KEEP HOLDING THE LINE!

So many things are happening right now, I felt it appropriate to share this message again.

HOLD THE LINE!

A Hold The Line mission is a type of Timed Mission, where instead of completing a mission in a set time, you have to prevent the enemy completing their objective before the time runs out. This usually means you are defending your base, or a certain character, until reinforcements arrive, or vital repairs are carried out on the base. Sometimes the enemy is an overwhelming force, so actually defeating the enemy, or even surviving much beyond the time limit, would be impossible, without reinforcements or similar. Fortunately for you, victory will usually occur instantly and automatically as soon as the time runs out, even if you were moments away from defeat.
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I hear a message in my head over and over, HOLD THE LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, it's not the song from Toto, but that is a really good song... LOL. Where was I, oh yeah. I feel like there is a huge message for us in this regarding the Kingdom Of God. I feel as if we are God's soldiers and we need to hold the line, waiting for His re-enforcement at the end of times. We know that whenever they yell this in the movies, all of the soldiers get as close together as possible, and work as a team to hold off the enemy. While God has His Heavenly hosts assembled and ready to go on that glorious day of His return, His earthly army is presently being built. We are that army. The next time you see someone in pain, I want you to remember these words HOLD THE LINE! Do whatever you are able to in order to stay close to this person until the storm passes. Encourage them to get their strength from our Father through His Word, and keeping relationship with Him daily. Together with God, we will be victorious. Remember that even though it may seem as if you are moments from defeat, Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in this world. We cannot see what lies ahead but that is what true Faith is all about. We know how this story ends!!

HOLD THE LINE!!!!!!!

Entitlement Part 2

I posted about an inncident that happened with a young man last. This incident actually happened a couple of weeks ago.

Today I walked outside to take a walk and he was standing at the front door. I looked at him smiled and said hi, he said hi back. I thought wow some headway. When I got home there was a note by my door, a picture of Jesus's hands praying and on the back a note:

I am sorry for disrespecting you. THe Lord taught us to forgive so that is what I am doing. Sorry.

Love your neighbor,
Sgt XXX


Thank you for you prayers over the situation. A smile and forgiveness go a long way.

Entitlement

If you serve in the Armed Forces, First  Thank you for choosing this as your profession. Secondly, I want to remind you that a part of protecting our country is not using your title as a platform to mistreat people around you and think it is ok. Serving means just that. There was young man mistreating a woman today in my parking lot at my condos. After about 15 min of hearing this woman ask him to stop what he was doing, and him kicking a big dent in the car she was in that had a small baby in the back seat, I could take no more and went to find out if she was ok. Of course this started him after me. All I can take away from this interraction is that I pray for our youth especially. He told me that I was just a civilian and was not worthy of me telling him anything, that he served in the Marines and if I called the cops they would laugh at me. He then let me know he protects our country therefore he could do and say as he pleases. Then he told me that I needed to respect my elder? I am 40.. I am really worried about our youth. The respect factor has gone out the window. Not with all of course but it is at a very all time low. This kid was about 17-20. I thanked him for serving for our country but let him know that protection starts in your own home and serving in the Marines did not give him any type of special rights to treating people poorly. This is not the first I have seen of this behavior and again I say, not everyone that serves is like this (of course). He asked me who I was to say anything and I said I am someone that cares about how other people are being treated and that gives me a right to a voice. We need to start standing up in this country for morals and integrity and the good of all. We need to get back to where we were as a society. I ask you to please pray for this young man and his baby and the Mother and everyone to care enough to do what is right.