Friday, June 28, 2019

Dutch Sheets & Chuck Pierce: Commissioned to Take Back the High Places


Dutch Sheets & Chuck Pierce: Commissioned to Take Back the High Places




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Dutch Sheets and Chuck Pierce commission us to go forth as apostolic, prophetic teams to do the Father's business and take back the high places from the enemy. Dutch shares a dream given to a friend that showed the largest U.S. aircraft carrier stopped at the place in Jacksonville, FL, where the Huguenots landed in 1562 and became the first preachers of the gospel in the U.S. God told Dutch, “The praying church has now established AIR SUPERIORITY over the enemy.” We receive an impartation of the Caleb "spirit of excellence" to take down giants. Both Dutch and Chuck pray and prophesy over us to receive the power and insight we need to take back our rightful inheritance. ENJOY! Full service here: https://bit.ly/2WRYD7R For more videos, subscribe to our YouTube Channel here: https://bit.ly/2TRObAR If this post is a blessing to you, be a blessing and Follow the King of Kings Worship Center Facebook Page. If you want to be a double blessing, "like", "share” and “comment.” If you need help with a personal problem email info@kingofkingswc.com. We'd like to agree with you in prayer and offer whatever assistance we can provide. Donate here: http://www.kingofkingswc.com/donate/ I was in Jacksonville Florida recently and there was a ministry there that had in their opinion they they went and there discernment they felt like they had discerned that one of the ruling spirits over this nation was ruling from there at the very spot where the Huguenots landed and he centuries ago established a strong righteousness in this nation there this was the place this was a place where the gospel was first preached the first convert to the Lord on this soil that we know of occurred in the first martyr a holy and deep well that had been eventually taken over by the enemy just like had Burton and they discerned that the spirit of Leviathan was ruling from that place so they went they began a a disciplined systematic faithful three and four times a week gathered in a place right there where they could look out on that spot and and pray against it I went there to minister on the Sunday morning I was I did a conference but I was scheduled to be in their church on Sunday more so went there it didn't know any of this the night before Saturday night man with me had a dream and in the dream and he didn't know all of these details either but in the dream the USS Ford which is America's new aircraft carrier we're talking about air superiority now the USS Ford our newest and most powerful aircraft carrier was commissioned that week it's three and a half football fields long there's enough power and I'm not exaggerating when I say this there's enough power on that boat to destroy the world it's a city on the water the earth has never known of a weapon like that but it is the epitome of air superiority this aircraft carrier in the dream President Trump sent that USS fort up this river and it could not make the turn and the river wasn't deep enough so it got stuck there at the exact spot where the Huguenots landed and where they had discerned the Spirit was ruling from and in the dream they were giving the president grief people were and reporters imagine that and saying things like what you understand I believe why why would you send this huge ship up this river you should have known no way to do this without getting stuck and he mentioned in the dream he mentioned the name of this apostolic leader leading this prayer movement he said because apostle I sent it up there because apostle so-and-so asked me for it and then he said and it's not leaving until he's finished with it and I sought the Lord for several weeks over that because I knew and I felt like the Lord was saying to me through that and I waited until I was confident that I could say what I'm about to say with confidence because what I heard the Lord say through that dream was the praying Church has now established air superiority over the enemy when you have air superiority you in the war we're gonna take out the Giants because we're gonna be able to drop spiritual bombs on these strongholds and what we used to pray about for five years we're gonna go in and we're gonna decree over places on the planet and it's not going to take five years it's gonna take a few days or a few weeks or a few months and the whole thing's gonna be transformed you're gonna see teams of apostolic and prophetic intercessors go into nations of the earth that have been under the rule of some of these giants for centuries and millennia and they're going to go in and they're going break through and tear down that spiritual stronghold of that giant and when they leave the people are going to be free you're gonna see that happen because we have air superiority we not only have it legally in the spirit because we're seated there with him but sometimes we're not able to walk out the reality of what the word says because our revelation is not there there are certain things that have opened the door

“My Heart Is Fixed" - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

“My Heart Is Fixed"

"My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.” Psalm 57:7, KJV


Early morning is the time I generally arise, springing out of bed with a leap in my heart and ready to take on the world.

Well, actually not. Most often it is, “I need more sleep, Lord. I need to get more sleep.”

Having a disciplined way of life in order to do what you and I have been called to do wasn't promised to be easy. The slack man generally gets nothing done, except to put on more pounds while consuming more useless calories.

Living in these days, we need the Word of God to bring us encouragement. We too need to keep our eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus, and our hearts kept for His purposes and plans. (Even as Moses did in Hebrews 11:26.)

I found the following interesting story in 2 Chronicles of King Asa, after reading Psalms this morning, speaking of David and his heartfelt cry out to the Lord. David knew he had to keep his heart fixed on the Lord. King Asa learned that too, as you will read.

The Scriptures in this passage tell of a man named Azariah sharing wisdom with King Asa after the king had called upon the Name of the Lord. King Asa had been pleading for help against a foreign army of a million men who had come up from Ethiopia, against him and his people.

"Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, "Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You. So the Lord  routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled."  (2 Chron 14:11-13,  NASU)

Later on in the story, King Asa is given some words of wisdom upon which to stand further.

"Then Azariah son of Obed, moved by the Spirit of God, went out to meet Asa. He said, "Listen carefully, Asa, and listen Judah and Benjamin: God will stick with you as long as you stick with him. If you look for him he will let himself be found; but if you leave him he'll leave you." 

"For a long time Israel didn't have the real God, nor did they have the help of priest or teacher or book. But when they were in trouble and got serious, and decided to seek God, the God of Israel, God let himself be found." 

"At that time it was a dog-eat-dog world; life was constantly up for grabs — no one, regardless of country, knew what the next day might bring. Nation battered nation, city pummeled city. God let loose every kind of trouble among them. But it's different with you: Be strong. Take heart. Payday is coming!" (2 Chronicles 15:1-7, THE MESSAGE)

Here is another version of the same verse, "But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work." 

"Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the Lord which was in front of the porch of the Lord." (2 Chronicles 15: 7-9, NASU) 


How many times have you cried out to the Lord, seeking help, needing strength, weary from the daily grind, the constant push it seems always comes from the enemy of our soul, trying to take us out of the fight?

Just sheer weariness can cause us to want to quit at times and just let the world go by without our heroism. But that is not what we are commissioned to do. Keeping our hearts fixed on the One who sustains us, energizes us, and renews our spirit is a daily need. It must be our daily food.

Take the much needed time each day to be with the Lord. Let go of that urge to plop in front of the TV before the daily rush begins, or after a long day of hard work, hoping the meaningless dialogue coming at you will in some way renew your spirit.

Spend some quiet time with the Lord, whether early morning, during a noon break, or in the evening. 

You will then find that after giving this some disciplined days that it is not something you will easily give up. You will more and more realize that it is He Who sustains us and gives us the strength to keep going on.

The world awaits our lives, prepared through Him before we step out the door to face another day. It may not be the million that King Asa faced, but it is enough that we need the Lord too.

Now think on this, and see what good things the Lord has in store for you and those around you.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc.








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"The God of the 'Best' is Restoring MORE than What You Lost" Jamie Rohrbaugh - THE ELIJAH LIST

"The God of the 'Best' is Restoring MORE than What You Lost"

Jamie Rohrbaugh

Jun 28, 2019  THE ELIJAH LIST
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Our God is a God of restoration and He does this very well. I've seen this time and time again in mine and others' lives.
What the enemy "thought" he stole from you, the Lord will restore and far greater.
Just read this word of the Lord through Jamie Rohrbaugh:
"Even now, as I am restoring you, I am expanding your territory. I am preparing more joy for you than you have ever had before; and indeed, if you will look around you, you will notice that you are already in that place of more joy. I will not stop until I have rebuilt your life better than you could have ever dreamed."
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Beloved, are you in the middle of a period of great loss right now? If so, the Lord wants you to know: "I am restoring you BETTER than you were before!"
This is what the Lord showed me from the past:
Starting in the summer of 2015, many of God's people began experiencing great losses. The losses you felt may have been brutal, and even beyond your wildest imaginations; something so bad or so painful you never dreamed it would happen to you. Like dominoes, valuable things in your life fell away, one after the other, as the enemy robbed you of what you held dear. However, the losses didn't last forever. After a while there was nothing left to strip. That season of loss ended abruptly in a way you had never planned on it ending.
What is the Place of Restoration?
For many of you, in the past two years or so, you've been in a place where the Lord has been healing you. However, you have missed the big point the Lord wants you to know today: The place where you are is not just a place of healing. It's a place of restoration.
In a place of restoration, according to the Biblical definition of the word "restore," things actually become better than they ever were before. And the place where you are is going to turn out BETTER for you than the old place ever would.
In this place here is what you will experience:
• You will have more joy.
• You will have more peace.
• You will have greater friendships.
• You will walk in the ways of the Lord with more power and less hindrance than you ever knew possible.
• You will hear the voice of the Lord behind you saying, "This is the way; walk in it." and you will be able to obey without resistance and without major obstacles.
You've Already Won the Battle
The Lord wants you to know this today:
"I am healing your life, but I am also redesigning your reality based on the fact that you've won the battle. The enemy sent his most sinister forces against you, but you abode in Me and in My Word, and the enemy did not succeed. (Photo via Unsplash)
"I realize that you thought the enemy did succeed, and it's true that he stole some things from you, however, I allowed it to happen only because I had something so much better for you. The enemy played right into My hands as I can now force him to restore what was stolen seven times over.
"I have healed your heart, but you haven't realized the journey you've been on. The journey you've been on has been steep and rocky, but you have been building muscles of faith. Now you are so much different than you were before. The enemy does not even recognize you! I repeat, the enemy does not even recognize you because you look so much like Me!
"Stay hidden in Me as I personally walk you through the process of restoring your life. Take a moment and have a look at what I am doing.
"I am assigning new territory to you. The angels of Heaven are ascending and descending right now upon the ladder of your prayers—yes, even the prayers you have forgotten about. I have not forgotten about a single prayer you have prayed. I have been keeping those prayers in Heaven, and even now I am answering.
"New alignment is coming to you. New places, gates and doors are opening to you in the spirit right this minute. You have proven yourself a good and faithful servant, and you are entering right now into the joy of the Lord. Watch and see what I do as you enter a place of rest.
"The battlefield has been hard, but I am pulling you into a 'Holy Spirit spa.' Even now, you feel it. Even now, you sense it. Even now you can feel the pressure—including the pressure you put on yourself—falling off. Stay in this place of rest with Me. Make conscious decisions to rest and relax every day. Work hard, yes, but do even that from a place of resting in Me.
Can't You Talk Louder, God?
Look out for Distractions & Watch God Expand Your Territory
"When I tell you to do something, do it without delay. Watch out for things that would pull you away from My instructions, for many are the devices of the wicked one, but I am a God of clarity, order, and rest. If you feel harried, it is not from Me. Go back to the place of rest and recalibrate your actions and your thinking.
"I am restoring you and building you right now, even as we speak. I am making you better. I am expanding your territory and making it fuller. I am EVEN NOW stretching out your tent pegs and enlarging the place of your tent. As it says in Isaiah 54:2-3'Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit the nations, and make the desolate cities inhabited.'
"Even now, as I am restoring you, I am expanding your territory. I am preparing more joy for you than you have ever had before; and indeed, if you will look around you, you will notice that you are already in that place of more joy. I will not stop until I have rebuilt your life better than you could have ever dreamed.
"I am restoring you. I am committed to this, for My Son Jesus died on the Cross to see your complete and total restoration. You are going up with My Spirit into territory that is uncharted for you, but is very familiar to Me. Restoration is the place where I dwell. I dwell in the BEST and the BETTER, and even in the BETTER THAN BEST. Those things that 'eye has not seen nor ear heard' are the things I have for you.
Beyond What You Can Even Imagine
"Ask Me daily to do things for you that you cannot imagine. Petition Me daily to do the things that you don't even know to ask Me for, then BELIEVE that I am doing them. And when you look at your situation right now, look and see that you are on the slope of My glory, being lifted over time into a better reality than you ever had before.
"The things that you lost will pale in comparison to what you are gaining RIGHT NOW. I am indeed restoring you better than you were before. I am rebuilding your life to an unrecognizable state; it will be that good.
"Look where you are now, yes, even now, and look back in time to four years ago. Could you have imagined then that you would be where you are NOW? Your vision was so small! You had no idea where I would take you. Of course, you didn't know the pain it would take to get there, either. I am sorry about that. The pain you experience is a result of the sinful world in which you live, but it will not always be that way. You will always have challenges, but even now I am bringing such healing to your heart that you will forget the pain. Indeed, you will actually bless Me for the pain you have endured, and you will say out loud, 'I wouldn't change a thing. Look at what I learned. Look at where the Lord brought me. Look at how He delivered me. Look at the glory He bestowed upon my life.' (Photo via Unsplash)
Even to the End of the World
"I am with you always, even to the end of the world. You had no idea what it would take to get here, but you haven't seen anything yet in comparison to the grandeur of what I desire to do for you. I will keep going with My plan, child, as long as you keep cooperating with Me—which I know you will, for you are a good and faithful servant.
"Enter into My joy now, My child. Delight in My joy; revel in it. Enjoy the place where you are, knowing that I have given you this place of restoration as a good and perfect gift. I am the Father of lights with whom there is no shadow of turning. I have not brought you this far to leave you; indeed, I am showing Myself to you now more than I ever did before.
"I can trust you, now. I allowed you to be tried in a fire hotter than you thought you could stand, but I knew you could stand it. I know what you are made of, for I formed you in your mother's womb. I knit you together in secret, one cell at a time. I knew exactly what you could take, so I allowed the fire to be hot so it would burn the dross off of you all at once.
Well Done, Good & Faithful Servant
"I delight in you, and you have My name, My esteem, and always My affection, but I want you to know that I am SO proud of you. I am SO delighted in who you are to Me, and in who you have become. You have clean hands and a pure heart, and you will not lift your soul to another, nor swear deceitfully.
"Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter now into the joy of your Lord. Enjoy your restoration as I also enjoy it, for I delight in both you and in restoring your life. You are the object of My delight, and you serve Me well. You warm My heart every single day, and I delight in you, My child."
Love, Abba.
Hallelujah! Does this word from the Father speak to your spirit? If so, receive it, pray over it daily, and act on it. God's words never return to Him void! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Jamie Rohrbaugh
From His Presence
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Jamie Rohrbaugh is an author, speaker, and presence-seeker whose heart is for the local church. Called to intercession and prophetic ministry, her passion is to see sons and daughters transformed by the love of Abba Father. Jamie blogs for a global readership at FromHisPresence.com, where she writes about prayer, personal revival, and the supernatural lifestyle and she has written for various ministry outlets. She holds a Master's in Biblical Studies from Berea Seminary and is a grateful member of the Redbud Writers Guild. Jamie serves as a domestic missionary in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Thursday, June 27, 2019

"Watch, Listen and Get Ready! God is Unlocking America's Ancient Paths" - Dutch Sheets and Chuck D. Pierce, The Elijah List


"Watch, Listen and Get Ready! God is Unlocking America's Ancient Paths" - Dutch Sheets and Chuck D. Pierce


June 27, 2019

From the Desk of Steve Shultz:

Steve ShultzWhenever Dutch Sheets or Chuck Pierce speak, I listen...and I listen intently.

This is a powerful word the Lord gave through Chuck Pierce and also includes amazing prayer points from Dutch Sheets.
God is moving in our nation...and HE has NOT forgotten us or His promises over America.

I encourage you to pray through this prophetic word and let's agree and decree together in what both Dutch and Chuck are saying over our nation. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

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"Watch, Listen and Get Ready! God is Unlocking America's Ancient Paths"
Dutch Sheets and Chuck D. Pierce


Chuck Pierce delivered the following word. Taken from dutchsheets.org:

"The Lord says, 'I commission you to start walking the land, searching for the ancient paths. They will lead to the coming of the covenant plan.' The Lord says, 'I'm rallying the troops. I'm filling the quivers and I will have them ready when the time to advance in this land occurs. The months ahead are key.

"Watch, listen, get ready, for the unlocking in this land is coming. There will be a transfer of authority to My Kingdom people. The land will reform! The key belongs to you to bring the Kingdom down. Get ready! There is a key place, then 6 other places of covenant alignment in this land. One is in Kansas. One is in South Dakota.'

"I see Kentucky being set free. I see Georgia shaking. We say to Iowa, 'The Lord is coming down to align with you. The occult structure will topple in Iowa.' God is starting a move in His people that will not be stopped. 'There is coming a new path,' says the Lord. 'It is ancient but has never been unlocked before. Watch. Have the key ready. I have ordained the time. It will be in the journey that is going on.'

"I see Plymouth Rock. The Lord says, 'The timing of the unlocking is important. Once it has been done in My perfect timing, nothing can prevent the shaking of this land. This Passover began the unlocking of an ancient path that shakes the entire land called America.'" —spoken by Chuck Pierce

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." (1 Peter 2:9 ESV)

"I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free." (Matthew 16:19 GWT)

Give Him 15 Minutes in Prayer:

• Seek a fresh revelation in your relationship with the Lord. Meditate on 1
Peter 2:9, if you struggle with this.

• If you live in one of the places Chuck mentions above, begin to intercede for Kingdom-unlocking strategies there. Connect with others in your region for this purpose.

• Pray for all 7 key locations be revealed to the Ekklesia.

• Don't worry if your location is not mentioned. God will be advancing everywhere across America. The mentioned places are key places of unlocking. They must unlock for all of us to benefit, so intercede for those places and reap in your own location!

• See Dutch's prayer below. Receive it for yourself and those you are connected with to expand God's Kingdom in your area.

A prayer you can pray:

In the holy name of Yahweh, El Olam, Ancient of Days, Eternal God, we re-commission this movement called by numerous names. It is an apostolic movement, a prophetic movement, a prayer movement. We call it, "The awakened Church." It is the awakened Ekklesia of Jesus Christ, Messiah, the Lord Sabaoth, the Lord of hosts.

In His name, we say, "Be commissioned now for the ancient paths. Reach back, put the glove on which represents Olam, the Ancient One, and take out giants in this land. Reestablish the covenant of the Lord over America and into the nations of the earth. You can't do anything, but go forward now."

Change is on the people of God. Lord, You initiated that. You have commissioned us by the apostles and prophets into the changes ahead. We say, "That curse that has ruled and stopped the move of God's highway, you are now broken in Jesus' name!" Amen.

Today's decree:

The Ekklesia are being recommissioned to turn Kingdom keys in the keyholes of Heaven in God's perfect timing. The nation will reform as God's plan unfolds!

Dutch Sheets and Chuck D. Pierce via Dutch Sheets Ministries

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Website: www.dutchsheets.org

Dutch Sheets is an internationally recognized author, gifted teacher and conference speaker. He travels extensively, challenging Believers for passionate prayer and societal reformation. Seeing America experience a sweeping revival and return to its Godly heritage is Dutch's greatest passion. He is a messenger of hope for America, encouraging Believers to contend for awakening. 

Dutch has written over 23 books, many of which have been translated into over 30 languages. His international bestseller, Intercessory Prayer, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Dutch has pastored, taught in several colleges and seminaries, and served on the board of directors of numerous organizations. He is fondly known to many as Papa Dutch. 

Treasuring time spent with their family and grandchildren. Dutch and Ceci, his wife of over 39 years, enjoy quiet walks in the woods, reading, and playing a little golf. They reside at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

Chuck D. Pierce and Team
Glory of Zion International Ministries


Email: chuckp@glory-of-zion.org
Website: www.glory-of-zion.org

Charles D. "Chuck" Pierce serves as President of Global Spheres, Inc. (GSI) in Corinth, Texas. This is an apostolic, prophetic ministry that is being used to gather and mobilize the worshiping Triumphant Reserve throughout the world. 

Chuck also serves as President of Glory of Zion International Ministries, a ministry that aligns Jew and Gentile. He is known for his accurate prophetic gifting which helps direct nations, cities, churches, and individuals in understanding the times and seasons in which we live. Chuck and his wife, Pam, have six children and seven grandchildren. He has authored over 20 books, including the best-sellers Interpreting the Times, Redeeming the Time, and Time to Defeat the Devil.
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Hard Working Americans Sure Do See The Economy A Lot Differently Than The “Experts” Do - Michael Snyder



Posted: 26 Jun 2019 07:10 Michael Snyder

Right now the entire nation is buzzing about the very first debates for Democratic presidential contenders in 2019, and much of the focus of those debates will be on the economy.  A total of 20 candidates will participate in those debates, and the vast majority of them don’t have a prayer of actually winning the nomination.

Of course all of them will have “plans” for “fixing” the economy, but the truth is that most of those plans really aren’t that radically different from what has been tried in the past.  No matter who has been in the White House, our insatiable appetite for debt has allowed us to enjoy a tremendously bloated standard of living that was far beyond what we actually deserved.

We have been consuming far more wealth than we have been producing for so long that most Americans have come to accept this state of affairs as “normal”.  And under no circumstance will Americans elect any presidential candidate that would suggest that we should be willing to accept a lower standard of living and quit going into so much debt.  Everyone wants to hear that we will be able to have an even higher standard of living in the future, and of course that is what a lot of our politicians eagerly tell them.

But it isn’t true.

Sadly, the reality of the matter is that we are at the very end of the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world, and the way we live is about to dramatically change no matter who we send to Washington.

As I discussed yesterday, the evidence that the U.S. economy has already entered a significant downturn continues to grow.  All of the economic numbers that we have been getting lately have been bad, and yet so many of the “experts” continue to claim that the U.S. economy is in great shape.

In fact, a survey that was just released had some rather starting results.  100 percent of the “experts” that were surveyed rated the performance of the U.S. economy as either “excellent” or “good”, but average hard working Americans were a lot more evenly split
A new survey from financial information website Bankrate.com found that everyday Americans have a less favorable view of the economy than experts do. All the experts rated the economy as being “excellent” or “good,” compared to just 59 percent of others. And 39 percent of everyday Americans said the economy was “not so good” or “poor.”
Bankrate surveyed around 1,000 people and nine economic experts for the study.
The survey also included a question about when the next recession would begin.  Approximately 40 percent of average hard working Americans felt that a recession had either already begun or would begin very soon, but none of the “experts” felt that way
Everyday Americans also said they expect a recession to hit sooner than the experts predict. A fifth of Americans polled said they believe the recession has already begun, and 21 percent said they expected it to begin within six months or a year. However, all the experts said they don’t expect a recession to begin for either one to two years or more than two years.
Perhaps we should stop calling them “experts”, because they appear to be completely and utterly clueless.

And we had better hope that the economy can hold up, because a different survey has found that 71 percent of all Americans say that they “are unprepared for another financial crisis”…
Meanwhile, 43% of Americans say they feel financially insecure and 71% are unprepared for another financial crisis, such as going bankrupt or losing their home, a survey of 24,070 adults released this week by market researcher YouGov found. Some 55% of those who feel unprepared say they’re not confident that they will be able to afford retirement; they’re more likely than those who feel financially secure to say the government should make sure everyone has health insurance.
Today, 59 percent of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and U.S. consumer debt just soared to another brand new record high.  People are partying when they should be preparing, and this new economic downturn is going to catch most of us completely off guard.

And day after day we continue to get more numbers that are telling us that the economic outlook is very bleak.  For example, it is now being projected that U.S. auto sales will drop substantially over the next two years
The U.S. auto market hit a record for new cars, with 17.5 million in sales, in 2015. Sales the following year were flat then dipped to 17.2 million in 2017 and rebounded in 2018, rising to 17.3 million. But the first half of this year has plunged into negative territory. Edmunds anticipates sales for all of 2019 will drop to 16.9 million. That’s the same estimate from AlixPartners, which is forecasting a further dip to 16.3 million in 2020 and just 15.1 million in 2021.
Now we are in election season, and all sorts of different candidates will be touted as the one “that can turn the economy around” and restore “the promise of America’s future”.
Every election cycle they spout the same nonsense, and it is amazing that anyone still falls for it anymore.

Right now, America is on a highly self-destructive path that only leads to economic oblivion.  We are 22 trillion dollars in debt, we have been adding more than a trillion dollars a year to the national debt for more than a decade, state and local governments are drowning in record levels of debt, corporate debt has more than doubled since the last financial crisis, U.S. consumers are almost 14 trillion dollars in debt, and the world as a whole is now 244 trillion dollars in debt.

If we keep doing the same things over and over again, we are going to keep getting the same results.

Under our current system, there is no way that this game is going to end well for any of us.  The only thing left to do is to extend the party for as long as possible, and that is precisely what our politicians have been doing for a long time.

But at some point “extend and pretend” simply won’t work anymore, and a day of reckoning for America will finally arrive.


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