I’m not trying to be a hermit. Despite being an introvert, I love people and can enjoy being social, even in large groups. The same goes for virtual encounters. I don’t mind a busy crowd on my blog; I don’t mind responding to lots of people. It’s part of my calling, and that it drains me is just something I live with.
For some decades, I’ve known that God would visit the USA. That’s “visit” in the sense of bringing His wrath on sin, and His blessings on obedience. I knew that it would mean sifting out the hearts, a level of polarization that is painful. That’s what the gospel message does. Regular readers will know I’ve sensed this getting closer, to the point of insisting that we are now in tribulation. Even more so, we are entering an apocalypse.
Thus, God has called on me to do things that would sift the people who associated with my ministry. I was waiting for the signal to shut down the old blog, and you know how that turned out. It’s not as if I couldn’t continue using it, but I felt a strong impression against it. When WP forced the issue with the editor, my heart said that was the signal. I very clearly stated on the other blog what was happening, and that folks could follow me here.
Just so you’ll gain a proper perspective, the stats on this blog indicate that our covenant community consists of ten or less. On the old blog, we did have a large number of regulars who showed up often. Some would even comment, indicating a level of interest. However, the way that WordPress “advertises” blogs on their social network pulls in a lot of people who are simply trying to beat boredom, or feeding some other low-effort curiosity. When I shut off that blog, most of those people never followed. It raised the threshold too high for their participation.
I don’t take that as an insult. If I stood alone, it wouldn’t change much. For those of you who choose to interact, there’s more time and attention for you, if you want it. But the central mission is repentance and a renewed effort to understand the boundaries of what must be cut off, and what must be treasured. It’s a call to holiness, and all I can do is echo my convictions in writing. I would naturally expect such things to be unpopular. There comes a point when the call to repentance means raising the barriers that exclude those who don’t feel the divine call to stay close. We are at the make-or-break point on a lot of things.
I’m utterly convinced God is about to drop some heavy wrath on us. I can’t give a human time frame, but it’s very close and very big. Yeah, I’ve been saying that for a long time. I’ve done my best to avoid the frantic tone of the hucksters. I’m not trying to keep you addicted to some emotional jolt, so I don’t need to adjust the message for the sake of entertainment; I’m not selling anything. If you don’t sense the moving of the Spirit, there’s nothing I can say to help you in the first place. The timing will seldom make sense to us on a human level; it follows divine wisdom, which encompasses far more than we could ever comprehend.
If it’s time for you to graduate and move on, don’t let me hold you back. You owe me nothing in this world. If you still feel led to seek my spiritual covering, stick around. Just be aware that some of what God drops catches me by surprise, too. Our Lord knows what it takes to get us in the right place to serve His agenda, and if we knew too much, our human frailties would simply get in the way of grace. But as much as possible, I’m sticking to the current path. I’m doing what I can to prepare for disasters, whether they come hard and fast, or rumble along slowly.
He said His wrath would come like a thief in the night. The kind of watchfulness God requires does wear on our human nerves, but it’s part of being mortal. Take some time each day to stop and refresh that connection to your convictions. Nothing I could say would help you half as much as just staying in the heart-led way.
