The reason I am doing what I am doing now is because of *this* sermon.
It might be the most impactful 2 minutes of preaching I've ever seen — and it changed my entire life.
I hate to be this cynical, but I’ll be honest…running for Mayor exposes you to things that make you believe the city is actually being overtaken by demonic energy. Drive south Fig at night. Go to 6th and San Pedro. You see children openly prostituting, drug zombies setting dogs and cats on fire, babies born to crackheads and tossed in a dumpster, dead people just lying in the streets…that’s not even to mention the dozen neighbors of ours who burned alive in what is now a crumbled hellscape.
Many times I wondered if the city’s problems weren’t beyond the reach of any politician’s capacity to actually fix. There is a cultural and spiritual rot that can’t be fixed at the ballot box. Until we fix the culture, we are kinda just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic and the shit we shovel around every 4 years doesn’t really mean a thing.
The Lord says, “Do you remember what happened when Lot tried to reason with the men of Sodom? The situation had become so dangerous that the angels reached out, pulled him back into the house, shut the door, and took over. There came a point when Lot could no longer resolve the matter through his own efforts. Heaven intervened where human reasoning had failed.
This is what I want you to understand in this season. There are battles you cannot win by explaining yourself, defending yourself, or trying to make people understand you. You have tried to reason with them. You have tried to correct what is wrong. You keep thinking that if you say one more thing or take one more step, perhaps the situation will change. You are afraid that if you remain silent, things will get worse.
But, beloved, you do not have to keep fighting simply because the battle is still going on.
Sometimes, I will restrain you from responding, not because you are wrong, but because you are reaching the end of what your own strength can accomplish. You can be right and still need to step back. You can recognise injustice without making yourself responsible for correcting everything. You can leave a matter in My hands without abandoning your responsibilities.
I know how difficult it is to watch people misunderstand you, misrepresent you, or continue doing what is wrong while you remain silent. But I want you to learn that not every accusation requires a defence, not every provocation deserves a response, and not every battle requires your participation.
Come back inside, beloved. Come back to the secret place. Stop exhausting yourself trying to control what people think, what they say, and how everything will end. Do what is right, speak when wisdom requires it, establish the boundaries you need, and then release what is beyond your control.
You do not have to remain on the battleground every waking moment. You can rest while the matter remains unresolved. You can be at peace even when others have not acknowledged the truth.
Remember, when the angels pulled Lot inside, they shut the door. There was a point at which he had to stop engaging with the danger outside and allow divine intervention to take over.
You do not have to fight every battle to prove that you trust Me. Sometimes, faith is knowing when to stop striving, guard your heart, restrain your tongue, and allow Me to show you the next step.
Come back to Me. Let your heart rest. You have responsibilities to fulfil, but you were never meant to carry the burden of controlling every outcome.
“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” — Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Correct.
Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be.
Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them.
Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week.
Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact.
Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia.
SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR.
That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell.
End of story.