A Book of Reflections
What Will It Take?
A prayer that our lives will do better — before the world we knew slips away.
Karen Jackson
Introduction
I used to think the world was simpler than it is.
When you are a child sitting in church, going to Bible study, you believe people are mostly good. You trust the ones in charge. You assume hard work is enough, that kindness is returned, and that God keeps a careful watch over everything.
Then you grow up. You step outside. You read the news. You see the homeless sleeping in cars while they work two jobs. You see leaders who were chosen to serve the people serving themselves instead. You see neighbors torn apart by the color of their skin, and strangers who travel across the world without bothering to learn the name of the place they stand in.
You start to wonder: What will it take?
Will it take a billion people standing with God? Will it take the end times to finally set things right? Or is it already too late for us to turn back?
This is not a book of answers. It is a book of honest reflection — a prayer written down, one question at a time. Walk through it with me, and see if you hear the same cry in your own heart.
— Karen Jackson
Chapter 1
What Will It Take?
This country is more than a billion people plus. I wonder if a billion can make a change for a better world. No one is perfect. People are tested daily — how they live, what to say, all in a mindset.
How and why this country, the world, has so much corruption taking place. When you are a child going to church and Bible study, you see the good in people. Until you step out into this world. You see same-sex couples, you hear about children having their innocence taken away. Sold and made into slaves. People missing are killed. Corrupted government and state officials only think of themselves instead of the people who put them in that seat. Stealing and blaming others. They do not see nor listen to people needing help, right up under their nose.
Homeless people — good people — sleeping in vehicles or at relatives. It is not that they cannot afford a place. The housing is priced too high. These same people have two jobs. People coming from different areas of the world have brought the housing price up. Living in an economy where companies do not want to pay employees. Wages are at their lowest. The company uses the At-Will Law to its advantage.
Will it take a billion, or just a smaller amount of people, to change our world? Are end times stepping in to correct what is happening? I will be looking forward toward the end days. When looking out at the days and listening to the news, I just think: Jesus, come now to end this torment that is happening.
People would pull together instead of apart, because of the color of their skin. Think — Jesus loves you no matter what color a person is.
People are not reading, nor looking to explore, nor researching trips, the area, nor companies. They find themselves at a resort not knowing how to pronounce the place, the surrounding areas. Stop being blind; do your homework. Asking questions the wrong way will develop frustration. Help people help you when asked questions.
What will it take to put this world, or country, in good standing? Will it take a billion people to stand with God?
Lord, I pray to you our lives will do better... Amen.
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The End
— Karen Jackson
A Final Word
“What will it take? Only God knows. Until then, let us pray, love one another, and never stop asking the hard questions.”
Thank you for reading.