Awakening

I have been contemplating the future of our country the past few weeks. Wondering how I can remain alert, prayerful, and informed, without becoming fearful. I have discovered that I have trained myself to not think about the growing Godlessness of our nation to protect myself from panicking about what's ahead for my children and future grandchildren.

In History right now we are learning about the background behind patriotic songs. Today we learned about the song "AMERICA". I know I have read the second verse in the past, but it really touched me today as I read it to the kids and sang it with them afterwards. This is what it says:

Our Father's God, to Thee
Author of liberty
To Thee we sing,
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King!


Several weeks ago I was praying for our nation. I prayed specifically that God would put His hand back on us as a nation and His blessing would flow once again. I felt Him ask me, "And if I did that, would I be recognized? Would they declare that I was the ONE that caused this nation to once again begin to prosper or would that honor go to another/others?" Oh, my I was pretty sure I knew the answer to His question and it grieved me. I am grieved that our Nation has forgotten that it is HIS freedom that is our light and only by HIS might will we be protected and that HE alone is the author of liberty. We have become so blind, prideful, ignorant, and hardened against the truth. How His heart must long for this nation to return to their father's God. I wonder if our only hope is for the blinded eyes to be open - the eyes His church and the leaders of our nation. I cry out for another Great Awakening! What will it take to wake us up, though? God, be merciful. Soften our hearts so that we turn to you and recognize our desperate need for your hand on our nation before even greater devastation completely destroys us.