i know, it's a tense you probably don't use often. However, it's something i often think to myself. i'm no fortune teller, and i am sometimes surprised in life, but truth be told, it's rare. Movies don't surprise me, books don't surprise me, the actions of various people and professors and family members don't surprise me. Even Relationships rarely, if ever, surprise me. i am almost never surprised by who dates who or who breaks up, etc. There are notable exceptions (i can name most of them off hand without much thought).
Even the country doesn't surprise me often. i expected and guessed the results of the last several elections long before the various polls called either candidate. i even guessed Obama would not only get the nomination but be our president years ago when he was not even talking about it.
What is to come? i will not be surprised in the next 20 years when we are no longer the hegemonic superpower in the world. i will not be surprised when our economy and healthcare system become even worse than they are now and terrorism and attacks are just as bad here as abroad. i will not be surprised when the wealthiest Americans no longer reside in America. i also will not be surprised to see fossil fuels become as rare as antique cars and serve the same purposes. i will not be surprised to see domestic terrorism rise due to the inadherence of our federal government to our Constituion and international terrorism rise despite our lack of involvement overseas.
Will you really be surprised? i don't think the average person is this realistic, so i'll assume most of you reading this think i'm preaching doom and gloom. However, i'm not sure it's all bad news. Is it scary? Certainly. But i trust God. Do i trust God to bring me and everyone else through it safe and sound? No. But i also believe that we take much for granted in this country, both as a secular people and those of us who are believers.
i'm not the kind of person who believes that the government will work best if it is devoid of faith, nor am i such a person that believes this country will go to hell in a handbasket if we don't have another great awakening and get prayer back in schools. i simply believe that the God i believe in is bigger than all of these concerns and that when this country heads the way i am sure it will, that's all many of us will have to hold onto, and that's not such a bad thing at all.
In The Dark Knight, Alfred says, "And what will happen on that day, Master Wayne."
Bruce responds, "We all know how much you love to say, 'i told you son.'"
To which, Alfred replies, "On that day, even i won't want to, sir."
Nor will i.
Even the country doesn't surprise me often. i expected and guessed the results of the last several elections long before the various polls called either candidate. i even guessed Obama would not only get the nomination but be our president years ago when he was not even talking about it.
What is to come? i will not be surprised in the next 20 years when we are no longer the hegemonic superpower in the world. i will not be surprised when our economy and healthcare system become even worse than they are now and terrorism and attacks are just as bad here as abroad. i will not be surprised when the wealthiest Americans no longer reside in America. i also will not be surprised to see fossil fuels become as rare as antique cars and serve the same purposes. i will not be surprised to see domestic terrorism rise due to the inadherence of our federal government to our Constituion and international terrorism rise despite our lack of involvement overseas.
Will you really be surprised? i don't think the average person is this realistic, so i'll assume most of you reading this think i'm preaching doom and gloom. However, i'm not sure it's all bad news. Is it scary? Certainly. But i trust God. Do i trust God to bring me and everyone else through it safe and sound? No. But i also believe that we take much for granted in this country, both as a secular people and those of us who are believers.
i'm not the kind of person who believes that the government will work best if it is devoid of faith, nor am i such a person that believes this country will go to hell in a handbasket if we don't have another great awakening and get prayer back in schools. i simply believe that the God i believe in is bigger than all of these concerns and that when this country heads the way i am sure it will, that's all many of us will have to hold onto, and that's not such a bad thing at all.
In The Dark Knight, Alfred says, "And what will happen on that day, Master Wayne."
Bruce responds, "We all know how much you love to say, 'i told you son.'"
To which, Alfred replies, "On that day, even i won't want to, sir."
Nor will i.
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