Trump is done with Marjorie Taylor Greene

American  Thinker 

You've got to be pretty bad to win and then lose a coveted endorsement from President Trump, but here we are with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who just lost hers.

Why shouldn't he dis-endorse her? She's been behaving erratically and strangely, going on The View to praise retiring Nancy Pelosi, yelling about the Epstein emails with the Democrats, (which, thus far, has pretty much bagged Democrats but that didn't seem to be her intention). 

She's also reportedly gotten rich while in office, which is the most disturbing thing about her -- her wealth has corresponded with her general anti-Trump activity, which could mean she has conflicts of interests. Or, as President Trump has said, is just a lunatic.

Whatever it is, she can't seem to master basic loyalty and trust, let alone handle a friendship with the president.

She took umbrage at Trump's claim that she kept bugging him on the phone and replied:

Annoying texts are just as bad and Trump trusted her with his phone number.

So not surprisingly Trump is not happy:

Now she's taking to whining and pity-mongering, sniff, sniff:

... along with some pious tears and flapdoodle, pretending to be Erika Kirk:

Oh, give us a break. Who has time for this. We know President Trump doesn't. Neither do the voters.

This person has gone weird on us, now lives to attack President Trump, and then cries foul when Trump flicks her away like an annoying insect.

It's time for her to go. She should take her questionable congressional gains and hotfoot it out of Congress. Trump is done with her, and that goes double for the rest of us, too. She's done.

Entertainment thread for Nov 16

 

Peace of mind is the best.

The Red-Green Alliance Is Still Powerful

American  Thinker 

We have been through a lot, and we are going through a lot. Getting President Trump elected was a great gift, and he has, as expected, done amazing things. But we are still in trouble. Most readers here already know this, but it still bears repeating. The American radical Left is dangerous—literally an existential threat to our existence as a constitutional republic (much of which has already been eroded over decades of effort by our internal enemies).

Leftists know they are in trouble, and like cornered animals, can be expected to become increasingly violent. But we are also in trouble because, as a nation, we still don’t completely get it. We all breathed a sigh of relief following the 2024 election, and many took that as a sign that, at least for the moment, the fight was over. But as you know, the real fight is just beginning.

Manufactured Crisis

Every agenda the radicals inflict on us is part of an overarching strategy to sow chaos, division, and hate, and it’s been working pretty well so far. (I describe this in detail in my latest book, Manufactured Crisis: The War to End America.)

The troubling examples we’ve seen almost daily for years are reaching a fever pitch. Antifa-style groups attack ICE, police, and conservative gatherings. The media often lies about, misrepresents, or neglects to report it. A recent TPUSA meetup in San Francisco nearly turned into an outright war.

Understand this: “Antifa” is only the latest name adopted by a group of paid agitators who’ve been plying their trade for decades. They were the core of “Occupy Wall Street,” Black Lives Matter, and many other “movements.” These absolutely ignorant people fantasize a utopian communist future, but don’t know what greets them if they succeed: the firing squad.

This fact is written in plain English by Sergey Nechayev, the anarchist whose 1869 Revolutionary Catechism became the blueprint for Lenin’s Soviet takeover of Russia and all subsequent communist revolutions. Nechayev even goes so far as to lay out an order of execution for the segments of society marked for extermination.

Number one are people like you and me:

Above all, those who are especially inimical to the revolutionary organization must be destroyed; their violent and sudden deaths will produce the utmost panic in the government, depriving it of its will to action by removing the cleverest and most energetic supporters.

Number two is—you guessed it—the Antifa-types and their ilk:

The second group comprises those who will be spared for the time being in order that, by a series of monstrous acts, they may drive the people into inevitable revolt.

All that radical leaders want is to gain power and the wealth that accompanies it. They are what I call entrepreneurial parasites. Once seated in power, the street thugs like Antifa become a liability. The Catechism also lists other classes, with their survival depending on their usefulness to the regime. Sooner or later, though, all will meet the axe.

Immigration

With the rise of Zohran Mamdani and other Islamists in America (e.g., Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar), we constantly hear the “Red/Green Alliance.” This alliance between Islam and the Left is nothing new. I wrote two books that coined the phrase, The Red/Green Axis, both of which predicted much of what is happening as a result of our myriad immigration policies regarding both legal and illegal immigration, asylum, and refugee resettlement.

The Red/Green Axis is not a temporary alliance between two competing forces. It is all communism. It is yet another way to create chaos, division, and conflict in America. Soviet communists have owned the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoots since the 1950s. They have allowed the so-called “Islamic Radicals” to unleash death and destruction around the world as a false flag operation to draw our eyes away from the real enemy: the “former” Soviet Union (it hasn’t really changed) and Communist China.

Border Czar Tom Homan has focused on the criminal aliens first, which, of course, is a top priority, but other illegal aliens have enormously negative impacts across all aspects of society. They have been, and in many cases still are, using welfare benefits to which they are not entitled. They create housing shortages everywhere; they bring in numerous diseases, many of which used to be thought eradicated, and new ones, like the deadly Chagas disease. They have overcrowded our public schools, making decent education almost impossible for American kids, even without the radical indoctrination.

There are over 400 languages spoken in public schools in America today. Many of these are unknown dialects for which there are no interpreters. The following chart comes from my 2019 Red/Green Axis 2.0. It is shocking but true. I guarantee you it is worse today.

Image published with permission from James Simpson.

But that is only one of the many problems. Democrats want to count illegals to augment the jerrymandered districts that favor them. This and the massive illegal alien vote fraud, which is occurring today, are the two greatest threats. Today’s Democrat party has one overarching goal: to create a one-party nation. And make no mistake, it would be a communist nation.

In fact, the open borders agenda has been pursued by the international communist movement since the 1920s and 30s. Read the following, described by Col. Archibald Roosevelt (Teddy’s son), in a 1950s pamphlet. It’s copied directly from International Labor Defense, a Soviet front group, which, in the 1930s, demanded:

[C]omplete right of asylum for all emigrants who have been compelled to leave their own country for political or economic reasons; that they should not be expelled or extradited; they shall be allowed to enter all countries without documents or visas; they shall be given identification papers valid in all countries; unrestricted right to stay in any country; full right to work and to relief in case of unemployment; immediate cancellation of all expulsion and extradition orders; the release of all arrested emigrants, and finally the right to take part in the political and trade union life in the country in which they have found asylum.*

Doesn’t this sound exactly like today’s demands from the open borders crowd, including the Democrat party? The Democrat party has been sympathetic to communism since the 1930s. But today’s Democrats, confronted with declining support from Americans, also see importing voters as necessary to their survival. And they don’t care who it affects. The truth of that can be counted in billions of dollars and thousands of American lives lost at the hands of illegal aliens!

The 2026 election will soon be upon us. Democrats are still committing vote fraud, and this must be stopped to the extent possible in the short time remaining to us. If Republicans lose either of the Congressional chambers, President Trump’s agenda will become much more difficult to achieve. As the true leaders of our nation, We the People need to do everything we can in our own states to lobby our legislators for voting reform. No more mass mail-in voting. No more early voting or same-day registration. Voter ID is essential and can be passed in states even if the congressional effort fails. We should be demanding loudly that redistricting exclude non-citizens. We’ve had enough!

We need to get on this right away, people. Our very lives, as well as those of our children and future generations, are literally at stake.

Jeffrey Epstein: Democrat Character Witness?

Townhall 

There comes a point at which you have to be amazed by how it is Democrats can find new and creative ways to embarrass the species to which we all belong. The thing to remember about the political left is that there is literally no bottom for them to hit, only an endless pit of shame, stupidity and hypocrisy through which they forever fall. That’s how you end up with the party putting up known pedophile Jeffrey Epstein as a would-be character assassin against President Donald Trump.

Honestly, who thinks that Jeffrey Epstein calling Donald Trump a horrible person would, in any way, be a way to attack the President? To tell you the truth, whoever is running the show for the GOP should be ashamed that they didn’t put it out themselves.

What did Democrats put out there? A tweet reading, “BREAKING: Newly released emails show Jeffrey Epstein thought Trump was one of the worst people he knew, with ‘not one decent cell in his body.’ He went on to describe Trump with one word: ‘Dangerous.’”

I have very low expectations for Democrats when it comes to things like honesty, decency and intelligence, but this one struck me by surprise, even for them.

Is there anyone out there who would want a known pervert child rapist to think they’ve anything other than “dangerous” to them? Maybe George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, who famously went to Epstein’s “welcome home” dinner at his mansion in Manhattan after his release from house arrest after his first round of child rape exposure, but no decent human beings would.

Unfortunately for Democrats, they are not a group known for having decent human beings in their ranks. Occupy Democrats, part of the Brownshirt wing of the party, jumped on the bandwagon, tweeting, “Epstein may have been an evil predator, but he was a perceptive judge of character.”

Of course, Epstein was a big-time Democratic Party donor, which means he judged the “progressive left” to be his type of people more than Republicans and Donald Trump. Is that something you’d really brag about or even think would be a point of pride for anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together or any semblance of a moral compass?

Perhaps that brain damage is why Democrats also tweeted out another Epstein quote, “I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump.”

Honestly, the White House should be putting these quotes out. Hell, they should be putting these quotes on t-shirts and bumper stickers.

It says something about a party when it uses a monster to make a political point. It says something more about them when they don’t realize their hatred for their opponent has them siding with that monster while claiming to “care” about that person’s victims.

Democrats have been insisting the government release the “Epstein files,” like there’s a big bag of documents sitting in an office somewhere. If Democrats have some information, there is literally nothing preventing them from telling the world. The speech and debate clause of the Constitution gives each Member of Congress absolute immunity from legal consequences for anything and everything they say on the floor of their respective chambers. If they have information, from classified to completely defamatory, they can go read it or speak of it without any legal repercussions whatsoever on the floor.

Why haven’t they? Why haven’t the victims come forward? I get that there are non-disclosure agreements, but so what? If they exist, what pervert billionaires are going to sue over violating an NDA when the existence of an NDA would be at least a passive acknowledgement of criminal activity? A Member of Congress announcing names on the Floor of the House would have immunity of civil liability and the victims would not have done anything anyway, so there would be nothing more than exposure of criminal monsters…if they exist.

I know people say these women are terrified that these “powerful men” might have them killed if they were to talk, but ask yourself this: if you’re inclined (and able) to have people murdered if they expose your deep, dark secrets, wouldn’t you have them killed already? Why would they risk someone knowing “the truth” about them just blabbing when they could simply have them murdered? Morally vacant monsters aren’t known for paying off victims, then trusting them to keep secrets. If you’ve got murder in you if someone talks, you have it in you to prevent them from having the chance to.

Everything related to Jeffrey Epstein is BS posturing at this point. If there were more crimes and more criminals, they’d be known already. If Ghislaine Maxwell had the goods on anyone, don’t you think she’d talk? She’s 63, she’s likely going to spend either the rest of her life or damn near it in prison and she’s just going to sit on this golden “get out of jail free” ticket? Does that make any sense?

Does anything anyone is saying about this situation make any sense? Once you remove the emotion, it does not.

The thing that makes the least sense of all is the Democrats using a Democrat criminal to attack the President – a sicko “character witness” they seem to think makes them look good. It’s the ultimate in Trump Derangement Syndrome, but it’s also pretty freaking hilarious and says more about them than anything we ever could.

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In 1952, North Korea Shot at an American Battleship. Guess What Happened Next?

RedState 

Some stories are just so American, so quintessentially "'Merican," that they make you want to go outside, wave the Stars and Stripes, and lead the neighbors in a chant of "USA! USA!" Of course, if I did that here, all I'd get by way of a neighborhood reply would be some curious looks from the chickadees and the squirrels, and maybe a moose, but the sentiment remains in place.

A lot of those events seem to flow from our military. Wartime brings out both the best and the worst in people, but sometimes it presents one of those moments that, well, makes you want to start chanting "USA!" Which brings me to a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), an Iowa-class battleship, and the Korean War. 

The Iowa-class were the fastest and most effective battleships ever built by the United States, very likely by anyone. Oh, sure, the Japanese built two battleships with bigger guns, the Yamato and the Musashi, both mounting 18" guns, but the Japanese guns had a lower muzzle velocity and slower reloading cycles. That meant an Iowa-class ship could shoot farther and faster, in addition to being able to carry more ammo. Nobody has ever built anything quite like these ships, before or since.

The Wisconsin was built during World War 2, commissioned in 1944. She displaced 58,000 tons and her main armament was impressive: Nine 16/50 Mark 7 guns, mounted in three triple turrets, each capable of tossing a one-ton shell over 20 miles. That's more or less the equivalent of tossing a Volkswagen full of high explosives from the White House to Dulles International Airport. "Big Wisky," as her crew called her, served through the rest of World War 2 with little incident; she was assigned to the 5th Fleet and took part in the pre-invasion bombardment of Japan before the war ended. 

After the war, Big Wisky was briefly mothballed, then reactivated for the Korean War, to go do what she did best - toss one-ton projectiles at bad guys. Her mere presence off the North Korea coast made the communist country feel maladjusted, and when the Americans started solving their problems with a suitable application of high explosives, they began to truly worry. Wisconsin even had the distinction of having fired on a stalled North Korean troop train, thus achieving the status of being the only American battleship to sink a train.

Then came March 15th, 1952. The USS Wisconsin, on that day, was operating as usual off the Korean coast, tossing explosive Volkswagens at the communists. But on that day, a North Korean artillery battery tried to defy the great American ship and shot back. A single 155mm shell struck the Big Wisky, striking the gun shield of one of the starboard twin 40mm anti-aircraft gun mounts, causing minor damage and injuring three sailors.

The ship's official history describes the event:

That afternoon, WISCONSIN received the first direct hit in her two-war history when one of four 155mm shells fired by enemy shore batteries hit her deck on the 02 level, just outside the gun shield of the starboard 40mm gun mount which caused little damage but injured three men. Almost as if the victim of a personal affront, WISCONSIN subsequently blasted that battery to oblivion with a 16-inch salvo before continuing her mission.

Now, that right there is a classic American response in typical overwhelming style. That North Korean battery pushed the "Fool Around" button, and in due course was removed in a classically American "Find Out" reply. You have to love as well the dry terminology in the ship's official history: "...blasted that battery to oblivion." Indeed, nine one-ton shells, nine tons of Attitude Adjustment, aimed at one sorry little North Korea artillery battery. They probably could have engaged the battery with their secondary guns, which were 5/38 dual-purpose guns, capable of outranging and engaging the North Korean guns. But we are Americans; go big, or go home.

This led to one of the big ships' escorting destroyers, usually reported as the USS Buck (DD-761), to reportedly send a two-word message to the battleship by blinker light:

TEMPER TEMPER

That's how you do panache, folks. Now, the veracity of that blinker message has been debated. Some report it as fact, while others claim it's just a good story. But regardless of that, it's something that anyone who has worn Uncle Sam's colors could easily see happening, knowing the mindset of the American armed forces. And destroying that battery, with a typically American overwhelming response, that's a matter of official record.

The Wisconsin went on to serve after the Korean War until 1981, when she was again mothballed. She was reactivated in 1986 and in 1991, while I was safely miles inland, provided fire support for Operation Desert Storm. Now she is a museum ship, tied up in Norfolk, Virginia.

And that may be the best epithet one could write for our Iowa-class battleships. While naval history aficionados debate who built the best battleships of the 1941-1945 Pacific War, we should only note that the Iowa-class ships are museums, while the Japanese battleships are now fish habitats.

There's a place in military operations for big guns able to toss one-ton shells 20+ miles, knowing they'll find their mark. Perhaps this is something our newly-renamed Department of War should look into.

Watch CBP Agents Taking Care of Business on the Streets of NC in New 'Operation Charlotte's Web'

RedState 

As we wrote on Friday, state and local Democrats in North Carolina began wildly chattering this week after information started to circulate that after making progress on sweeping up criminal illegal aliens in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was readying immigration operations to start in Charlotte soon.

Part of the pushback came from city council members, as well as the sheriff of Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is located. It was the fear-mongering from one congresswoman and the state's governor, though, that drew the attention of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, when they failed to acknowledge the difference between the words "immigrant" and "illegal alien." He helped them out with a primer on his X account

"Immigrants rest assured, we have your back like we did in Chicago and Los Angeles," he wrote. "Rep. Adams, perhaps you & Gov. STEIN should learn the difference between an illegal alien & an immigrant. Illegal aliens have NO PLACE in our communities and should self deport via CBP Home."

Now, it's official. It's called "Operation Charlotte's Web," according to a new DHS press release on Saturday night. And here are some of the criminals the Border Patrol are hunting for on the streets:

There's also a statement from DHS Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin, as local Queen City News' Andy Weber reported, adding that there were already "plenty of videos" on social media showing the border patrol at work:

In case you can't read the statement, it reads:

"Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors. We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed. There have been too many victims of criminal illegal aliens. President Trump and Secretary Noem will step up to protect Americans when sanctuary politicians won’t.”

Let's browse through a few of the videos together:

Warning: videos below contain coarse language

Here we see dozen of Border Patrol vehicles heading into Charlotte:

Unsurprisingly, the fear tactics employed by Dems have worked here, also, with anti-ICE mobs making themselves heard and seen:

In this video, a woman inside what appears to be a nail salon can be heard invoking the name of Jesus, then calling the officers "demons." And people outside are harassing and swearing at them as they work:

Here's a report from Spectrum News, showing some of the immigration ops underway:

Border Patrol loads some people into their van, as some women in the background of the video speak in Spanish: 

Last but not least, here's Gregory Bovino in Charlotte, doing more educating and being helpful to the people of the Queen City, when a woman demanded to know why agents were interviewing people outside a grocery store. His answer is perfect!

Watch:

Bovino: “Could be. Criminals grocery shop. They gotta eat, too.”

President Trump talked in a new interview released Friday, about how much difference a new president made, especially when it comes to securing the border and the safety of Americans all over the country:

Federal Appeals Court Halts DOT Rules Limiting Immigrant Commerical License Access

Townhall 

The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on Thursday that new rules by the Department of Transportation that place restrictions on immigrants obtaining commercial driver's licenses cannot be enforced.

The new rules were instated after Harjinder Singh, an Indian citizen who allegedly illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico in 2018, was accused of causing a tractor-trailer crash that killed three people in Fort Pierce, Florida. He pleaded not guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter. He had received his commercial license from California.

The court argued that the federal government did not create the law under proper procedures and failed to explain how it would promote safety. They also noted that, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data, immigrant truck drivers make up roughly 5 percent of all commercial license holders but are involved in only 0.2 percent of fatal crashes.

The new rules blocked by the court would let immigrants with three types of visas get commercial licenses for one year, with their immigration status checked through a federal database. While about 10,000 of the 200,000 immigrant drivers would technically be disqualified, the rules wouldn't be enforced, meaning those drivers could keep their licenses until they expire.

This comes only days after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday that California had illegally issued 17,000 commercial licenses. Those license holders were notified that their licenses had been invalidated and were set to expire in 60 days. These developments also came after California Governor Gavin Newsom blamed the federal government for allowing an illegal immigrant to obtain a license.

Sorry, Dems, Swing Voters Are Not Happy With You Over Schumer Shutdown, But There's a Catch

Townhall 

The Schumer shutdown is over, and Democrats are trying to spin this as a win. It’s not. The outrage and the fury that poured from House Democrats when their counterparts in the Senate caved was earth-shattering. Eight Democratic Senators joined Republicans to break the logjam. The deal to reopen the government then breezed through both chambers. It funded the government through January 30 to finalize the dozen-plus appropriations bill,s which got derailed by the shutdown, keeps SNAP benefits funded through September 2026, and guarantees a vote on the Obamacare subsidies. It’s what Republicans offered in mid-October. The Democrats got rolled. 

Trump and the Republicans weren’t going to roll over on their demand for $1.5 trillion for illegal alien health care benefits and NPR funding. Democrats claimed this shutdown helped them win two elections in blue states. As it turns out, it’s more nuanced, a word that Democrats cannot grasp. Their capitulation only added frustration among swing voters in Georgia (via Axios): 

Georgia swing voters in our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups expressed frustration with Democrats for dragging out a federal government shutdown only to end it without a guarantee from Republicans to offset rising health insurance premiums. 

Why it matters: Even some voters who backed President Trump last November look to Democrats to protect health care affordability and the social safety net for lower-income Americans. 

What they're saying: Seven of the 13 Biden-to-Trump Georgia swing voters in this week's panels said Democrats came out of the shutdown looking worse than Republicans. Two said Republicans look worse and four said both parties look equally bad. 

[…] 

"Democrats gave swing voters — who already hold the party in profoundly low esteem — yet another reason to mistrust them," said Rich Thau, President of Engagious, who moderated the focus groups. 

The big picture: Eight of the 13 said they still approve of the administration's actions on balance since Trump's return to office in January. 

The five who expressed overall disapproval cited inflation, high food costs, a bad job market, over-the-top immigration enforcement and their sense that Trump and his team aren't approaching their governing role seriously.

The good news is that Trump and his administration have time to sort out these criticisms, some of which are warranted. As for some of the economic points, that’s a messaging war. Republicans do need to talk more about prices dropping, because they are. They could be better, and with this shutdown behind us, Trump’s crew can get to work. Meanwhile, Chuck Schumer is battered and bloody, and he could be mulling retirement come 2028. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is facing a crisis of his own, namely, fellow Democrats not promising to back him as leader after the midterms. 

Sunday Scripture

Joshua 1:5 - KJV

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

From Hailmary.com/Bible Lessons

Discovering Rest in God's Promises with Joshua

Imagine a young father, recently laid off, sitting on the edge of his bed in a dimly lit room, the weight of worry pressing down like a heavy blanket. The morning sun streams through the window, illuminating scattered bills on the floor, each one a reminder of the impending financial crisis that seems to close in around him. He feels the tension in his chest tighten with every tick of the clock, the unrelenting anxiety spiraling into thoughts of how he will provide for his family. The sound of his children playing in the other room becomes a distant echo, a stark contrast to the turmoil inside. Just yesterday, he felt secure in his job; today, he feels unmoored, lost in a sea of uncertainty. The betrayal of trust, the fear of the unknown, and the looming threat of failure envelop him, leaving him questioning everything he thought he knew about provision and faith.

These moments of crisis—job loss, health scares, broken relationships—hit us hard, don’t they? You might be feeling similar pangs; perhaps it's the weight of an unexpected diagnosis, the sting of betrayal from a close friend, or the overwhelming stress of juggling life’s demands. These crises push us to grapple with our deepest vulnerabilities, leaving us to wonder where we can find solace. Without doubt, life is a tumultuous journey filled with peaks and valleys, moments that strip us bare and force us to confront our deepest fears.

Ancient Cries, Timeless Pain

As we turn back the pages of history, we find ourselves standing alongside figures who faced their share of overwhelming adversity. Job, a man of profound faith, loses everything—his wealth, his health, and even the support of his friends. Picture him, sitting in the ash heap, scraping his sores, his spirit crushed under the weight of unimaginable loss. “Why?” he cries into the void, echoing the human plight that resonates across centuries.

Then there’s David, a beloved king, whose life is marred by betrayal. His own son Absalom leads a rebellion against him, forcing David to flee Jerusalem. The streets are filled with whispers of treachery, and in that moment, David embodies the heartache of fractured relationships. As he walks through the valley of shadows, he pens his laments, capturing the raw emotion that accompanies betrayal, fear, and despair.

Hannah’s story also unfolds in this tapestry of pain. Desperate for a child, she stands in the temple, her heart heavy with longing and shame. 

The bitterness of her barrenness weighs on her, and as she prays, her silent cries reach the heavens. Each of these biblical figures illustrates the longing for rest amid turmoil, revealing the emotional landscape that connects us across time—a landscape filled with grief, loss, and the search for hope.

Because of this shared humanity, we can find comfort in knowing that our struggles are not unique. The cries of ancient souls resonate with our modern pain, bridging the gap of time and culture. When we feel alone in our suffering, we can look back and see that others have walked similar paths, their journeys marked by heartache and longing for rest in God’s promises.

The Unbreakable Promise

In the midst of our crises, the promises of God stand firm like a lighthouse guiding us through the storm. The story of Joshua, who leads the Israelites into the Promised Land, embodies the essence of divine assurance. Picture Joshua, standing on the brink of a vast and daunting territory, filled with uncertainty. God’s voice cuts through the chaos, declaring, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Joshua 1:5, NIV). This promise is not merely for Joshua but extends to all who seek refuge in Him.

God’s covenant with His people is a testament to His unwavering commitment. In Jeremiah 29:11, He declares, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” This isn’t just a comforting phrase; it’s a commitment to His people, echoing through the ages, assuring us that we’re not abandoned in our struggles.

As we delve deeper, we uncover the progression of revelation that leads us to the New Testament, where these promises find their fulfillment. In Christ, we receive the ultimate assurance of rest. Matthew 11:28-30 invites us, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” This promise is transformative, shifting our perspective from one of striving to one of surrender. The rest we seek isn’t merely the absence of conflict but a deep, abiding peace found in relationship with Jesus.

This changes everything: each promise we find in Scripture is an invitation to trust and embrace the covenant relationship established through Christ. The stones cry out, reminding us of the faithfulness of God, and as we reflect on these truths, we become anchored in the assurance that He is indeed with us through the storms of life.

The Sacred Transformation

The move from crisis to covenant trust is not a solitary endeavor. It requires a sacred transformation, a reorientation of our hearts and minds towards the promises of God. Picture yourself sitting in a circle of friends, the atmosphere thick with vulnerability as you share your struggles. This community serves as a lifeline, a tangible reminder of God’s provision through the love and support of others.

One practical step involves cultivating spiritual disciplines—prayer, meditation on Scripture, and worship. Imagine setting aside time each morning to reflect on God’s Word, allowing His promises to seep into your heart. As you meditate on Joshua 1:8, “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night,” you begin to cultivate an inner peace that transcends your circumstances.

Prayer patterns also play a critical role. As you pour out your heart to God, you might find yourself echoing the lament of David or the desperation of Hannah. This raw honesty paves the way for transformation. The act of surrendering your fears and anxieties to God opens the door to His peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:6-7).

Here’s where it gets revolutionary: your crisis can become a catalyst for deeper intimacy with God. As you navigate through the pain, allow it to refine your faith, drawing you closer to His heart. The journey from despair to hope may not come swiftly, but with each step taken in trust, you move closer to the rest that is promised.

Living as Covenant People

When we embrace our identity as covenant people, life transforms dramatically. Imagine stepping into your workplace, once filled with anxiety, now infused with purpose. You carry the assurance of God’s promises, and this shifts your perspective. Financial stress may still linger, but instead of succumbing to fear, you approach each challenge with confidence, knowing that God is with you.

Take the story of a friend who has walked this path. After losing his job, he chose to lean into community support instead of isolating himself. He gathered friends to pray and sought out new opportunities. Through this process, he not only found a new job but also experienced profound personal and spiritual growth. His changed perspective became a beacon of hope for others, demonstrating how the covenant can radically shape daily living.

As covenant people, we embody the promises of God, impacting those around us. Your changed life becomes a testimony—a story of redemption that beckons others to seek the same rest found in Christ. Embracing this identity compels us to practice new rhythms, perhaps volunteering with community outreach programs or leading prayer groups. Each act of faith becomes a declaration of trust in God’s unwavering promises, a testament to what it means to truly rest in Him.

The journey from crisis to covenant trust invites us into a deeper relationship with Jesus, where His promises become our refuge amid turmoil. As the world swirls around us with uncertainty, we can stand firm, knowing that we are not alone, and that His covenant is a steadfast anchor for our souls.

Covenant Declaration

As I stand here, I declare that God’s promises are true and unbreakable. With each breath, I choose to trust in His faithful provision. I pray that we all embrace the journey from crisis to covenant, believing that in our weaknesses, His strength is made perfect. May we find rest in the assurance that He is with us, guiding us through every storm. I proclaim that we are transformed by His love, ready to bear witness to His goodness in a world hungry for hope and healing.