list is almost endless and I could and sometimes do end up spending most of my day frustrated and angry or discouraged. The world is going to hell on a hand cart and I'm stuck to the bottom of the wheel like a wad of discarded chewing gum. It's really easy for me to despair if I surround myself with all the news of every day events. There are no two ways about it, these are troubling times and regardless of what some politicians may try to say, another law or regulation isn't going to solve the problem. We have laws on the books that most lawyers don't know about I would venture to say.  Laws don't solve most problems, in many cases they just create new ones. My personal feeling is that Jesus hit the nail on the head when he spoke of the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do to you. Treat people the way you want to be treated. If we all followed that simple guideline, what a wonderful world it would be. There wouldn't be any kidnappings or shootings. We could eradicate lawyers- no one would be suing anyone. Labor unions would be extinct- workers would give an honest days work and bosses would pay an honest days pay. No one would be trying to cheat anyone else. We could pretty much get rid of the government- think of the money that would save. There would be no need for a military, and the welfare system would be a thing of the past. If we were all looking out for each other, no one would be homeless or hungry. This may sound like a pipe dream, but it doesn't have to be, if we would abide by the golden rule. The first step though is to acknowledge that we need God in our lives. He is the true moral compass that all other rules must hinge on. For some time now this country has asked God to butt out of our lives. We have let a few loud voices speak for the masses and change the direction that this country is destined for. Personally, I don't like the path we're on. From mass shootings, to huge federal deficits, to dishonest leaders to innocent children being kidnapped from a school bus. It's time for America to wake up and ask God back into our lives or our future will be bleak indeed.