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             But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children— with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. (Psalm 103:17-18)

Yes, God exists. He can and does step in. His love is with those who fear Him. He rewards those who keep His commandments. All of that is true, but once again, we’re not talking – or not just talking – about miraculous or magical ideas. If you work within the constraints of truth, or within the boundaries of what is real, you’re going to get better results than if you build your life upon theories and dreams. When you separate yourself from God, you separate yourself from the reality He created, and whatever positive results you get aren’t because you’re right. They’re because God is loving and patient.

We’re facing a lot of temporal snobbery right now. The ideas that have worked for centuries are being tossed aside in favor of the “new and improved.” For the most part, the new and improved seems to involve requiring that the old be thrown out, and the “new and improved” being imposed on everyone without anyone proving that the new and improved is either new or improved, let alone both. The other descriptor is that the new and improved be inclusive and tolerant, but by definition, it excludes and is intolerant of the ideas that have worked for centuries.  All of this requires that we not fear God, not give any importance to what is true or real. In other words, what is new and improved requires miraculous or magical thinking. It cannot be blessed by God, and those who insist on it are condemning their children to hard times.

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