There’s a lot that’s changed in this world lately, and we can’t look at life the same way we did 20 years ago. Things are different now, no matter how you slice it. The pace is faster, the tension is higher, and what used to feel normal would look completely foreign to people back then.
Honestly, if you could take a group of people from 20 years ago, blindfold them, drop them into today’s world, and let them see what we see, I think a lot of them would stand there with their mouths open saying, “What in the world happened?” And if you pulled people from 30 years ago, I don’t even know if some of them could handle it. Not because they’re weak, but because the culture, the noise, the anger, the division, and the pressure are on a whole different level.
And that’s where I’m coming from when I talk about what’s happening in this country right now.
Take immigration for example. Immigration has always been a real issue to deal with. It’s never been simple. There have always been arguments about what’s fair, what’s lawful, what’s compassionate, and what’s sustainable. But what’s different now is how toxic the conversation has become.
And I’ll just say it straight. A big part of the reason the temperature is so high is because of Donald Trump. I’m not even saying that as praise or as hate. I’m saying it as a reality. His name alone flips a switch in people. If you took the same policies, the same approach, the same results, and put them under someone else’s name, a lot of what we’re watching right now would change overnight. People would still argue, sure, but it wouldn’t be this constant, nonstop outrage machine.
It’s like people aren’t even debating policies anymore. They’re debating a person. And if you removed his name from it, and repackaged the same ideas under a different administration with different branding, I really believe you’d see a lot of people suddenly calm down. Same rules, new label, and suddenly everybody acts like it’s fine.
But here’s what I think is even bigger than all of that.
What we’re really dealing with is a country that doesn’t trust its leaders anymore.
People feel like they’re being robbed in broad daylight. People work hard, pay taxes, try to do the right thing, and then they watch politicians get richer and richer while the average person is trying to keep the lights on. We watch money get sent everywhere. We watch backroom deals. We watch the same people stay in power for decades. We watch them dodge consequences that would bury any normal person.
And a lot of Americans are sitting there thinking, how is this even possible? How do they keep getting away with it? Where is the accountability? Why does it feel like the system protects itself no matter what?
That’s the kind of frustration that turns into something ugly if it keeps building.
I’ve talked with my son about this. He’s more positive than I am. He thinks things are going to get better. And I love that about him. Part of me wishes I could see it that way. But I’m being honest when I say I don’t think the world is getting better. I think it’s getting harder. I think it’s getting darker. And I think we’re heading toward a major shakeup.
I believe there’s a storm coming, and I don’t mean just politics. I mean conflict. I mean division that goes beyond voting and debating. I mean people getting pushed to the edge. I mean the kind of hostility that starts with words but doesn’t always stay there.
Now hear me. I’m not rooting for that. I don’t want that. I don’t want anybody hurt. I don’t want bloodshed. I don’t want chaos. I’m saying what I see, and I’m saying what I feel in my spirit when I look at how fast things are unraveling.
And yes, I believe a lot of it is tied to ideology and religion, because whether people want to admit it or not, the world is spiritual. There are forces at work that don’t care about peace. There are movements that don’t care about truth. There are people who hate what this country was built on, and they’re not shy about it anymore.
But I’m also not going to sit here and point fingers at one ethnic group, or talk like every immigrant is the enemy, because that’s not true. People come here for all kinds of reasons. Some come here the right way, some don’t. Some want a better life, some want to exploit the system. That’s just reality. The point is, we have to have laws, and we have to enforce them, or we don’t have a country.
And what drives people crazy is watching the rules get twisted depending on who is in charge, and who is being protected, and what story the media wants to tell that week.
So what do we do?
In my opinion, we start by dealing with the basics. We secure the border. We fix the legal process so it’s clear, fair, and enforced. We stop pretending this is not a problem. We stop rewarding chaos. We stop acting like it’s hateful to want order. You can love people and still demand a lawful system. You can have compassion and still have boundaries.
And at the same time, we need to demand accountability from our own leaders. Not violence. Not destruction. Accountability. We need audits. We need transparency. We need term limits. We need consequences for corruption. We need voters who stop falling for talking points and start paying attention to what people actually do once they get in office.
Because if we don’t, this tension is going to keep rising. People are going to keep snapping. The threats are going to get louder. The intimidation is going to get bolder. And eventually somebody is going to do something that can’t be undone, and then everything escalates.
That’s how it happens. It starts with hate. It turns into retaliation. Then the cycle feeds itself.
But I’m not here to be a doom preacher. I’m not here to run around yelling that the sky is falling.
I’m a Christian, and I take the Bible seriously. Jesus told us these days would come. He told us there would be deception, division, lawlessness, and people’s hearts growing cold. When you read Daniel, when you read Revelation, when you read the warnings of Christ, you realize we’re not watching random chaos. We’re watching a world that is lining up exactly the way Scripture said it would.
Now, I’m not claiming I have every timeline nailed down. I’m not claiming every verse lines up the way people argue about online. Some things in Scripture aren’t laid out in a simple order. Some things require humility. But I will say this. A lot of what the Bible describes looks a whole lot like what we’re living through right now.
And that’s why, as a believer, I’m not putting my hope in politics. I’m not putting my peace in a candidate. I’m not putting my trust in a system that keeps proving it can be bought and sold.
My hope is in Jesus Christ.
And that changes how I respond.
Because yes, I care about this country. I care about my son’s future. I care about the kind of world my kids and grandkids are going to live in. I care about justice. I care about truth. I care about people not being exploited, whether that’s citizens or immigrants being used like pawns.
But more than anything, I care about souls.
This world can implode tomorrow, and the question still stands: where do you stand with God?
I know where I’m going. I know who I belong to. And when my time comes, I will be with the Lord. I’ll be in His presence. I’ll be with Jesus. And I believe I’ll see my loved ones again. I believe heaven is real, and I believe Christ paid a price I could never repay.
And that’s the part that gets me every time.
Because none of us deserve heaven. None of us deserve mercy. None of us deserve what Jesus did. He suffered an agonizing death on the cross for people who don’t appreciate it, for people who mock Him, for people who act like sin is a joke.
And He still did it.
So when He says, “Pick up your cross,” that’s not a cute line. That’s a command. That’s a call to surrender. That’s a call to stop living for self and start living for Him.
So yes, the world is changing. Yes, it’s getting darker. Yes, we still have a fight in front of us.
But the fight starts with truth, not hysteria.
The fight starts with courage, not hatred.
The fight starts with prayer, repentance, and action that’s righteous, not reckless.
So I’ll leave you with this.
Where do we start, and how do we do it?
I think we start in our own homes. We start with our own hearts. We start by getting right with God. We start by speaking truth without fear. We start by holding leaders accountable the right way. We start by protecting the future without losing our humanity. And we start by bringing people to Christ, because no political solution can heal a spiritual collapse.
That’s my question for you.
Where do we start?
Thank you, and have a wonderful day.
