2011

Looking into the future is a dangerous proposition. Nevertheless, I will offer my own personal view of what I feel is coming in 2011. 2010 in my view is a year of transition. We are seeing a steady transition and erosion of freedom in America. Due to greed and avarice our economy is in a state of shock and dependent on government bailouts. China buys our future debt and slowly and inexorably we become less free to determine our future as a collective society. We continue on our path towards hitting the proverbial 'brick wall' of disaster. Due the large size of our economy and until recently our role as the world's consumer of 'cheap'goods, our demise has been delayed. The balloon of our bubble economy has burst but the air has leaked out slowly. In 2011 we will begin to live a new kind of lifestyle in America. We will come to the sober realization that in fact we are not the big shots we thought we were. Highly talented and educated people will work if at all at jobs way below their pay scale and expectation. The American dream becomes more and more a mirage based on history and not present day reality.

There will be a collective sense of despair as people realize that the choices they have made personally and corporately have them them in a place they never wanted to go. For those with faith there will be a deeper sense of dependence on God in prayer. There will a return to searching and seeking truth in the Bible. For those without a clearly defined faith there will be deep confusion and a sense of hopelessness. Some will strike out with acts of rebellion and defiance seeking for a return to the past through desperate acts.

Being prepared for the future begins with a proper orientation to where we are today. We are in desperate need of a moral center based on absolute truth. No matter how much you want to be somewhere else in life... reality is what it is. We need God.

Jim