Dr. Anita McLaughlin -- A M Ministries, Inc.

As a small child, my father was an avid television news viewer.  He loved the news, he watched the news shows back to back, having us (his personal remote controls) turn the channel from network to network, so that he wouldn't miss anyone or anything.  Dad loved the news so much, that I vowed when I "grew up" I would never look at it.  For many years I stuck with that vow, until my life began to be affected by the issues addressed in the daily news.  My father was and remains a major influence in and on my life.  Since he passed away in 1996, I have had to bring to mind his words many times to help me find direction, give me counsel, and to strengthen me in difficult times.

I asked my Dad once, "why do you look at so many news shows" (I wanted to free up our only television to see cartoons), he said because each news caster brought about the news from their own experience, background, and political view point.  He said he watched so many news shows so that he could gather the "real story" in the bits and pieces which correlated in each rendition of the news. He said he was using the news to see how to lead his family, and to keep us safe.  I would like to bring to you my Dad's instructions to much of what we are seeing played out in the daily drama we call  "Network News".

First lets look at that name, "News" the Network must report news stories, whether it is truly news or not.  If the First Lady goes sleeveless or not, has become news.  The President wearing a tie in "his own office" has become news.  When their family gets a dog has become "news"; which is right along side, the economic challenges and war, all this is "news".  I don't know about you, but I would like the Obama's to be able to wear what they want, get the dog that they want when they are ready and not be reported that they have gone back on a promise to their children. I want him to have more than one month to solve the world's problems.  I think it is ignorant to scrutinize someone who probably hasn't had a chance to go into every room of the house he live in yet; and feel that he should have already solved all of societies problems, and that someone would go on television and report that he has gone back on his campaign promises is absurd.  When we come to the point that he has been on office over 3 years and it is time to vote again, lets evaluate at that point if campaign promises have been reneged on.  Until then give us all a break, and report what is real.

The reality is that "there has not been anything like this since.... 1986, 1991, 2001...  (when the shifting of the wealth went to the wealthy, not the everyday common man).  Let's also point out that many days have come and gone since 1986, 1991 and 2001 and we are still here.  There has not been this kind of financial climate since the depression of the 1920, and again I say, many days have come and gone since 1920 and we are still here.  This is the highest unemployment rate since the Nixon era, and the Nixon era has come and gone, we saw the unemployment rate go back down and we are still here".  There are still 95% of our country which is employed.  There are 95% of the people who have purchased homes that are still in their homes and not in foreclosure. Are we viewing our collective future through the eyes of a news anchor who we don't know, who may see everything in their life as "half empty vs. half full". As Dad would say, take the bits and pieces of these stories and bring out what is real and not "N-E-W-S!!!"

Our vision is being clouded to overlook that "the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the just".  We in the body of Christ should be investing our nickles and dimes NOW!!!! We should be purchasing property, NOW!!!!  This period in time is no different for us, than the gathering of gold seen in Exodus was for the children of Israel.  They were instructed to borrow gold from their neighbors before God lead them out of captivity and into their promised land, because when they got to their land, they would need it to build the Temple of God.  We are being instructed to gather wealth, because it is time to build "the Kingdom of God". Stop majoring on the minor, and move when God says move.  Have faith in God, purchase what had been out of reach, if you are 20, 30, 40 realize that investments are a long term vehicle.  If you are 50, 60, 70 purchase property and turn it over when as the market changes, for short term investments which will put you in the middle of scripture. "A Good man leaves an inheritance to his children and his children's children". Let's start living like we are blessed of God, and lead by the Spirit, not just in our clothing but in our pockets.

Get out of fear and walk by faith.  This is one of the greatest periods ever presented us (the ordinary citizen) and we are standing in fear generated by a news commentator (whose job it is to make news-- out of real news or contrived news). We are listen and allowing a person who falls in the upper levels of our financial structure, to speak into our lives his/her own fears, when we have nothing to loose, since we have the promise of God, that we would be in health and prosper as our souls prosper.  Don't leave your soul's prosperity to someone who may not even know our Lord.  Let the Body of Christ move forward, and begin to take the "land" of the financial forefront and begin to walk in the prosperity which has been prophesied for years.  We were taught by so many to "walk by faith, and not by sight" so what are you waiting for.  Allow God to prove himself real in your life, allow yourself to be lifted up, enlarge your tent and increase your territory, NOW!!!