Not Buying In

Epinephrine is a stimulant and endorphins are natural opiates. Both of these are released in the brain when we experience fear and both are highly addictive. I believe the basis of the turmoil surrounding recent events is fear. And I believe the fear that people have in varying degrees concerning racial issues is being magnified by the media and politicians. The idea is being promulgated that there is a cauldron of unrest and violence roiling mere inches below the surface in America and one day, ONE DAY, one final unfair, unjust incident is going to be the last thing the people we’ve been convinced to fear can take and KABLOW!

All of us, regardless of our skin tones, are being manipulated—told that there are people and cultures, and ideologies to fear. For what purpose? Maybe, just maybe, it’s about money. Wait a minute, listen to me. Maybe we are being whipped into a fear-filled frenzy to sell air time, and books, and music, and ratings, and most of all political power—we just might need to follow the money to get to the root of it all. Money of itself is not evil but when you lie, cheat, and steal to get it, as I contend these fear mongers are doing, you are operating out of an evil place. “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith” 1 Timothy 6:10.

We can’t allow ourselves to be manipulated, we cannot afford to fear. Like Joshua and Caleb, let’s speak life, let’s encourage each other , let’s declare what God is able to do through us in spite of the giants of fear, hate, and greed in the land. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us the spirit of fear,but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”