Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24)
It's a crazy world, and sometimes it seems it is getting crazier all the time. It can be very disturbing. Even keeping up with life, putting up with people, and going through the various struggles of doing life can seem disheartening. But Christ says: "It's going to happen. It is part of the plan." It is not that God wants us to be miserable; we do that all on our own and to each other. It is simply a reminder that "this world is not my home," and I can trust in Him. So, give a listen to an old tune...
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