This is for any woman in the middle of a marital crisis. What I learned may keep you from doing everything humanly possible and nothing divinely possible.

What I’m addressing here isn’t beer, smoking, or clubs, because externals don’t save people; Jesus does. I’m addressing the fact that Kid Rock said he didn’t get saved. Just so there’s no taking what he said out of context, he followed it up by saying he feels like he’s always been right with God.

I’m not implying that COVID began some invisible clock ticking or that it marks an identifiable point prophetically. What I’m saying is that somewhere along the line, as the world navigated the pandemic, it became clear that this world isn’t returning to what we consider normal.

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

Russia is making headlines and it’s not the recent Winter Olympics in Sochi as the top story. Russia is making a power play nearby, seizing sovereign lands, roadways, and transportation hubs. As the United States downsizes it’s DOD budget and continues to systematically hollow out our military, Russia is in the midst of a resurgence and a massive military build up.

The holiday season magnifies the same desire to satisfy the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life we see throughout the rest of the year.