I have such a hard time watching any news since it's all lies. And more and more I feel like the world has grown wicked. The church is so messed up and the 501c churches are now a part of the world.
Does anyone feel like they don't belong here?
Hello saintrose!
Yes, we do not belong here! We are passing through, Pilgrims. And you are correct, the world is growing more and more wicked.
Think about this: As believers in Christ, as we continue going from faith to faith, we are being transformed into the image of the Lord, i.e. taking on the characteristics of God. In opposition, unbelievers continue to move further away from the characteristics of God, embracing the sinful nature. That's what I have noticed in the world in that, it appears that they have completed forgotten or have done away with the idea of being sinners and are running head-long into that sinful nature.
So what is happening is, believers are moving towards God and unbelievers are going in the opposite direction taking on the characteristics of Satan. It is manifested in the amount of pride, arrogance and the lack of humility. Then there's that spirit of entitlement, which manifests in many ways.
As believers, we need to stay close to God in prayer and in His word. Looking for God's provision for Good works that we may continue to glorify Him, not to mention that Jesus also said that by doing so we are building up our treasures in heaven.
We just need to understand that we are in the last generation and that the Father is getting ready to send His Son to gather His bride from the earth and begin to pour out His wrath upon a wicked Christ rejecting world.
Just be thankful that we are not going to be on the earth to experience that level of sin and lawlessness. We should be looking forward to the blessed hope, the appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Therefore as Paul said, comfort each other with these words.